For seven hours at a Geneva hotel earlier this month, top US and Chinese officials locked into talks on collectively managing their biggest fears around artificial intelligence — while keeping up a cutthroat competition to dominate technology that promises to reshape the global economy.

In a bold display of military might, China initiated extensive drills encircling Taiwan on May 23, a clear signal to the newly inaugurated Taiwanese president, Lai Ching-te. The exercises, involving China’s army, navy, air force, and rocket force, were described as a rehearsal for sea and air patrols, battlefield control, and precision strikes.

In the Taiwan Strait, a majestic array of 303 wind turbines now stands tall. Amid global headwinds facing the offshore wind industry due to inflation and rising interest rates, Taiwan reached a major milestone with the completion of the Changfang-Xidao Offshore Wind Farm. The project, led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), held a completion ceremony to mark this significant achievement.

Despite Samsung Electronics recently appointing a new leader for its Device Solutions (DS) division that comprises memory and foundry units, the company’s lag behind SK Hynix in leading the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market could become a major obstacle to its semiconductor business amid the widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), as noted by industry insiders in South Korea.