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    Kathrin Hille

    Greater China correspondent

    Kathrin Hille writes about Taiwan, regional security and hardware technology for the FT. She was previously the FT’s Moscow bureau chief, a correspondent in the Beijing bureau and Taiwan correspondent. Before she joined the FT, she was world news editor at Financial Times Deutschland and editor at AsiaBridge, a German monthly industry magazine.
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    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Taiwan
      US to link up with Taiwan and Japan drone fleets to share real-time data

      Military co-ordination with Taipei is ‘taboo’ issue for China, analysts said

    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      Semiconductors
      Chipmaker TSMC defends overseas expansion plans

      Shareholders question strategy but chair says new foundries outside Taiwan can help it maintain global leadership

    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      US-China relations
      China rebukes west over military moves after close call in Taiwan Strait

      Defence minister slams ‘navigational hegemony’ in warning that highlights growing risk of unintended conflict in Asia

    • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Indonesia floats Ukraine peace plan, triggering sharp western criticism

      Divergent responses to proposal illustrate deep divisions between west and Asia over the conflict

    • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
      US-China relations
      US defence chief warns China against risky behaviour in Indo-Pacific

      Lloyd Austin calls for more engagement but Beijing blames Washington for breakdown in communication

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      The Big Read
      How the US is deepening military alliances in China’s backyard

      The Biden administration is stepping up security initiatives to boost deterrence and better prepare for potential conflict over Taiwan

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      iPhone maker Foxconn follows Nvidia with forecast for AI sales boost

      Apple’s largest manufacturer says demand for servers needed to run ChatGPT-like services will double this year

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan opposition picks mayor with cautious China stance for presidential race

      Hou Yu-ih chosen over Foxconn tycoon Terry Gou who was more open to negotiations with Beijing

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Technology sector
      Sharp writedown blasts hole in Foxconn profits

      IPhonemaker threatens to use majority stake to force management changes at Japanese displaymaker

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Chinese business & finance
      China’s ‘men in black’ step up scrutiny of foreign corporate sleuths

      Raids on consultancies reveal mounting risks of performing due diligence

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      Philippines and Taiwan disclose China maritime and drone incursions

      Countries are increasingly assertive about detailing Beijing’s activities as tension mounts

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      US and Philippines sink ship in South China Sea war games

      Ferdinand Marcos Jr presides over joint drills that seek to counter China’s strategy of area denial

    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      News in-depthPhilippines
      US war games touch nerve in Philippines as tensions flare with China

      Remote islands could become front line in possible future conflict over Taiwan

    • Saturday, 22 April, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      China lashes out against US-Philippines alliance

      Decision to grant access to four military bases near Taiwan infuriates Beijing

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      News in-depthTaiwan
      China’s war games in Taiwan hone military strengths but reveal restraint

      Beijing makes rare backtrack on no-fly zone after drills focused on improving invasion capabilities

    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China backtracks over no-fly zone near Taiwan

      Beijing reduces planned three-day closure that coincided with G7 summit in Japan to just 27 minutes

    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      US foreign policy
      US and Philippines launch largest joint military exercise in decades

      Washington and Manila seek to revitalise alliance to contend with increasingly assertive China

    • Monday, 10 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China escalates military drills near Taiwan and Japan

      PLA aircraft carrier carries out 120 flight sorties in retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen’s US visit

    • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      China holds second day of military drills around Taiwan after Tsai’s US trip

      Beijing’s actions follow 10-day visit that included meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy

    • Friday, 7 April, 2023
      News in-depthTaiwan
      How Taiwan and the US managed the risk of Tsai’s meeting with McCarthy

      Beijing’s muted military response shows political pragmatism but tensions remain, analysts warn

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      Tsai warns democracy is ‘under threat’ after talks with US Speaker

      Leader tells Kevin McCarthy the ‘urgency of keeping the beacon of freedom shining cannot be understated’

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2023
      The Big Read
      Taiwan’s deepening political divide over the US and China

      While the president is visiting the US, her predecessor has been in China as the country’s two main parties debate which superpower to side with

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan defends Tsai meeting with US House Speaker McCarthy

      China threatens to retaliate over encounter it views as a ‘provocation’

    • Monday, 3 April, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan clings to its rare diplomatic friends as China looms large

      Beijing has threatened Tsai Ing-wen over US trip where she is expected to meet officials

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Chinese politics & policy
      ‘Dare to fight’: Xi unveils China’s new world order

      The Chinese leader has inverted the ‘hide and bide’ doctrine in a bid to shape a global system around Beijing’s interests

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