Regarding the development of renewable energy, the Yunlin County Government recently sent a letter to the Ministry of Economic Affairs requesting that the central government establish total capacity control and operation specifications standards. It also suggested that operators obtain approval for
The 53rd Pacific Islander’s Forum (PIF) took place in Tokyo from Aug. 26 to 30. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) infiltrated the forum through its proxy, the Solomon Islands, in an attempt to remove Taiwan as an observing member and “development partner.” Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan’s diploma
The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) has disingenuously attempted to compare its chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) with former South African president Nelson Mandela, framing a narrative for Ko’s arrest by saying that “the Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] is oppressing A-bei [Ko],” and that “the international c
In recent years, countries around the world have expressed support for Taiwan’s independent and sovereign status. One key example is the clarification of UN Resolution 2758 — the US has taken great pains to explain that it is related to the representation issue brought about by the previous change i
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The Australian government wants to ban children up to age 16 from social media and is spending millions of dollars to figure out how. I am willing to wager it will not take long for technology-savvy teenagers who grew up on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to figure out how to log back on.The promised
Contrary to expectations, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) semiconductor plant in Arizona is reportedly on track to meet its production targets next year. This announcement poses a challenge to the many observers who predicted that the effort to bring chip manufacturing back to the U
Can a flood be called a thousand-year flood if it happens every five years?That is a question worth asking this week in the southern US, central Europe and central Africa after the latest round of biblical deluges that are becoming increasingly routine and destructive as the planet heats up. They ar
Two German naval vessels, a supply ship and a frigate, passed through the Taiwan Strait on the way to Jakarta earlier this month, the first time in 22 years that a German warship has transited the Strait.German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius announced the transit in Berlin on Friday last week,
Dangerous flash points in Asia include the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea conflicts (such as the clashes between China and the Philippines) that have become hot issues to debate at international level. Besides that, the Gulf of Thailand might be the next geopolitical flash point.These conflicts o
The Chinese-language United Daily News published an article by Kuan Chung (關中) titled: “Criticizing US hegemony — it has become a rogue nation.”In response, I would argue that many academics affiliated with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) appear to deliberately overlook or dismiss the widely rec
Two German warships passed through the Taiwan Strait earlier this month, leading to protests by the Chinese government. The commanding officers of those vessels responded by saying that Germany has to do more than state that it wants to defend the international order — it must take action, too.What
The US House of Representatives on Sept. 9 voted overwhelmingly to pass the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2023. The core content of the act is to impose financial sanctions on the most senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and their immediate relatives with the goal of preventing
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Perhaps it is unsurprising that former US president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are saying nothing about the country’s biggest economic policy challenge — namely, how to rein in public borrowing. With a presidential election to win, they would rather emphasize lower taxes or higher
In what must count as one of the more extraordinary acts of sabotage of all time, as many as 2,800 people, including hundreds of Hezbollah officials, were injured and several killed across Lebanon on Tuesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said, when the pagers they use to communicate explod
Gogoro Inc was once a rising star and a would-be unicorn in the years prior to its debut on the NASDAQ in 2022, as its environmentally friendly technology and stylish design attracted local young people. The electric scooter and battery swapping services provider is bracing for a major personnel sha
Earlier this month in Newsweek, President William Lai (賴清德) challenged the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to retake the territories lost to Russia in the 19th century rather than invade Taiwan.He stated: “If it is for the sake of territorial integrity, why doesn’t [the PRC] take back the lands occ
As Taiwan invites Indian representatives to discuss introducing 1,000 Indian workers to the country, there is more at stake than economic cooperation. The outcome would not only shape its economics, but also its diplomatic future with India, a partnership crucial to Taiwan’s political destiny. Taiwa