AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCross-Strait Security & U.S. Arms: President Lai Ching-te says he’d tell Trump he hopes to keep U.S. arms purchases, calling them essential for peace, while insisting Taiwan’s future can’t be decided by “foreign forces.” Domestic Economic Push: Lai also pledged hundreds of billions of Taiwan dollars in subsidies for small businesses and child-rearing, aiming to speed digital upgrades and tackle the birth-rate slide. AI Market Mood: AMD CEO Lisa Su predicts daily AI users could hit five billion by 2030 as markets wobble on rising bond yields. Tech Supply Chain & Capital Markets: A CIPS “Chief Futurist” role is created to strengthen foresight in procurement. Global Risk-Off: Asian shares track Wall Street’s retreat as yields climb and tech cools. Semiconductor Labor Shock: South Korea’s Samsung faces a union-backed strike after bonus talks collapsed. Culture Spotlight: Taiwan Travelogue (Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, Lin King) wins the International Booker Prize, putting Taiwan’s colonial-era story and translation craft in the global spotlight.
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