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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The US government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the resulting disorder in Los Angeles and other cities, and the Democratic Party’s response to the riots testify to the country’s broken politics. However, they also raise a deeper, less obvious and more unsettling question. In what sense is the
In just a few days of war, Israel has killed more than a dozen of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, taken out much of its top military hierarchy and attacked key parts of its nuclear program.It has been a powerful display of Israeli military and intelligence dominance, but has not critically damaged Ir
Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is visiting China, where he is addressed in a few ways, but never as a former president.On Sunday, he attended the Straits Forum in Xiamen, not as a former president of Taiwan, but as a former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman. There, he met with Chinese Pe
As former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) concludes his fourth visit to China since leaving office, Taiwan finds itself once again trapped in a familiar cycle of political theater. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has criticized Ma’s participation in the Straits Forum as “dancing with Beijing,” w
For many centuries, imperial examinations in many countries included written tests, oral interviews or practical demonstrations. Over the past few years, Taiwan has added students’ “learning portfolios” (學習歷程) to university admission, as institutions strive to recruit the best.The Chinese for “learn
Holger Chen cashes inInternet personality Holger Chen (陳之漢), also known as Kuan Chang (館長), on Sunday returned to Taiwan after a visit to Shanghai. The trip was about more than controversy and live streaming — it was an itemized financial ledger. He was not there for pleasure, diplomatic talks or to
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