Taiwan Invokes National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets NYT | Top Stories By: Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu 10 December 2025 at 13:00 An executive left TSMC for Intel. Taiwan’s government says that could threaten its national security. © Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesThe authorities in Taiwan are taking a stronger hand in protecting the prized technology of the chip maker TSMC.
How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in China’s Southwest NYT | China By: Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu 12 November 2025 at 15:20 A section of the tall bridge in mountainous Sichuan Province fell, apparently after a landslide. No casualties were reported.
China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl Precursors After Summit NYT | China By: Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu 10 November 2025 at 19:57 China will require licenses for export of 13 chemicals used to make the deadly drug, another indicator of thawing tensions between the world’s two largest economies
The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China NYT | China By: Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu 17 October 2025 at 01:57 Nexperia, a computer chip maker based in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington.