International news serves as a mirror. For example, learning how many Sudanese children are dying in the refugee camps in Chad every day because of illness and that more than a quarter of the world population does not have clean drinking water, could make Taiwan-ese more tolerant and understanding. And that may yet imbue Tai-wanese politics with more honesty and a willingness to compromise.
Philip Yang is a professor in the department of political science at National Taiwan University.
Translated by Lin Ya-ti
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