Saturday, June 30, 2018
Is Taiwan Ready for an Aggressive China?
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Despite the rhetoric, Beijing still has not made Taiwan its No. 1 priority. Taipei cannot afford to wait for the day when it does, and in ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Say What You Want, Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Is Not a Human Right
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Expanding human rights so that visible minorities are treated as equals under the law should be the aspiration of any democratic society. ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
JAL, ANA Show How to Respond to Chinese Pressure
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Yes, the two Japanese carriers have given in to Chinese pressure. But they may have found a formula that meets Beijing’s demands without i...
Monday, June 18, 2018
Nice Democracy You’ve Got There. Be a Shame If Something Happened to It
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China's Communist Party is using thuggish proxies to disrupt Taiwan and Hong Kong Secret societies, criminal organizations, and tri...
Friday, June 01, 2018
Worry Not: The New AIT Compound in Taipei Will Not Derail US-China Relations
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Much speculation has surrounded this month’s opening of the new de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan and the effects it could have on Sino-Amer...
Friday, May 25, 2018
China’s Bullying of Taiwan: External Distraction for an Underperforming CCP?
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Beijing’s harassment of Taiwan is not only failing, it serves as a distraction for a regime in Beijing that has done very little to help t...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Ottawa Can’t Shirk Responsibility in China-Taiwan Air Canada Controversy
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The Trudeau government’s cowardly response to Air Canada’s decision to list Taiwan as part of China could damage Canada’s reputation abroa...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
時間不多了!台灣必須振作起來
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綜觀北京當局近來針對台灣所有的文攻武嚇,雖有人民解放軍提升在鄰近區域的演習頻率,外加限縮台灣國際空間的種種企圖,中國仍然無法說服外界:已經把「統一台灣」列為第一優先要務。不過,情況是會改變的,而等到那天真的到來,台灣最好已經做足面對這項艱難挑戰的準備。但遺憾的是,目前實在看不...
Saturday, May 19, 2018
As Airlines Give In to Chinese Pressure, Taiwan Needs a Strategy to Hit Back
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Citizens or Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration could initiate legal action in Taiwan or in other jurisdictions against airlines that l...
Friday, May 18, 2018
Air Canada’s Kowtowing to China Sends a Dangerous Signal
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I speak for many Canadians today in feeling ashamed for the decision by Air Canada, a company we can be proud of, to give in to Beijing’s ...
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Does China Have a ‘Blacklist’ of Taiwan ‘Separatists’?
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Even if the blacklist doesn’t currently exist, China’s habit of extraterritorial abductions makes it all too plausible During a regular...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
China’s Bullying of International Firms Reaches New Low With Gap T-Shirt Incident
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In recent months China has used its Cyber Security Law and advertising regulations to pressure various international firms into removing r...
Friday, May 11, 2018
Do American Companies Need to Take a Stance on Taiwan?
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China’s airline regulator recently sent a letter to 36 international air carriers requiring them to remove from their websites references ...
Tuesday, May 08, 2018
China Acting on ‘Lebanization’ Threat Against Taiwan
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Beijing has given up on winning the hearts and minds of the Taiwanese. Instead, using violence-prone proxies and a fake civil society, the...
Monday, May 07, 2018
Does China’s Pressure on Airlines to Write Off Taiwan Break WTO Rules?
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At this stage in the game, Taiwan can no longer just count on the kindness and principles of other players in the international community ...
Friday, May 04, 2018
台多斷交的啟示:此時此刻台灣更需專注於重要盟邦
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失去盟邦所造成的心理衝擊程度,可以說很有限,因為台灣民眾看待情勢的態度很務實 事實上,其他可能被中國拉攏的台灣邦交國,都是不具全球影響力的微小經濟體。 中華民國(台灣)與多明尼加共和國的正式邦交,在5月1日終止,結束雙方長達77年的官方關係。消息傳來之時,多明尼加共和國...
Wednesday, May 02, 2018
China, Taiwan, and the Art of Stealing Allies
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The effect of Beijing stealing Taiwan’s official diplomatic partners is limited and symbolic at best The Taiwanese government on the mor...
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Q&A on Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific Concept
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How does Taiwan fit into the free and open Indo-Pacific? Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe are not the only leaders talking about a “free and...
Friday, April 27, 2018
Unprecedented Violence, Possible China Link As Anti-Pension Reform Protesters Storm Taiwan’s Legislature
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Physical assaults on members of the press and law-enforcement officials, and the presence of a protest leader at an event in Beijing in 20...
Monday, April 23, 2018
Conservative’s Bid for Referendum on Same-Sex Marriage, Sex Education Highlights Democratic Blindspot in Taiwan
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Amending the Referendum Act may have been a mistake in a highly politicized environment like Taiwan, where polarization is severe and civi...
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