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England reaches 2026 World Cup by routing Latvia; Portugal misses chance to clinch a spot
England became the first country from Europe to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait after conceding a…
Trump says FIFA chief would back moving World Cup games for security reasons
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that FIFA chief Gianni Infantino would support moving 2026 World Cup games from U.S. cities for security reasons if necessary. In September,…
Google to invest $15 bil in India, build largest AI hub outside U.S.
Google said Tuesday it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years, as it announced a giant data centre and artificial intelligence base in the…
Instagram says it's safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content
Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won't be able to change their settings without a parent's permission, Meta announced on Tuesday.…
OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push
OpenAI is partnering with Walmart to let shoppers make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the artificial intelligence company's push to turn its chatbot into a virtual merchant as…
Japan expresses concern over China's expanded rare earth export controls
Japan expressed concerns Tuesday over China's recent decision to expand export controls on rare earths that led U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten an additional 100 percent tariff…
Diet vote to pick new Japan PM likely to be held on Oct 21
The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are making final arrangements for the Diet vote to choose Japan's next prime minister to be held on Oct 21,…
Passenger bus in northern India catches fire and burns at least 20 people to death
A suspected short circuit sparked a fire on a passenger bus in northern India on Tuesday, rapidly engulfing the vehicle in flames and burning at least 20 people…
French prime minister to suspend a pension reform to avoid government collapse
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday announced he would suspend a much-debated plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, in a move aimed at…
Judge accuses Homeland Security of bullying states into accepting conditions to get FEMA money
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of trying to “bully” states into accepting conditions that require them to cooperate on immigration enforcement…
ガザ地区 ハマスから遺体返還の遅れめぐり 合意停止求める声も
イスラエルとイスラム組織ハマスの合意に基づく、死亡した人質の遺体の返還が遅れていることをめぐり、遺体の引き渡しに関わる赤…
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania…
Madagascar's military takes power; fleeing president impeached
An army commander who led a mutiny in Madagascar said on Tuesday the military had taken power after President Andry Rajoelina was impeached by lawmakers and forced to…
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the…
U.S. strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says
The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Those who died in…
Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other
President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the country has ever seen, enabling his budget office a rare authority to pick winners and losers —…
