https://simplecast.com Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena Taiwan Frontlines is a limited series podcast produced by GMF and hosted by Bonnie Glaser, GMF Indo-Pacific managing director, and Jason Hsu, former Taiwanese legislator and tech policy advocate. Taiwan’s role in the global economy is increasing, but the island faces a growing security threat from China. Given Taiwan’s geopolitical importance, deeper and more varied perspectives on its story, including those by voices from Taiwan, are long overdue. Taiwan Frontlines provides these perspectives. Each podcast episode features influential policymakers and thought leaders who join Bonnie and Jason to discuss relevant issues of technology, security, diplomacy, economic resilience, and Taiwan’s place in a shifting international order. Created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/) 2026 Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena en Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:09:34 +0000 Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:08:27 +0000 https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9cecf284-dd88-44ed-8cba-1d889f66a8cb/e9c32690-eee9-4135-8656-cd0aa74ddd9e/3000x3000/taiwan-20cover-20final.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com episodic Taiwan Frontlines is a limited series podcast produced by GMF and hosted by Bonnie Glaser, GMF Indo-Pacific managing director, and Jason Hsu, former Taiwanese legislator and tech policy advocate. Taiwan’s role in the global economy is increasing, but the island faces a growing security threat from China. Given Taiwan’s geopolitical importance, deeper and more varied perspectives on its story, including those by voices from Taiwan, are long overdue. Taiwan Frontlines provides these perspectives. Each podcast episode features influential policymakers and thought leaders who join Bonnie and Jason to discuss relevant issues of technology, security, diplomacy, economic resilience, and Taiwan’s place in a shifting international order. Created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/) The German Marshall Fund false https://feeds.simplecast.com/1VfXwc_D china, geopolitics, taiwan The German Marshall Fund communicationseditorialstaff@gmfus.org 98ec3130-32a3-11f1-bfa1-d12b5a10ecef 59d66f10-3f1f-4c4f-baf6-bb5deaaaca3a Jake Sullivan on Taiwan, China, and the Age of Strategic Rivalry Today’s conversation is about power, risk, and decision-making in a world where technology, geopolitics, and security are colliding faster than our institutions were designed to hand. Questions surrounding China, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and national security are no longer abstract or academic. They shape real choices—often made under pressure, with imperfect information, and with long-term consequences.

Our guest today has been at the center of those choices. Jake Sullivan served as the U.S. National Security Advisor to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025, coordinating foreign policy, defense strategy, and emerging technology issues. Prior to that, he was a senior policy advisor to President Obama, playing a central role formulating U.S. strategy toward China, and helping to shape Washington’s approach to alliances, economic statecraft, and technology competition.

This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/).  

Timestamps

[00:00] Introduction

[01:42] From Competition to Structural Rivalry

[03:43] Potential Areas for US-China Cooperation

[05:30] Lessons Learned from Diffusing Taiwan Issues  

[10:41] Revisiting Strategic Ambiguity

[16:56] Taiwan’s Defense Investments and US Political Support

[21:50] The Role of Allies in Deterrence  

[25:39] China’s Critical Mineral Chokepoints  

[29:25] Evolving US Export Controls and Objectives

[33:05] Assessing China’s AI Power and Strategic Risk

[38:24] Xi Jinping’s Unification Legacy  

[43:42] Consequences of Revising Taiwan Policy 

]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:09:34 +0000 communicationseditorialstaff@gmfus.org (Bonnie Glaser, Jason Hsu) https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com/episodes/jake-sullivan-on-taiwan-china-and-the-age-of-strategic-rivalry-YqqD_LKY Today’s conversation is about power, risk, and decision-making in a world where technology, geopolitics, and security are colliding faster than our institutions were designed to hand. Questions surrounding China, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and national security are no longer abstract or academic. They shape real choices—often made under pressure, with imperfect information, and with long-term consequences.

Our guest today has been at the center of those choices. Jake Sullivan served as the U.S. National Security Advisor to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025, coordinating foreign policy, defense strategy, and emerging technology issues. Prior to that, he was a senior policy advisor to President Obama, playing a central role formulating U.S. strategy toward China, and helping to shape Washington’s approach to alliances, economic statecraft, and technology competition.

