In the case of Kai Kai (剴剴) — a one-year-old boy who died, allegedly from abuse by a Taipei nanny surnamed Liu (劉) — a Child Welfare League Foundation (兒福聯盟) social worker was handcuffed and detained by police for falsifying home visit records and failing to detect the abuse at an early stage. Meanw
The number of babies born in China has been declining year-on-year since 2017. In response, Chinese central and local governments have launched a series of pro-natalist policies to encourage childbirth and help arrest the decline. Among them, the 2022 guidelines issued by the Chinese National Develo
The presence of unmarked Chinese boats in waters around Kinmen County has stirred up a great deal of controversy. They are not marked with any name, number or home port, nor do they have any registration papers on board. These unidentified boats contravene China’s laws and pose a threat to the secur
Do not ignore violenceIn Lin Yung-zen’s (林應然) article (“Encourage reporting of child abuse,” which appears on this page today), he encourages people to report child abuse to the police.An elderly woman in her 80s lives in my neighborhood. Her daughter often yells at her over trivial matters. At firs
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The late, sharp-witted economist Michael Mussa, my first boss at the IMF, once told me that every statistic must pass the “smell test.” I recalled this sage advice recently when Indian authorities published the first driblets of a consumption survey in more than a decade. The numbers stink.Economist
Behind the doors of a small, non-descript office in the heart of New Delhi lies the headquarters of an electoral trust run by just two men that is the largest-known donor to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Reuters’ review of public records showed.The Prudent Electoral Trust has raised U
Electricity rates charged by Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) are to rise across the board next month, awaiting an electricity price review committee convened by the Ministry of Economic Affairs this month. How strongly this would affect consumer prices has become a concern for many, including the central
Exactly a decade ago today, university students and civic groups from throughout Taiwan congregated in the Legislative Yuan in a demonstration against the then-ruling Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) hasty attempt to pass a proposed Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement.Apprehensive that the agreeme
Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led a bipartisan delegation to Taiwan in late February. During their various meetings with Taiwan’s leaders, this delegation never missed an opportunity to emphasize the strength of their cross-party consensus on issues rel
The US House of Representatives passed a bill 352 to 65 that would give TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, six months to divest its US assets or face a ban. It was passed with bipartisan support, showing that Democrats and Republicans have reached a consensus on preventing China’s cognitive warfare. Its rap
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In 2021, the Russell Group of 24 leading British universities published an unequivocal statement of its commitment to protecting academic freedom. The institutions would “always champion the importance of free speech,” the group’s chief executive officer wrote, noting that diverse views and disagree
On a clear winter’s day earlier this year, those living on the vast Egyptian headland of Ras El-Hekma who looked up from the dun-colored scrub would have seen an aircraft circling the sky. Far above, locals were told, top United Arab Emirates officials were taking a special interest in one of the Me
Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) on Friday apologized for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to immediately conduct batch-by-batch inspection when traces of Sudan III — an industrial dye banned in food due to possible carcinogenic properties — was found in imported chili powder at border i
US Congressional Republicans’ delay in approving aid to Ukraine and former US president Donald Trump’s comments about not protecting certain NATO member states have stirred doubts about Washington’s commitment to safeguarding the global order that it put in place after World War II. In particular, t
Recently, Nauru terminated its diplomatic ties with Taiwan and switched to recognizing China, a development that has raised eyebrows given the historically strong ties between Taiwan and Nauru. It no longer acknowledges Taiwan as a sovereign state, but rather considers it an integral part of China,
Sunflower movement impactTomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the Sunflower movement. Students bravely protesting against the “black box” process of the cross-strait service trade agreement have left a permanent imprint on Taiwan’s political scene. It is regrettable that after 10 years, those pass
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