AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCross-Strait Tensions: Taiwan says China conducted “area denial” drills in the Western Pacific with the Liaoning carrier group, raising concern about Beijing’s efforts to deter outside forces. Taipei named Acer founder Stan Shih as its APEC envoy and called on China to guarantee equal participation at next week’s summit. Diplomatic Pressure: Taiwan is withdrawing most staff from Papua New Guinea after the government ordered its representative office closed; Taipei says nearby offices will provide consular support. Nvidia Probe: Taiwan confirmed that Alice Huang, suspected by U.S. authorities of working for China, entered on a Hong Kong passport and is now overseas. Officials say the allegations remain under investigation. Tech and Markets: TSMC approved investments of up to US$500 million each in Anthropic and OpenAI, while foreign investors pulled US$30.68 billion from Taiwanese shares in October. U.S.-Taiwan Ties: A new fellowship will bring U.S. federal employees to Taiwan for Mandarin study and work placements in government and other organizations.
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