This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/).  

Timestamps

[00:00] Introduction

[01:42] From Competition to Structural Rivalry

[03:43] Potential Areas for US-China Cooperation

[05:30] Lessons Learned from Diffusing Taiwan Issues  

[10:41] Revisiting Strategic Ambiguity

[16:56] Taiwan’s Defense Investments and US Political Support

[21:50] The Role of Allies in Deterrence  

[25:39] China’s Critical Mineral Chokepoints  

[29:25] Evolving US Export Controls and Objectives

[33:05] Assessing China’s AI Power and Strategic Risk

[38:24] Xi Jinping’s Unification Legacy  

[43:42] Consequences of Revising Taiwan Policy 

]]> Jake Sullivan on Taiwan, China, and the Age of Strategic Rivalry Bonnie Glaser, Jason Hsu 00:48:01 false full 3 6a4cabe2-12f4-438e-9392-e87775c11c25 How AI is Shaping Taiwan's Security, Society, and Strategy AI has rapidly become a central arena of global competition, shaping everything from national security and economic power to information ecosystems and democratic resilience. The race for AI leadership now spans energy infrastructure, semiconductor supply chains, global talent, and strategic partnerships, as nations seek to build sustainable and trustworthy technological ecosystems. At the same time, AI is transforming the information domain—enabling unprecedented advances, but also amplifying disinformation, influence operations, and cognitive warfare.

Our guest today is Ethan Tu, the founder of Taiwan AI Labs and a pioneering figure in Taiwan’s technology ecosystem, best known for founding PTT, Taiwan’s largest online bulletin board system. He has led groundbreaking AI research across academia, government, and industry, including work at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and as Microsoft’s Director of AI Research and Development in Asia-Pacific, where he helped shape Cortana. Today, Ethan focuses on building human-centric AI for healthcare, smart cities, and democratic resilience, while serving on keyboards and advisory bodies shaping Taiwan’s digital future.

This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/). 

Official transcript available on Simplecast (https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com/episodes/how-ai-is-shaping-taiwans-security-society-and-strategy)

Timestamps:
[00:00] Intro
[02:02] AI as a Societal and Institutional Power
[04:42] Data Commons & Digital Autonomy
[06:17] Tracking China’s Progress in AI 
[07:57]  Synthetic Media Shifting Behavior in Taiwan
[10:37] Risks AI Can Pose to Taiwan in a Crisis
[14:48] Defensive AI Applications: Where to Invest for Deterrence 
[16:42] Strategies for Regulation 
[20:00] Utility of Export Controls on China
[23:37] Cultivating Talent for the AI Work Force 

]]> Sun, 1 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000 communicationseditorialstaff@gmfus.org (Bonnie Glaser, Jason Hsu) https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com/episodes/how-ai-is-shaping-taiwans-security-society-and-strategy-kQG58MS1 AI has rapidly become a central arena of global competition, shaping everything from national security and economic power to information ecosystems and democratic resilience. The race for AI leadership now spans energy infrastructure, semiconductor supply chains, global talent, and strategic partnerships, as nations seek to build sustainable and trustworthy technological ecosystems. At the same time, AI is transforming the information domain—enabling unprecedented advances, but also amplifying disinformation, influence operations, and cognitive warfare.

Our guest today is Ethan Tu, the founder of Taiwan AI Labs and a pioneering figure in Taiwan’s technology ecosystem, best known for founding PTT, Taiwan’s largest online bulletin board system. He has led groundbreaking AI research across academia, government, and industry, including work at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and as Microsoft’s Director of AI Research and Development in Asia-Pacific, where he helped shape Cortana. Today, Ethan focuses on building human-centric AI for healthcare, smart cities, and democratic resilience, while serving on keyboards and advisory bodies shaping Taiwan’s digital future.

This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/). 

