The IMF has issued a warning that it is revising its global economic growth forecasts downward, and inflation risks are on the rise.If the war in the Middle East continues, the world could be pushed toward recession. For Taiwan, this is not some distant news story; its effects are borne out material
On March 31, the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs released declassified diplomatic records from 1995 that drew wide domestic media attention. One revelation stood out: North Korea had once raised the possibility of diplomatic relations with Taiwan.In a meeting with visiting Chinese officials
In light of the controversy over the government’s plan to introduce migrant workers from India, online discussions surrounding Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Rosalia Wu (吳思瑤) and migrant labor policy have rapidly intensified.Most notably, a social media page suspected of being a political f
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Japan’s imminent easing of arms export rules has sparked strong interest from Warsaw to Manila, Reuters reporting found, as US President Donald Trump wavers on security commitments to allies, and the wars in Iran and Ukraine strain US weapons supplies. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling
The Iran war, which is now likely to flare up again after talks in Islamabad between Washington and Tehran have failed, has been a humanitarian, economic and geopolitical disaster. One heuristic for grasping the scale of the strategic catastrophe is to look at the US’ allies and adversaries worldwid
South Korea on Friday last week adjusted its electronic arrival card system, removing its wrongful designation of Taiwan as “Taiwan (China).” The change followed diplomatic protests from Taiwan, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) warning it could revise South Korea’s designation from “Repub
Lee Chiao (李喬), a prominent Hakka writer in Taiwan, published the short story The Informant (告密者) in 1985. Though fictional, it offers a sharp critique of life under Martial Law and a cautionary message, with the protagonist ultimately descending into madness. Taiwan’s martial law period was prolong
In recent weeks, Taiwan has witnessed a surge of public anxiety over the possible introduction of Indian migrant workers. What began as a policy signal from the Ministry of Labor quickly escalated into a broader controversy. Petitions gathered thousands of signatures within days, political figures i
Taiwanese with a good memory will recall that “no independence, no unification, no war” was the cross-strait policy platform that underpinned the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration of then-president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) from 2008 to 2016. If the KMT frequently cites that era as the most st
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US President Donald Trump’s bid to block Iran from using the Strait of Hormuz chokes a key Chinese energy supply and risks a showdown with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) a month before the two leaders are set to meet in Beijing.Xi broke his near seven-week silence over the Iran war on Tuesday, w
US President Donald Trump has unleashed a diatribe against Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social that brings the simmering imbroglio between the two most powerful Americans in the world to a boil. On one side, there is the New York-born chief executive of the planet’s paramount military superpower. On the ot
China on Sunday last week raised the issue of building a bridge connecting Xiamen, China, with Kinmen County, alongside proposals for gas, water and electricity links between the two areas. “The bridge would be a positive development if China has the benefit of the people in mind and acknowledges Ta
The Ministry of the Interior and other agencies plan to soon propose amendments to the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (家庭暴力防治法), given the high number of cases in which people apply for protective orders, but continue to be abused while waiting for the order to be granted — a situation which serio
Across Europe, governments are reviving a Cold War doctrine with renewed urgency: National security is anchored not only in military power, but in the resilience of society as a whole. Power grids, digital infrastructure and supply chains are no longer economic assets — they are strategic pillars of
The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) on Monday expelled China-born legislator-at-large Li Zhenxiu (李貞秀), stripping her of her seat in the legislature. TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) has distanced himself from any responsibility over the matter, choosing simply to say that Li did not meet the standard
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It has been China’s long-held dream to dethrone King Dollar. Beijing got its first break after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and Russian lenders were deleted overnight from the system that moves the world’s money. However, back in 2022, the yuan was nowhere close to confronting th
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