Calls for Calm in China Drill Drawdown – Dec. 31, 2025
Taiwan's president and military are calling for calm and resolve as China's "Justice Mission" live fire drills wind down. Several countries criticize China's decision to hold live fire drills around Taiwan. And TaiwanPlus speaks with a financial expert to dissect The Economist's claim that a "Taiwan Disease" is infecting the country's currency. Plus: - Chipmaking giant TSMC's Dresden fab is set to open in 2027. So how is the German city readying for an influx of Taiwanese semiconductor engineers and their family? The Zoom In Zoom Out team takes us to discover more about "Silicon Saxony." - Military officials and experts cast doubt on Beijing's images of the Taipei skyline and Taipei 101 allegedly photographed by a drone during China's live-fire drills around Taiwan. - South Korean farmers are suing Korea's Electric Power Corporation, saying the company's climate change impacts are making it impossible to bring in once-abundant fruit harvests.















