The island democracy urgently needs an internet backup. Mr. Musk’s total control over his Starlink service, which dominates the market, left Taiwan wary.
Category: International Relations
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TikTok Faces a Senate Showdown
A bill to potentially ban the video app breezed through the House, but its fate is less certain in the upper chamber as Big Tech weighs the wider implications.
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Chip Makers Searching for ‘China Plus 1’ Are Finding Malaysia
A flood of American and European companies are expanding there and around Southeast Asia, a sign of how geopolitics is reshaping tech manufacturing.
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China’s Exports Surge Are Drawing a Global Backlash
Increasing overseas sales of manufactured goods are helping China’s economy and creating employment, but countries from Europe to South Asia may lose jobs.
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How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy
Beijing is set to further increase its manufacturing and installation of solar panels as it seeks to master global markets and wean itself from imports.
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I.M.F. Agrees to Much Larger Rescue Package for Egypt
The International Monetary Fund will provide $8 billion to Egypt, which is going through its worst economic crisis in decades.
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China’s New Economic Agenda, a Lot Like the Old One: Takeaways
At the National People’s Congress on Tuesday, China’s leaders set an ambitious goal for growth, exactly the same one as last year.
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Taylor Swift’s Singapore Shows Stir Anger in Southeast Asia
The country is defending paying the pop star to play nowhere else in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s prime minister said the price was up to $3 million per show.
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Divisions Among Finance Ministers Flare Over Seizing Russian Assets
France’s finance minister, Bruno LeMaire, said there was no legal rationale for giving the Russian central bank funds to Ukraine.