In recent years, Taiwan’s visibility in Danish news has grown. As the risk of military escalation has risen, so too has media attention. While coverage has expanded, it has not necessarily become deeper or more diverse. That imbalance is clear in a study I conducted of five major Danish outlets, ana
In order to meet public expectations, the Executive Yuan has announced a Cabinet reshuffle involving the change of 16 officials, declaring the official launch of the new “Artificial Intelligence Action Cabinet 2.0.”As a civil servant, I understand deeply that the government must first address public
Public discourse surrounding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China tomorrow and Monday has been characterized by widespread misconceptions concerning both the state of India-China relations and the broader strategic environment. As Modi travels to Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation
As September approaches, the Ministry of Education is set to implement a new “centralized management” approach for cellphone use in elementary and junior-high schools. The policy — which states that devices must be turned off or switched to airplane mode and stored away during school hours, except w
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The Russia-India-China alliance, floated in the 1990s as a counterweight to the US, is being revived today as a way for the three countries to ride out the storm of US President Donald Trump’s trade war. However, old suspicions mean the union is unlikely to endure. Despite their shared grievances wi
US President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Lisa Cook as a governor of the US Federal Reserve is a brazen escalation of the administration’s long-running pressure campaign on the central bank. It is also a frontal assault on the Fed’s independence — and the question is how the Fed can take action
There are multiple competing theories about what drives the anti-green policies embraced by US President Donald Trump. Perhaps they reflect the influence of carbon-heavy industries in Republican-controlled states. Or perhaps they channel ideological hostility to the notion that the state should play
The Executive Yuan on Thursday last week put forward a NT$3.035 trillion (US$99.2 billion) proposal for central government expenditure next year, under which the national defense budget would account for NT$949.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 22.9 percent and reaching a two-decade high of 3.32
In recent years, several political scandals have broken out in Hualien County. Not long ago, former Yuli Township (玉里) mayor Tsai Chiu-lung (蔡秋龍) was sentenced to 11 years in the first instance for embezzlement of NT$70,000 in public funds.In May, former Hualien County Government Civil Affairs Depar
The moment rivers traverse borders, their courses affect terrains and political responses. Sitting atop the glistening snowy Tibetan Plateau is the Angsi Glacier, the source of the Brahmaputra. The river meanders from China down to India’s Arunachal Pradesh and subsequently flows into the Ganges Del
Dialogue is essential when relations between countries turn confrontational. The tragedy is that not only are the stakes greater during such times, but dialogue itself becomes synonymous with appeasement. This phenomenon was observable in coverage of the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russ
The opposition parties have claimed that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been beaten in a complete shutout following two failed mass recall movements. They interpret the failure as a political warning to President William Lai (賴清德). Moreover, there is no lack of harsh criticism circulatin
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Commuters crammed inside hot and clammy underground trains into London’s financial center over the past few months might be wondering what life could be like working in another city.While climate change is raising temperatures everywhere, cities such as Beijing or New York offer more air-conditioned
Peak population is coming for all of us. Sensible measures could respond to the strains imposed by smaller families, but cultural norms matter as much as policy outcomes.While US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was undoubtedly the main attraction at Jackson Hole, there were other weighty issues
Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Shen You-chung (沈有忠) on Thursday last week urged democratic nations to boycott China’s military parade on Wednesday next week.The parade, a grand display of Beijing’s military hardware, is meant to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in Worl
For the first time in five decades, Sweden is to build new nuclear power plants, undoubtedly a milestone in the nation’s energy transition.Back in the 1980s, Sweden voted to phase out nuclear power in a referendum. Now, the Swedish parliament has approved a plan to build several small modular reacto
Under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Manila has asserted its territorial sovereignty with a steady, unflinching stance in its dealings with China. From advancing defense and security cooperation with like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific region to strengthening its defense capabilities,
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