NATO seeks more arms for Ukraine as Western support fades and allied airspace concerns mount
NATO defense ministers will meet on Wednesday to try to drum up more military support for Ukraine amid a sharp drop in deliveries of weapons and ammunition to…
Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over its refusal to boost NATO defense spending
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5% and calling the…
Trump threatens to end cooking oil purchases from China
U.S. President Donald Trump slammed China's halt of American soybean purchases as an "economically hostile act," warning Tuesday that his country could in turn stop buying cooking oil…
Hamas hands over hostage bodies after Israel threatens aid cut
Hamas handed over more bodies of deceased hostages after Israel threatened to reduce aid into Gaza on Tuesday and U.S. President Donald Trump threatened violence against the Palestinian…
洪浦釗觀點》美中大象跳舞時，台灣要學會避險
Newtalk新聞 十月底韓國慶州APEC即將登場，美中領袖是否會面，成了全球外交觀察的焦點。關稅談判僵局未解，「見或不見」都成了籌碼。中國傳出要求川普公開「反對台獨」，而美國則重申「對台立場不變」。 就在這樣的外交氣壓之下，賴清德的國慶演說顯得異常收斂。他不再提「兩岸互不隸屬」，幾乎不碰觸兩岸政治議題，焦點轉向防空建設與經濟治理。這樣的轉變引起外界好奇：為何在這個時刻，他選擇沉默？ 或許答案，就在慶州那張尚未開場的牌桌上。當美中正為關稅與地緣角力激烈過招，任何一句來自台灣的話語，都可能被放大、曲解，甚至被當作籌碼。台灣真正的戰略是「避險」，也就是不讓自己被放上談判桌，更不能成為可被「讓出」的籌碼。 這是一場「定性」的競賽 有別於去年首次國慶演說，賴清德今年的語氣轉變，這並非退卻，而是戰略上的自制；這不是噤聲，而是懂得在風暴前夜收起聲量，讓台灣降溫，也讓對手無從操作。 對中國而言，賴清德早已被定性為「台獨份子」，這個標籤不會因語氣收斂而消失。正因如此，他更不能在國際場合或兩岸議題上留下任何「可被定義為挑釁」的話語，否則就會被中國拿去「證明」其立場，更可能被川普用來衡量美中談判的籌碼價值。這是一場「定性」的競賽，中國想讓賴清德成為「麻煩製造者」，而賴清德則必須讓美方相信，台灣是「穩定貢獻者」。這場競賽的關鍵，不在於改變中國觀感，而是要維持美方信任。 選擇沉默，讓風暴自行過場 對賴清德而言，「不說」反而是「說」的一種方式。他用克制，去對沖中國的激烈語言；用務實，去安撫川普的不確定性。這種「低語外交」的背後，是精準的風險判斷。當美中陷入關稅與稀土戰的談判角力，台灣若發出任何激烈的政治信號，都可能被詮釋為選邊站，甚至成為談判的附屬議題。這正是中國樂見、美國忌憚的情況。 「避險」並非靜止，而是一種節奏控制。當美中談判尚未破局，台灣選擇沉默，正是為了讓議題回歸主體、讓風暴自行過場。這是一種「戰略延遲」，暫時退到舞台邊緣，為的是保留後勢與選擇。 穩定與自制，才是最安全的外交姿態 回顧歷史，每逢美中峰會，台灣幾乎都被捲入談判陰影之中，但台灣從來不是談判主體，而是議題延伸。真正的挑戰不是如何插話，而是如何不被討論。台灣不需被討論為問題，而應被看見為穩定的存在。對台灣而言，外交的勝利往往不是「被聽見」，而是「不被交易」。 這次中國將「反對台獨」列為談判條件，意圖在語言上拉美方下水。若美國真從「不支持台獨」改為「反對台獨」，那將象徵美國在主權議題上向中國靠攏一步。所幸，美國國務院已明確重申「對台立場不變」，並指出中國才是台海和平的最大威脅。這不僅是對中國的警告，也提醒台灣政府：穩定與自制，才是最安全的外交姿態。 從蔡英文提出的「互不隸屬」到賴清德如今主張的「民主台灣」，語言的變化不是退讓，而是重心轉移。蔡英文時期強調「宣示存在」，賴清德則進入「管理存在」，以制度語言取代對抗語言，用行為穩定取代口號張揚。這不僅是語氣上的轉變，而是一種成熟的戰略思維。 避險：不隨大象起舞 避險不是退縮，而是讓台灣掌握節奏。當中國透過敘事戰擴大控制範圍，當美國與中國都在計算籌碼價值時，台灣最聰明的選擇，就是不出現在那份清單上。不挑釁、不表態，不是消極，而是一種主動的外交權力。只有讓自己脫離風暴中心，才有資格成為穩定的象徵。 在美中角力的棋局裡，台灣無需成為聲量最大的一方，而應成為最穩定的一員。中國試圖定義台灣為「麻煩的來源」，但台灣更應展現「穩定的力量」。賴清德的收斂，不是外媒口中的語氣變溫，而是戰略變深。 大象跳舞時，最聰明的策略，不是跟著起舞，而是懂得避險。 （作者為東海大學中國大陸暨區域發展研究中心副執行長）延伸閱讀：證實川普仍計畫在南韓會習近平！美財長：中國打稀土牌是錯誤算計「習主席只是心情不好」川普釋善意：美國希望幫助中國而非傷害它習近平又「被中風」？吳嘉隆：恐已被架空到了攤牌時候要魚死網破美中貿易戰重啟 IMF和世界銀行會議蒙上陰影都過8個月了還沒修好! 川普登杜魯門號演說 巨大「遮醜布」掩蓋損壞部位美中貿易戰嚇趴股市！台股一度跌破800點、台積電跌50元拉回一半
FirstFT: Scott Bessent accuses China of trying to hurt world’s economy
Also in today’s newsletter, criminal case opened against prominent Kremlin critics and Jay Powell signals support for rate cut
After decades of struggle, women in China are rewriting their future
Every Lunar New Year, the urban professional woman – let’s call her Tracy – returns to her rural hometown, where she quickly drops her city identity for her simple rural …
China’s Rare-Earth Flex Sends the United States Scrambling
Beijing’s new export controls take a page from Washington’s playbook.