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Taipei on high alert after random attacks at MRT stations and shopping areas

Police in Taipei are on high alert after a series of violent incidents struck major transit hubs on Friday evening. According to authorities, an unidentified assailant threw smoke bombs and injured several people at Taipei Main Station at around 5:30 p.m. Within the same hour, another knife attack occurred at the nearby MRT Zhongshan Station. Both stations were crowded with commuters during the evening rush hour when the incidents took place. President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) responded on social media, urging the public to remain calm if they are at train stations or other crowded places. He advised people to follow instructions from on-site law enforcement and immediately report any suspicious situations to police or station staff. Speaking to reporters, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said a random smoke bombing incident occurred earlier in the evening at MRT Taipei Main Station, leaving one person seriously injured and another suffering from smoke inhalation. The susp...

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Taiwan strives for deeper European partnerships with visiting parliamentary group

TSMC hits 2nm mass production milestone, expert says 3 years ahead of competition

Impeachment a waste of time: President Lai

Presidential Office open to public this New Year’s Day

Search-and-rescue operations underway for Air Force pilot after F-16 crash

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes near Yilan

At around 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, residents in northern and eastern Taiwan reported strong shaking after an earthquake struck off the northeast coast. According to the Central Weather Administration, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast late Saturday, triggering widespread public warning alerts across nearly every county and city in Taiwan. More details will be released once the Central Weather Administration issues its official earthquake report.

WATCH: Japanese politicians pay respects to Taipei mass stabbing victims

Some of the more than 30 Japanese politicians visiting Taiwan have paid a visit to the site of the Taipei mass stabbing attack to pay their respects and show their support for the victims. Video script: Placing flowers and bowing repeatedly with clasped hands, Kobe City Councilors Uehata Norihiro (上畠富弘) and Yoshida Kengo (吉田健吾) paid their respects to the victims of the Taipei mass stabbing attack. The Japanese politicians visited the Eslite Spectrum Nanxi bookstore near Zhongshan Station in Taipei, one of the sites of the attack. Uehata shared that he believes Japanese travelers won’t be deterred from visiting Taiwan due to the attack, and on the contrary, will want to visit even more to show their support. Over 30 Japanese National Diet members are visiting Taiwan, and have met with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰). Premier Cho expressed special gratitude to House of Councilors member Takinami Hirofumi (瀧波宏文) for advocatin...

Taiwan strives for deeper European partnerships with visiting parliamentary group

The European Taiwan Friendship Group delegation, consisting of 10 European Parliament (EP) members, is visiting Taiwan from January 4 to 9. The Foreign Ministry (MOFA) says Taiwan values its partnership with the EP, and will work closely with members of the friendship group and newly formed Formosa Club to deepen exchanges between Taiwan and the European parliaments in the coming year. The visiting delegation is led by Michael Gahler, the Chairman of the Taiwan Friendship group, and Co-Chair of the Formosa Club. Gahler previously visited Taiwan in 2019, where he expressed strong support for Taiwan’s international participation, and emphasized that Taiwan and the EU have a “complete relationship” even without formal diplomatic relations. MOFA says Gahler is a strong supporter of Taiwan, noting his dedication to promoting exchanges between Taiwan and the EP, as well as assisting Taiwan in expanding its ally network within the European Parliament. The ministry warmly welcomes ...

WATCH: Chinese open-source AI models gain ground in U.S. market

An analysis cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP) shows that open-source and open-weight AI models developed in China are increasingly being adopted in the United States, largely because they are cheaper, flexible and sufficiently capable for most commercial uses. According to a report released this month by AI platform OpenRouter and U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Chinese-developed models now account for nearly 30% of global AI workloads, up from just 1.2% at the end of 2024. Unlike closed commercial systems such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini, many Chinese models are open source, allowing developers to download, modify, and deploy them locally. That flexibility, combined with low or zero licensing costs, has made models from firms such as Alibaba and DeepSeek attractive alternatives for startups and mid-sized companies. One U.S. entrepreneur told AFP that switching to Alibaba’s Qwen model saves their business about US$400,000 a year. Major U.S. o...

TSMC hits 2nm mass production milestone, expert says 3 years ahead of competition

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has officially begun mass production of its 2-nanometer chips as planned. The production is taking place at its facilities in Wafer Fab 20 in Hsinchu and Wafer Fab 22 in Kaohsiung, utilizing first-generation nanosheet transistor technology. The company confirmed that the rollout will occur in the fourth quarter of 2025, promising significant improvements in both performance and power efficiency. TSMC has emphasized innovations such as a low-resistance redistribution layer (RDL) and super high-performance metal-insulator-metal (MiM) capacitors, which are designed to enhance the efficiency of 2nm chips. Additionally, the company intends to expand its 2nm family of products to maintain its technological edge in the industry. Witology MarketTrend Research Institute Executive VP Wayne Lin (林偉智) stated that the timeline aligns with expectations, as TSMC continues to maintain a three-to-five-year lead despite efforts by Intel and ...