Official transcript available on Simplecast (https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com/episodes/how-ai-is-shaping-taiwans-security-society-and-strategy)

Timestamps:
[00:00] Intro
[02:02] AI as a Societal and Institutional Power
[04:42] Data Commons & Digital Autonomy
[06:17] Tracking China’s Progress in AI 
[07:57]  Synthetic Media Shifting Behavior in Taiwan
[10:37] Risks AI Can Pose to Taiwan in a Crisis
[14:48] Defensive AI Applications: Where to Invest for Deterrence 
[16:42] Strategies for Regulation 
[20:00] Utility of Export Controls on China
[23:37] Cultivating Talent for the AI Work Force 

]]> How AI is Shaping Taiwan's Security, Society, and Strategy Bonnie Glaser, Jason Hsu 00:29:38 AI has rapidly become a central arena of global competition, shaping everything from national security and economic power to information ecosystems and democratic resilience. The race for AI leadership now spans energy infrastructure, semiconductor supply chains, global talent, and strategic partnerships, as nations seek to build sustainable and trustworthy technological ecosystems. At the same time, AI is transforming the information domain—enabling unprecedented advances, but also amplifying disinformation, influence operations, and cognitive warfare. Our guest today is Ethan Tu, the founder of Taiwan AI Labs and a pioneering figure in Taiwan’s technology ecosystem, best known for founding PTT, Taiwan’s largest online bulletin board system. He has led groundbreaking AI research across academia, government, and industry, including work at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and as Microsoft’s Director of AI Research and Development in Asia-Pacific, where he helped shape Cortana. Today, Ethan focuses on building human-centric AI for healthcare, smart cities, and democratic resilience, while serving on keyboards and advisory bodies shaping Taiwan’s digital future. This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/).  AI has rapidly become a central arena of global competition, shaping everything from national security and economic power to information ecosystems and democratic resilience. The race for AI leadership now spans energy infrastructure, semiconductor supply chains, global talent, and strategic partnerships, as nations seek to build sustainable and trustworthy technological ecosystems. At the same time, AI is transforming the information domain—enabling unprecedented advances, but also amplifying disinformation, influence operations, and cognitive warfare. Our guest today is Ethan Tu, the founder of Taiwan AI Labs and a pioneering figure in Taiwan’s technology ecosystem, best known for founding PTT, Taiwan’s largest online bulletin board system. He has led groundbreaking AI research across academia, government, and industry, including work at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and as Microsoft’s Director of AI Research and Development in Asia-Pacific, where he helped shape Cortana. Today, Ethan focuses on building human-centric AI for healthcare, smart cities, and democratic resilience, while serving on keyboards and advisory bodies shaping Taiwan’s digital future. This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/).  information warfare, beijing, ai, chips, taipei, disinformation, xi jinping, data models, workforce, computing power, pla, covid-19, artificial intelligence, social media platforms, taiwan, data governance, information manipulation, technology reform, ai reform, social media, military, cross-strait relations, china, ai workforce, cyber warfare, regulation false full 2 992f49b1-118d-48bd-8d54-e530f567b96e Chip Wars Revisited: Geoeconomics, Security, Taiwan, and the Global Tech Battle Semiconductors have become the most strategic resource of the 21st century. They power everything from smartphones and data centers to fighter jets and unofficial intelligence, and whoever controls this technology controls the future of military and economic power. The global chip industry now sits at the intersection of economic, security and ideology. It is shaping how the United States, China and allies like Taiwan and Japan compete for advantage.

Our guest today is Dr. Chris Miller, a professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a thinktank in Washington, D.C. His most recent book is Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology. It was a New York Times Best Seller and a winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2024 History Prize. 

This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/).

Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[01:45] Chip Control During Trump 1.0  
[03:09] Is Technology Denial Achievable?
[04:42] Implications for Mid-Tier Firms and Economy
[07:18] European Investment Screening - Effective or Fragmented? 
[08:57] Avoiding Chokepoints in Critical Minerals
[11:41] Timeline for Reducing US Dependencies on Rare Earths 
[14:28] Lutnick’s 50-50 Goal
[17:14] Silicon Valley Model & USG Support
[19:50] CHIPS Act – Global Impact & Unintended Consequences
[22:47] Balancing Export Controls and Maintaining Tech Leadership
[26:43] Revisiting the Silicon Shield
[30:20] Updates to Chip War: AI & Advanced Packaging 
[32:33] The US-China AI Tech Stack Competition

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 communicationseditorialstaff@gmfus.org (NOWNEWS, Jason Hsu, Bonnie Glaser) https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com/episodes/chip-wars-revisited-geoeconomics-security-taiwan-and-the-global-tech-battle-75JdivJd Semiconductors have become the most strategic resource of the 21st century. They power everything from smartphones and data centers to fighter jets and unofficial intelligence, and whoever controls this technology controls the future of military and economic power. The global chip industry now sits at the intersection of economic, security and ideology. It is shaping how the United States, China and allies like Taiwan and Japan compete for advantage.

