Witness America's alliances with Japan and South Korea, its legal obligation to help Taiwan defend itself and its burgeoning friendships with China's rivals, notably India but also now Vietnam.

ECONOMIST: China and India

If investigators find the cops culpable of excessive force, Taiwan's legal system will shed more credibility.

CNN: The Police Get Their Man

Mindful of some of the uncertainties, many Taiwan companies have moved their legal domiciles offshore.

CNN: The Lowering of the Flag

Ongoing legal disputes have led some to speculate that Apple could switch to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), making what iFixit finds here noteable.

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Taiwan's government takes the threat so seriously that it has promised legal aid to the companies involved.

ECONOMIST: Taiwan