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What should the next phase of U.S.-Taiwan economic cooperation look like? And how can the new U.S. administration work with Taiwan not just to build on legacy advantages, like in semiconductors, but also to invest in the emerging fields that are rapidly reshaping the future of work, industry, service delivery, and defense?

California lawmakers have a special reason to oppose Biden’s proposal: a big cut in Sacramento’s tax revenue.