AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMaritime Pressure Escalates: Taiwan says China has deployed more than 100 vessels across regional waters from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea and beyond, with the surge starting before Trump-Xi talks and growing after the summit—Taipei’s NSC chief posted a map and warned Beijing is coercing Taiwan’s maritime domain. Defense Budget Fight: Hundreds rallied in Taipei backing higher defense spending as lawmakers approved only part of Lai’s $40B supplementary security package, intensifying a political fight over transparency and procurement oversight. Chip Diplomacy Meets Compliance: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taiwan for GTC Taipei and met TSMC’s C.C. Wei, while also urging partners to tighten compliance after Taiwan arrested three people accused of trying to ship banned chip-linked servers to China using fake paperwork. AI Compute Momentum: AMD also pushed the week’s theme of “CPUs are back” with a $10B+ Taiwan investment and ramping 2nm EPYC “Venice,” as Nvidia reiterated a $200B CPU market forecast that includes China. Culture & Soft Power: Taiwan Travelogue’s author Yang Shuang-zi won the International Booker Prize, adding another win to Taipei’s push for global visibility.
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