My youngest son attends a university in Taipei. Throughout the past two years, whenever I have brought him his luggage or picked him up for the end of a semester or the start of a break, I have stayed at a hotel near his campus. In doing so, I have noticed a strange phenomenon: The hotel’s TV contai
In the evolving geopolitical chessboard of the Indo-Pacific region, climate and environmental cooperation have emerged as avenues for Taiwan and India to deepen strategic engagement without overtly provoking Beijing. From green finance to early-warning systems and clean-fuel innovation, the partners
The US House of Representatives on Monday last week advanced the Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would require the US secretary of the treasury, who serves as the US governor to the IMF, to “vigorously support the admission of Taiwan as a member” of the UN financial agency to boost Taiwan
Tool of oppressionLiu Che-ting’s (劉哲廷) op-ed, (“Silence can be a very powerful tool,” June 28, page 8) on Chang Man-chuan’s (張曼娟) posts about her trip to Xinjiang strikes at a disturbing truth: Aesthetic beauty, stripped of context, can become a tool of erasure.Some say that Chang’s reflections on h
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Labubu, an elf-like plush toy with pointy ears and nine serrated teeth, has become a global sensation, worn by celebrities including Rihanna and Dua Lipa. These dolls are sold out in stores from Singapore to London; a human-sized version recently fetched a whopping US$150,000 at an auction in Beijin
Singapore figured it had done a lot right in handling commercial ties with the US. Leaders emphasized the US’ surplus and put huge store in the nations’ two-decade-old free trade accord. When US President Donald Trump hit the city-state with a 10 percent levy, it was small comfort that the penalty w
What can help to protect women’s health, boost the incomes of impoverished families and thus allow girls to avoid early marriage? What — when it disappears — can set back children’s education, damage mental wellbeing, drive conflict within communities and become a vector for racial hatred? The humbl
Czech military intelligence last week revealed that Chinese diplomats and intelligence officers followed Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) and allegedly planned to stage an incident during her visit to Prague last year.In March last year, Czech media reported that a Chinese diplomat ran a red light
Since 1995, Global Views Monthly (遠見雜誌) has been conducting annual telephone surveys on local residents’ satisfaction with their county commissioners’ or city mayors’ performances. Due to the polling techniques and differences in public sentiments between the urban and rural areas, there is often a
I appreciate Michael Turton’s engagement (“Notes from Central Taiwan: What does ‘understanding China’ really mean?” June 23, page 12) with my recent piece on cross-strait relations (“Ma’s China visit; DPP’s [Democratic Progressive Party’s] blind spot,” June 18, page 8), although I find myself compel
The Japanese-language daily Nikkei published a two-part column describing Japan and democratic countries in Europe as “tacitly accepting” Israel’s and the US’ use of military force against Iran, profoundly reflecting on the two countries’ attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities and the reactions of Wes
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It was a story that has played out many times in the history of China’s tech sector. Notoriously fierce competition means that whenever a new craze comes along, scores of rivals emerge ready to pounce.Firms are then locked in a race to the bottom when it comes to pricing. The food delivery wars forc
The US Democratic Party is at a crossroads. It can continue to push policies that maintain a broken and rigged system, and ignore the pain of the 60 percent of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck. It can turn its back on the dreams of a younger generation which, if we do not change that system,
Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. However, it seems to be taking center stage again, much like the 19th-century scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Middle Eastern oil in the past century.As demand rises for the critical minerals that power the industries of the
Over-the-top (OTT) boxes might be used by China as a channel for influence campaigns in Taiwan, Cable Broadband Institute in Taiwan chief executive officer Claudia Peng (彭淑芬) said on June 8.Peng said that more than 7 million OTT devices used to stream Chinese content have been imported into Taiwan,
There is no such thing as a “silicon shield.”This trope has gained traction in the world of Taiwanese news, likely with the best intentions. Anything that breaks the China-controlled narrative that Taiwan is doomed to be conquered is welcome, but after observing its rise in recent months, I now beli
The recently released A Chip Odyssey (造山者-世紀的賭注) is more than just a documentary. It is a timely reflection on Taiwan’s industrial journey and the evolution of its national identity. At a time when Taiwan faces growing geopolitical tensions, this film reminds the public of the long, uncertain climb
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