On Wednesday last week, the Rossiyskaya Gazeta published an article by Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) asserting the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) territorial claim over Taiwan effective 1945, predicated upon instruments such as the 1943 Cairo Declaration and the 1945 Potsdam Proclamation. T
South Asia is once again at the brink. The recent military escalation between India and Pakistan — sparked by a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir — has reignited fears of a wider regional conflict. India blamed Pakistan for harboring militant groups responsible for the
Abandoning responsibilityA teenager, dressed for a night out on the town, is standing at the door with one hand on the knob, just about to step outside. Instead of having a proper conversation, the kid shouts: “Dad! I’m going to karaoke — I’ll be back by midnight,” and dashes out before the parent h
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Negotiators from the US and Iran have just convened in Oman for their fourth round of nuclear talks. The two sides remain far apart on fundamental questions, they have diverging expectations and they are running out of time. However, for the first time in years, there is cause for optimism. What dis
US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff did not mince his words. In a meeting late on Sunday with former hostages and relatives of those still held in Gaza, he told them Israel is drawing out a war the US wants to end, local media reported.On the eve of the release
As part of her ongoing trip to Europe, including visits to Lithuania, Denmark and the UK, former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) spoke at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Tuesday. Her message was the need for unity among democracies in the face of geopolitical and economic uncertainties and mounting
The Legislative Yuan passed an amendment on Friday last week to add four national holidays and make Workers’ Day a national holiday for all sectors — a move referred to as “four plus one.” The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), who used their combined legislative ma
US President Donald Trump said last week: “I want China to do great. I’m very friendly with [Chinese] President Xi [Jinping (習近平)]. I have great respect for him and for China.” Trump believes the way for China to do well is simply to open its markets to US goods. That would be a step in the right di
Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) continues to play a vital role in bridging the gap between Taiwan and the West. Her European tour is a clear illustration of this.Her tour to Lithuania, Denmark and the UK clarifies the continued importance of her role in reinforcing Taiwan’s standing in the world
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has 10 compelling reasons to take voter anxiety about immigration deadly seriously: Weekend opinion polls show Reform UK, the insurgent anti-migration party, enjoys an unprecedented 10-point lead over his Labour Party — and that is 10 months after Starmer’s landsl
India and Pakistan have stepped back from the brink of all-out war, with a nudge from the US, but New Delhi’s aspirations as a global diplomatic power now face a key test after US President Donald Trump offered to mediate on the dispute over Kashmir, analysts said. India’s rapid rise as the world’s
A new US-China agreement to pause sky-high tariffs on each other is pressuring manufacturing hubs such as Vietnam and Mexico to make their own, better deals with the US to continue benefiting from a “China-plus-one” strategy by global producers. In the new world order dictated by US President Donald
The central bank might be facing growing pressure from Washington to address Taiwan’s large trade surplus with the US, but a repeat of the sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar as seen in 1985, following the coordinated currency intervention by the US, Japan, Germany, France and the UK under t
Sexually discriminatory and demeaning content was included in a health education question for a midterm exam for ninth-grade students at Jincheng Junior High School in Kinmen County.Were there no guardrails in place to prevent the inclusion of inappropriate questions in an exam for students? Why is
Monday was International Nurses Day, a day that is not dedicated exclusively to professional nurses. Seventy years ago, a group of people who were not nurses — some of whom could not even write their own names — cared for soldiers on the front line. Their contributions were heroic, tragic and touchi
In a week in which nurses are nominally honored, the truth is harder to celebrate. Nurses in Taiwan continue to struggle against a tide of attrition, professional disempowerment and systemic neglect.Taiwan’s nursing programs are among the highest-ranked globally — but that does not mean our bedside
The mass recall movement has been a grueling process: Petition gatherers, who are volunteers, are frequently turned away, often humiliated and even abused by those who disagree with them. Even people who share their stance cannot help but harbor doubts, while the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) trea
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