Wherever one looks, the United States is ceding ground to China. From foreign aid to foreign trade, and from reorganizations to organizational guidance, the Trump administration has embarked on a stunning effort to hobble itself in grappling with what his own secretary of state calls “the most poten
On April 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) alluded to the “dragon-elephant” tango in his message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of India-China diplomatic relations. The two countries have patched up after their border agreement in October las
The Legislative Yuan has passed new legislation adding four national holidays and making Workers’ Day a national holiday for all sectors. That would create a confusing national identity for Taiwanese and the government. The anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou and Constitution Day are used by the
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Hang out the bunting and let the church bells ring. A Victory in Europe (V-E) Day trade deal with US President Donald Trump is done, and in the auto plants of the West Midlands as much as in the back rooms of No. 10 Downing Street, there will be understandable relief that, for now at least, the US’
The harassment, detention, torture and eventual murder in 2006 of Anna Politkovskaya — a Russian investigative journalist who exposed government corruption, the horrors of the Second Chechen War, and the increasingly autocratic regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin — is the subject of a new fil
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “united front” tactics continue to distort history to form a narrative conducive to CCP control over territories it lays claim to. On Friday, the Council of Indigenous Peoples criticized former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator Yosi Takun (孔文吉) for remark
In yesterday’s Taipei Times (May 10, page 8), four powerful pieces laid bare the appalling depth of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu’s (朱立倫) moral and political misjudgement. In his now-infamous remark comparing President William Lai’s (賴清德) government to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime,
They did it again. For the whole world to see: an image of a Taiwan flag crushed by an industrial press, and the horrifying warning that “it’s closer than you think.” All with the seal of authenticity that only a reputable international media outlet can give. The Economist turned what looks like a p
Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator and National Dong Hwa University academic Yosi Takun (孔文吉) — a member of the Sediq community — traveled to China to attend an exchange event hosted by Yunnan Minzu University. There, he repeated the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “united front” slog
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US President Donald Trump let the world know last weekend that movies have become another one of his tariff targets.“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” he wrote on social media. “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from
Seven months after French President Emmanuel Macron praised the success of Emily in Paris, but bemoaned the lack of homegrown European broadcasters and distributors on par with series creator Netflix Inc. Germany’s Friedrich Merz — whose road to becoming chancellor is proving rockier than expected —
European nations want to spend big on artillery, missiles and drones, but costly military pension commitments risk constraining those ambitious plans, according to previously unreported NATO-member defense budget data compiled by Reuters.NATO’s European members are rushing to ramp up spending on mil
On Wednesday, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) drew parallels between the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) under President William Lai (賴清德) now and the fascism of Germany under Adolf Hitler. The German Institute Taipei, Berlin’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, expressed on soci
As chair of the Taiwan European Parliament Amity Association, I must express my deep regret regarding the recent remarks made by the chairman of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, which, lacking any historical perspective, have seriously undermined relations between Taiwan and Europe.When confrontin
On the eve of the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) made a statement that provoked unprecedented repudiations among the European diplomats in Taipei. Chu said during a KMT Central Standing Committee meeting that what President Wil
The New Taiwan dollar’s sharp rise against the US dollar on Friday last week and on Monday raised concerns over the capital market and export competitiveness. Some — like Cathay United Bank (國泰世華銀行) chief economist Lin Chi-chao (林啟超) — even drew parallels to the 1985 Plaza Accord, a deal between the
At a meeting of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Central Standing Committee on Wednesday, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) drew parallels between the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) under President William Lai (賴清德) and the fascism of Germany under Adolf Hitler and Italy under Benito Mussolini. A
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