After overcoming all odds, the Pingtung County Government has expanded its milk provisions program: From this month through the end of the first semester of the upcoming academic year, all students — from rural kindergartens to elementary and even high schools — can drink fresh milk at least five ti
While Taiwan’s efforts in external engagements face obstructions amid China’s growing assertiveness, the nation has demonstrated agility and flexibility in devising its own model of non-traditional global engagements. To this end, it is vital that Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties be recognized and su
The term dangwai (黨外, “outside the party”) refers to the collective political force formed “outside the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)” before 1986. During the Martial Law era, the ruling KMT prohibited the formation of political parties. Dangwai has a specific meaning in Taiwan’s political history
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Nvidia Corp billionaire boss Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), clad in his signature leather jacket, has been crisscrossing European capitals and sharing the stage with the likes of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron as he pitches “sovereign” artificial intelligence (AI), a v
There is growing public alarm about how generative artificial intelligence (AI) might obliterate established (“legacy”) industries and professions, ranging from lawyers to Uber drivers to accountants. But what is often overlooked is that the first major victim of AI disruption will undoubtedly be th
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) last week announced that the KMT was launching “Operation Patriot” in response to an unprecedented massive campaign to recall 31 KMT legislators. However, his action has also raised questions and doubts: Are these so-called “patriots” pledging
Since 2017, Amnesty International, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and civil society sponsorship programs have been working together to provide support for refugees, helping them rebuild their lives. To date, millions of people worldwide have received aid, including housing assistance, educati
Taiwan’s unconditional support “for all legitimate and necessary actions taken by the government of India to safeguard national security and fight terrorist forces that cross borders to attack innocent civilians” marked a monumental shift in the relationship between Taipei and New Delhi. At a time w
Actor Darren Wang (王大陸) allegedly paid NT$3.6 million (US$121,535) to a fraud ring, run by a man named Chen Chih-ming (陳志明), to falsify documents and help him evade military service. New Taipei City prosecutors on Monday indicted 24 “draft dodgers” and four intermediaries involved in the ring’s oper
Judicial complaint updateLast month I wrote about how a flawed judicial process forced me into exile from Taiwan (“Legal nightmare in Taiwan,” May 7, p8). Today, I write with a more troubling update: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuses to acknowledge its responsibility, in a glaring contradictio
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As the sun sets on the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, there is much to celebrate, but also much unfinished business for the world to address at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, later this year.Against a backdrop of global uncertainty and questions about whether
Tyranny is contagious — and Western governments’ reluctance to name the threat is helping it spread.There is no founding charter or admissions process to the self-selecting group of “leading” economic powers that numbers seven. It was the G8 from 1997 to March 2014. Then Russia annexed Crimea and ha
Australia’s northernmost maritime gateway has become a lightning rod for the fragile relationship between the US and China — but while national security concerns are warranted for many of the ports that Beijing controls or owns, this is hardly the one to worry about.US President Donald Trump’s trade
Taiwan must shape the information space early to avoid being blamed for escalation if it responds with force to Chinese incursions, a former US Navy intelligence head said on Friday last week. In such a scenario, Taiwan should seek to frame Chinese forces as aggressors and a threat to the entire reg
As Taiwan’s global profile rises, many liberal democracies still falter in crafting a consistent and coherent Taiwan policy that matches the moment. Support often comes in rhetorical flourishes or reactive moves, while long-term engagement, grounded in mutual understanding, remains elusive. The resu
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) in a speech on May 24 said that “Taiwan should definitely invest in nuclear energy.”A few days earlier, on May 20, a referendum proposal backed by Taiwan’s opposition parties, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party, on rest
mother’s concernsI have lived in Taiwan for 45 years, yet I have never felt so close to war until now. As an older mother of a child in preschool, witnessing China’s overwhelming tactics and clear intent to force us to give up our free Taiwan — or else face a military invasion — fills me with a deep
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