The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has formally elevated damage to undersea cables to a national security issue, pointing to Russia and China as allegedly using tactics with low attribution risks — such as dragging anchors — to threaten subsea infrastructure.Meanwhile, the rupture of the T
The Taiwan Culture in Europe initiative has chosen a promising theme. This year’s program would highlight Taiwan’s commitment to human rights through film festivals, academic collaborations and live performances across Europe, the Ministry of Culture said.It is a sensible choice. Taiwan’s internatio
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an’s (蔣萬安) decision in January to provide free lunches to all public elementary and junior-high school students has quickly evolved from a local welfare measure into a nationwide political trend. As local elections approach, “free lunches” are becoming less a policy choice th
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China’s role as a lender and trade partner is giving it greater latitude to shape the conditions of relationships with other countries. And economic dependence can make Beijing’s red lines harder to ignore.The latest example has come in a canceled conference. Access Now, the New York-based group beh
Throughout Europe, companies are facing a quandary: How can they afford immense investments in decarbonization when a combination of surging energy prices, Chinese overproduction and US tariffs threatens to undermine their businesses?The EU’s leaders reasonably want to offer them help. They should b
In a New York Times editorial, Northeastern University psychology professor David DeSteno posed a question: Can religion make artificial intelligence (AI) moral? Religion, he said, draws its transformative power not from doctrine or scripture, but from physical rituals such as fasting, breathwork an
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly widespread in workplaces, some people stand to benefit from the technology while others face lower wages and fewer job opportunities. However, from a longer-term perspective, as AI is applied more extensively to business operations, the personnel
The cancelation of RightsCon 2026 in Zambia was not merely a logistical setback — it was a political decision with global consequences, and one that should concern anyone who cares about open international dialogue and digital rights. RightsCon is the world’s largest forum dedicated to human rights
If the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) this week is framed only in terms of clashes over tariffs and Taiwan’s place on the negotiating table, it would be a misunderstanding of the nature of great power exchanges. What the US and China are vying for is
Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed modern industrial operations and knowledge production models, but higher education in Taiwan has been slow to respond. Since taking off in 2023, generative AI has become more than just a tool and is influencing entire knowledge structures. Entering this y
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In The Devil Wears Prada 2, the most striking update is not the fashion. It is the collapse of the glossy world of fashion journalism that its characters inhabited in the original film. The sequel does not just register the decline, it underscores how any response to it in the real world begins insi
It is a familiar story. Extravagant claims are made on behalf of novel computerized tools. The public is told that this or that digital application or system is going to change the world for the better. Efficiencies would be unlocked, and problems solved as human limitations are overcome by networke
US President Donald Trump’s war in Iran and tirades against NATO allies are accelerating moves to develop a plan B for European security in case the US is no longer willing to help defend allies against a Russian attack. Europe must prepare for sudden vulnerability gaps if the fickle US president de
Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang’s (劉世芳) nephew, Yen Wen-chun (顏文群), was forced to quit his job in China after Liu was listed by Beijing as a “die-hard Taiwanese independence separatist,” while Yen was accused of making political donations to two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) councilors.T
Before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) can blockade, invade, and destroy the democracy on Taiwan, the CCP seeks to make the world an accomplice to Taiwan’s subjugation by harassing any government that confers any degree of marginal recognition, or defies the
The Ciaotou District Prosecutors’ Office in Kaohsiung has indicted former CTi News host and YouTuber Lin Chen-you (林宸佑) on espionage charges, alleging that he received funding from foreign forces, produced videos at the direction of a Chinese agent that were critical of the Democratic Progressive Pa
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