TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL INTERVIEW
Exclusive interview: Taiwan’s President confirms presence of US military trainers on the island
In 2021, Eric secured an exclusive interview with Taiwan’s then-president Tsai Ing-wen, during which she became the first president in decades to acknowledge the presence of US military trainers on the island. The exclusive interview was the top international story across major global news outlets.
NUCLEAR ARMS RACE
Exclusive: Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US
At the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, Eric obtained exclusive satellite images that showed Russia, the United States, and China all expanding their nuclear test sites in recent years, which elevated concerns for a possible nuclear arms race in the 21st Century.
EXCLUSIVE US NUCLEAR SUBMARINE EMBED
Embed: In the dark depths of the Pacific, US submarines patrol with an eye fixed firmly on China
Eric was deployed to the US Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii to produce an exclusive CNN embed aboard a US nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Mississippi, as it patrolled in the Pacific Ocean. The US military has been on high alerts for threats from China, which Washington described as a “pacing threat”.
THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL COMPANY
Rare access inside TSMC: The secret weapon behind Taiwan’s chipmaking success
Eric spent two years securing rare access inside the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), often described as the world’s most powerful company for its outsized role in powering the world’s artificial intelligence and electronics. Eric produced an extended segment for CNN’s Marketplace Asia that took viewers inside the TSMC Newcomer Training Center, where the company is accelerating its training of new recruits to scale up its operations.
THE HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY BILLIONAIRE
Interview: Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai pleads to President Trump for help
As Beijing prepared to impose a controversial national security law on Hong Kong following widespread pro-democracy protests, Eric produced an exclusive interview with Hong Kong’s media mogul Jimmy Lai, the owner of Apple Daily, during which he appealed to US President Donald Trump for help in saving the city. Lai has since been jailed for sedition for his activism.
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