AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI Chip Pressure & Taiwan’s Leverage: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company will spend about $150bn a year in Taiwan, calling it the “epicentre” of the AI revolution—while Taiwan’s market rides the wave, with the Taiex closing above 44,000 as tech rebounds. Cross-Strait Messaging: China’s Taiwan affairs body warns the DPP that more US weapons only hasten “Taiwan independence”’s demise, as ARATS holds another Beijing council meeting on implementing CCP Taiwan work. New Legal Flashpoint: Taiwan prosecutors move into a first-of-its-kind AI-chip diversion case, suspecting Nvidia-restricted chips were smuggled to China via Japan transshipment. Cyber & Data Risks: Taiwan’s MODA flags four Chinese-made apps as national-security risks for data transmission. Diplomacy Beyond Taiwan: China presses the Czech Republic to “practise” One-China, while also touting closer ties with Azerbaijan—showing Beijing’s broader campaign to manage partners’ Taiwan positions. Markets Mood: Consumer confidence dips slightly, but investors stay bullish on AI-linked stocks.
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