Our guest today is Dr. Chris Miller, a professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a thinktank in Washington, D.C. His most recent book is Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology. It was a New York Times Best Seller and a winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2024 History Prize. 

This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/).

Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[01:45] Chip Control During Trump 1.0  
[03:09] Is Technology Denial Achievable?
[04:42] Implications for Mid-Tier Firms and Economy
[07:18] European Investment Screening - Effective or Fragmented? 
[08:57] Avoiding Chokepoints in Critical Minerals
[11:41] Timeline for Reducing US Dependencies on Rare Earths 
[14:28] Lutnick’s 50-50 Goal
[17:14] Silicon Valley Model & USG Support
[19:50] CHIPS Act – Global Impact & Unintended Consequences
[22:47] Balancing Export Controls and Maintaining Tech Leadership
[26:43] Revisiting the Silicon Shield
[30:20] Updates to Chip War: AI & Advanced Packaging 
[32:33] The US-China AI Tech Stack Competition

]]> Chip Wars Revisited: Geoeconomics, Security, Taiwan, and the Global Tech Battle NOWNEWS, Jason Hsu, Bonnie Glaser 00:35:21 Semiconductors have become the most strategic resource of the 21st century. They power everything from smartphones and data centers to fighter jets and unofficial intelligence, and whoever controls this technology controls the future of military and economic power. The global chip industry now sits at the intersection of economic, security and ideology. It is shaping how the United States, China and allies like Taiwan and Japan compete for advantage. Our guest today is Dr. Chris Miller, a professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a thinktank in Washington, D.C. His most recent book is Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology. It was a New York Times Best Seller and a winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2024 History Prize. This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/). Semiconductors have become the most strategic resource of the 21st century. They power everything from smartphones and data centers to fighter jets and unofficial intelligence, and whoever controls this technology controls the future of military and economic power. The global chip industry now sits at the intersection of economic, security and ideology. It is shaping how the United States, China and allies like Taiwan and Japan compete for advantage. Our guest today is Dr. Chris Miller, a professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a thinktank in Washington, D.C. His most recent book is Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology. It was a New York Times Best Seller and a winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2024 History Prize. This episode was created in partnership with NOWNEWS, through its English-language platform Taiwan Current News (https://www.tcn.tw/). chips act, innovation, biden administration, united states, ai, people’s republic of china, data centers, president biden, usa, silicon valley, decoupling, chips, rare earth processing, smic, industrial equipment, rare earths, joe biden, prc, secretary bessent, supply chains, subsidies, uk, trump administration, exports, u.s., telecoms, legacy chips, semiconductors, telecommunications, espionage, donald trump, jenson huang, biden, nexperia, minerals, artificial intelligence, mid-tier chips, nvidia, chipmaking, taiwan, rare earth magnets, europe, president trump, tech investments, vertical integration, united kingdom, us, technology, tsmc, investments, trump, critical minerals, technology investments, substract, china false full 1 b5899b5c-0b22-4403-8972-cb36deebb037 Trailer Mon, 5 Jan 2026 18:06:16 +0000 communicationseditorialstaff@gmfus.org (Jason Hsu, Bonnie Glaser) https://taiwan-frontlines-taiwan-in-the-global-arena.simplecast.com/episodes/trailer-Z0KYBAr8 Trailer Jason Hsu, Bonnie Glaser 00:02:09 Introducing Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena — a limited series GMF podcast hosted by Bonnie Glaser & Jason Hsu in partnership with NOWNews. Introducing Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena — a limited series GMF podcast hosted by Bonnie Glaser & Jason Hsu in partnership with NOWNews. united states, security, taiwan, international relations, geopolitics, china false trailer