Pentagon report says China could be ready to defeat Taiwan by 2027

Reuters reports that a United States Department of Defense draft report describes China’s military expansion and says Beijing expects to be able to fight and win a war against Taiwan by the end of 2027. The draft report says Beijing is refining a range of military options to take Taiwan by force, including the potential for long-range strikes against targets 1,500 to 2,000 nautical miles from the Chinese mainland. In sufficient volume, such strikes could seriously challenge and disrupt U.S. military presence in or around a conflict in the Asia-Pacific region, the report says. The assessment highlights China’s rapidly expanding military ambitions, noting that Beijing is modernizing its forces at a pace faster than any other nuclear-armed state. It says China has likely deployed more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles across three newly constructed missile silo fields, underscoring concerns about the scale and speed of its strategic buildup. According to the report...

Impeachment a waste of time: President Lai

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) delivered his New Year’s address this Thursday morning and responded to media questions regarding the Legislature approving a motion to initiate impeachment proceedings against him last Friday. Lai stated that the opposition, including the KMT and TPP, knows the motion will not pass in the Legislature, and called it a waste of time. He underlined that he has not been corrupt or lawless during his time in office, and asked for the opposition to clearly explain their purpose in initiating the impeachment process. The president also emphasized the need to address the special defense budget and the central government’s general budget regardless of such proceedings. Responding to Lai’s statement that the impeachment was a waste of time, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said Taiwan wasted all of 2025 on the mass recall election, which resulted in zero successful recalls. He suggested Lai apologize to the Taiwanese people for the negative effec...

Presidential Office open to public this New Year’s Day

The Presidential Office will be open to the public on New Year’s Day, featuring the flag-raising ceremony, a series of live performances, and a pop-up market selling baseball merchandise. The office announced this Monday that the public will be allowed to enter from 4:30 a.m., and the celebration will begin with a medley by Taipei First Girls High School Marching Band. The band Rose Tomb (玫瑰墓) will follow. Other performers include the national honor guard and award-winning singer Ado Kaliting Pacidal. The Presidential Office Building plaza, main gate, parking area, second-floor open hall, third-floor auditorium, first-floor exhibition area, south garden, north garden, post office, and souvenir center will be open to visitors. The office reminds those wishing to visit that they must enter through the checkpoint at the intersection of Baoqing Road and Bo’ai Road, line up in front of the Lixing Building, undergo security checks, then enter through the main gate. While cam...

Search-and-rescue operations underway for Air Force pilot after F-16 crash

An F-16V fighter jet from the Air Force’s Fifth Tactical Mixed Wing in Hualien unfortunately crashed into the sea Tuesday evening. Although the pilot called out that he was preparing to eject, no ejection signal was received, so it remains uncertain whether he successfully ejected from the aircraft. Per the Air Force Command’s emergency press conference in Hualien the following morning, preliminary findings suggest the accident was likely caused by a malfunction of the Modular Mission Computer (MMC), leading to spatial disorientation as Captain Hsin Po-yi (辛柏毅) was returning to base. During night operations, spatial disorientation and controlled flight into terrain are the most common risks. Search-and-rescue teams are currently conducting operations in the sea area marked based on the lead aircraft’s last recorded position. The Air Force confirmed that the pilot did report an MMC failure during the return to base. Due to the malfunction, the aircraft’s flight path coul...

Trump signs Defense Authorization Act including $1 billion in Taiwan aid

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law after it cleared both chambers of Congress, authorizing up to US$1 billion for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. The measure also calls for greater U.S.-Taiwan Coast Guard training opportunities, though Trump expressed concerns about certain provisions, including joint drone programs, with Taiwan. The NDAA, totaling US$900.6 billion, passed the House on December 10 and the Senate on Wednesday, December 17, with bipartisan support. It directs the Pentagon to collaborate with Taiwan on developing and producing unmanned and counter-unmanned systems by March 2026, in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act. The law also expands U.S. assistance to include medical supplies, logistics, and battlefield casualty care. In a statement, Trump said he supported the bill’s primary goals, but raised constitutional concerns over clauses mandating U.S. positions on foreign and m...

President Lai calls for deeper Taiwan-Japan cooperation as visiting lawmakers reaffirm security ties

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday met with visiting Japanese lawmakers, including former Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki and Liberal Democratic Party Japanese House of Councillors member Hirofumi Takinami, calling for continued efforts to deepen Taiwan-Japan cooperation. Lai thanked the delegation for their visit at a “critical time,” noting it showed Japan’s concrete support for Taiwan; he also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her emphasis on peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Lai highlighted the two democracies’ long-standing friendship through natural disasters and other challenges, saying, “Taiwan and Japan are both located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and occupy key positions in the first island chain. Facing the expansion of authoritarianism and global economic shifts, we hope to strengthen cooperation between Taiwan and Japan to safeguard regional peace and achieve shared prosperity.” Suzuki expressed Japan’s appreciat...

Chinese invasion of Taiwan could cause 100,000 PLA deaths and trigger coup

A large-scale Chinese invasion of Taiwan could result in over 100,000 PLA casualties and 50,000 Taiwanese military casualties, according to a German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) report published this Monday, titled “If China Attacks Taiwan.” Authored by a team including GMF Managing Director Bonnie S. Glaser and American Enterprise Institute analyst Zack Cooper, the report details the potential impact and consequences of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan from economic, military, social, and international perspectives. The report says that if China launches a small-scale conflict against Taiwan, the economic costs will impact Chinese exports, causing the electronics industry to face supply chain disruptions. In the event of a large-scale conflict, the global economy would split into two forces: a U.S.-led coalition primarily driven by market demand and a Chinese coalition primarily driven by commodity and raw material suppliers. Militarily, the report assume...

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