China actively exploits Taiwan’s vulnerable submarine cables, posing a threat to the nation, from global stock trading to digital communications. Taiwan is not an isolated case. China’s “gray zone” warfare simultaneously threatens nearby states and diminishes regional stability as a whole. Submarine
The Long-term Care Plan was originally one of the most important aspects of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) social welfare agenda. Its original intention was well-meaning — to provide care for the elderly population, reduce the burden on families and make society as a whole more compassiona
The much-anticipated 2025 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Summit, scheduled to take place in New Delhi later this year, has faced a setback, with US President Donald Trump reportedly to skip the meeting amid heightened India-US tariff tensions. Trump’s recent statements have raised alarms in
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s trip to Beijing this week offered the reclusive young leader an unprecedented opportunity to stand beside partners from China and Russia, gain implicit support for his banned nuclear weapons and expand his diplomatic circle. Kim rode into the Chinese capital in his
From an upgraded, nuclear-armed missile with near-global reach, to air defense lasers, hypersonic weapons and sea drones that could crowd its near seas, China sent a broad message of deterrence with its largest-ever military parade on Wednesday.Military analysts and diplomats said Chinese President
There is an old joke in India: Our prime minister always knows where the camera is. So when pictures emerged from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and Russian President Vladimi
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) held a huge parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square — the “Gate of Heavenly Peace” — to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. At the conclusion of the parade, 80,000 doves of peace were released. Representing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT),
The recent tragedy on Nantou County’s Mount Kelekelean (可樂可樂安山) was heartbreaking. Two experienced climbers lost their lives, and the last cry for help came not from seasoned adults, but from an eight-year-old boy, the youngest member of the mountaineering trio. In the freezing wilderness, the child
Media said that several pan-blue figures — among them former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱), former KMT legislator Lee De-wei (李德維), former KMT Central Committee member Vincent Hsu (徐正文), New Party Chairman Wu Cheng-tien (吳成典), former New Party legislator Chou chuan (
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It was also Armed Forces Day and All-out National Defense Education Day. Since March, the Ministry of National Defense has organized a series of commemorative events around the theme of resisting aggression and defending the homeland,
Taiwan won the Little League Baseball World Series, beating the US team 7-0 in the championship game in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and bringing home the highest international Little League title in 29 years. Last time, it was Kaohsiung Fuxing Elementary School that claimed the title for Taiwa
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Across Botswana the lines of people outside government clinics are lengthening, construction companies dependent on state jobs are firing workers and university students are threatening to boycott lectures after not receiving the allowance increases they were promised.The economic slowdown is a shar
The deluge of crises over the past five years, from the COVID-19 pandemic to wars in Ukraine and Gaza, to the US’ destructive tariff policy, has put the global order under immense pressure. Multilateral institutions — including the UN and the WTO — are struggling to respond effectively to an increas
The Intellectual Property and Commercial Court on Monday ordered three suspects to be held incommunicado over alleged theft of trade secrets related to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC) 2-nanometer chip manufacturing technology.The case has triggered national alarm, given the sensitivit
A response to my article (“Invite ‘will-bes,’ not has-beens,” Aug. 12, page 8) mischaracterizes my arguments, as well as a speech by former British prime minister Boris Johnson at the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei early last month.Tseng Yueh-ying (曾月英) in the response (“A misreading of Johnson’s speech,
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) has been acting rather oddly since in January proposing a recall targeting the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) 39 legislators who were directly elected, as well as two independents, while calling on Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly is to open on Tuesday next week. The first day of the high-level General Debate is to be held on Sept. 23. Important topics are to include a focus on the ongoing need for international cooperation to address global conflicts, inequality and health crises,
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