In the past few years, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) short-form video platforms and social media apps have become increasingly popular in Taiwan, to the point where even everyday vocabulary is gradually being assimilated. If Taiwanese fail to remain vigilant in the face of this subtle cultural
The bringing forward of new mandates for nurse-to-patient ratios to be enacted in May next year should represent a turning point for the chronically overstretched profession. However, not long after the legislation’s fast-tracking was announced, a number of leading medical centers began floating the
A student at Taoyuan Municipal Wuling High School was recently subjected to relentless online public shaming by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taoyuan City Councilor Chan Chiang-tsun (詹江村) for jokingly referring to Taoyuan Mayor Simon Chang (張善政) as the “Mayor of Sindian” at the school’s graduation
The longer the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation crisis goes on, the more intense it becomes, with former aides, associates and relatives of former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) all offering conflicting accounts and allegations. To outsiders, the situation remains unclear. Some statements regarding Ma’s commen
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Most people in reasonable health could probably complete a 100m run without serious ill effects. However, get them to jog non-stop for 24 hours and they might be in serious danger. That is a useful way to think about how urbanization on our rapidly warming planet is risking the well-being of billion
On his recent visit to India, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio predictably touted India as one of the US’ “most important strategic partners,” citing the two countries’ shared values, “people-to-people ties,” and strategic alignment on “all of the key issues that will define the new century.” Howev
It is easy to understand why so many graduates are booing commencement speakers who tell them how great artificial intelligence (AI) is. They face a brutal job market, with unemployment for recent college graduates nearing recession levels, and AI is often cited as the reason they cannot find jobs o
Singaporean former Prime Minister and current senior minister Lee Hsien- Loong(李顯龍 last month stood on Chinese soil and told Beijing that Singapore cooperates because of “shared interests”, not because of common “ethnic descent,” a significant statement that has upended China’s cognitive warfare tac
When I visited Taiwan last summer, I called on the nation to use its status as a technology superpower to build superweapons. It is obvious to me as I return a year later that Taiwan is now answering that call.By 2030, Taiwan envisions a domestic drone hub, capable of producing large quantities of d
On Thursday last week, the Philippines and Japan issued a joint statement on their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, reaffirming the need to further promote peace, stability and mutual trust through maritime cooperation grounded in respect for international law. They also announced the commenceme
In a Project Syndicate essay republished by the Taipei Times (“China’s long march to technological supremacy,” page 7, June 1) Johan Rockstrom and Inga Strumke argue that China’s technological rise is the predictable outcome of long-term planning, scientific investment and strategic governance. Chin
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Roksolana Makar braved icy roads and the threat of drone strikes to interview a woman in the Ukrainian town of Izium who said Russian forces tortured her.Surrounded by woods and farmland, Izium still bears scars from a 2022 Russian occupation that left bridges smashed and buildings flattened. The wo
The US would have you believe it is showing leadership in Asia. Yet the nation displaying real resolve is Japan.Standing up to China over its rapidly expanding military strength is what the Indo-Pacific region wants from Washington. Instead, it was left to Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizu
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore on Saturday last week, a senior Royal Marines officer defended the UK’s transits through the Taiwan Strait.The UK upholds the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and believes there should be no “no-go” areas for navigation, inc
Extreme rainfall has become the new normal for countries across East Asia, which is why South Korea has, in the past few years, been rolling out “digital twin” technology to assist with its adaptation efforts. The idea is to build a virtual model that can simulate flood paths and predict inundation
June marks the 37th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Since Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) rise to power, China has extended a model of governance that prioritizes national security over pluralism to Hong Kong through far-reaching legal restructuring. While citizens in China h
Japan and the Philippines’ announcement to begin talks on exclusive economic zones and continental shelf delimitation has raised concerns in Taiwan. The waters east of Taiwan are vital to the nation’s fisheries and maritime resources, and provide strategic access to the Western Pacific. Any arrangem
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