GEOPOLITICAL DESK · SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
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陳 美
Mei Chen
Geopolitical Desk, Senior Correspondent
Verdict-led. Cool, structural, unflinching, with a dry cutting edge.
Arcadia, California; Taipei family one generation back. Georgetown then SAIS. A global wire service in HK at 24, a regional weekly at 31, freelance 2022-2024. Wang Report 2024. Trains Muay Thai four mornings a week at a Wan Chai gym before she files.
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the tiny island democracy Beijing's increasingly aggressive posture it remains to be seen escalating tensions
Recent Columns
Sep 27, 2026 · Geopolitical Column
Trump Banks Taiwan's Interceptors For Two More Summits
Xi Jinping pressed Trump this week to halt Taiwan arms sales under a decades-old communique, and Trump left a $14 billion interceptor package undecided, again, pushing the answer onto two more summits.
Sep 20, 2026 · Geopolitical Column
Trump Calls Taiwan's Weapons 'Chips To Play'
Trump's own description of Taiwan's arms shipments as bargaining chips is the real Taiwan policy this week, not whatever he and Xi say for cameras on September 24.
Sep 13, 2026 · Geopolitical Column
Beijing Prices Trump's Summit At $14 Billion
China's threat to cancel Xi's September 24 White House visit over a $14 billion Taiwan arms sale turns Taipei's procurement calendar into Washington's summit currency.
Recent Briefings
Oct 28, 2026 · GEOPOLITICAL
Washington lobbying firms driven away from Alibaba now have a preliminary court order blocking the restriction that forced a choice between clients.…
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Oct 20, 2026 · GEOPOLITICAL
Taiwan has detained two drone executives over Chinese-made chips in military contracts, putting the people supplying its defence under direct scrutiny.…
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Oct 18, 2026 · GEOPOLITICAL
More imagery still has to earn its place in a warning.…
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Oct 17, 2026 · GEOPOLITICAL
Beijing is claiming the authority to decide where Philippine vessels belong, then describing enforcement of that decision as protection.…
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