投稿者: Helen Davidson and Chi-Hui Lin in Taipei
Image dispersed during Monday’s military drills likened to sexual harassment or abusive partnerA Chinese propaganda image dispersed during Monday’s military drills around Taiwan was supposed to send a positive message to the island’s people, but instea…
PLA and Chinese coastguard approach Taiwan by sea and air in move linked by state media to ‘separatist’ National Day speechChinese military and coastguard personnel surrounded Taiwan’s main island on Monday for a day of large-scale drills that Beijing …
Hillary Clinton and Hannah Arendt thought to be among authors of books procured by officials, as Xi Jinping tightens grip on Communist partyWhen Lam Wing-kee ran his bookshop in Hong Kong, filled with controversial and political titles banned in mainla…
Craze for the four-player game known as guandan may lead to the formation of cliques, Communist party warnsAs recently as last year, Chinese state media was hailing guandan as the card game that “can get you a promotion in China”.The country was holdi…
Growing emphasis on military training for civilians reflects heightened nationalism under Xi Jinping – and a growing risk of war over TaiwanAt Beijing Jiaotong University’s affiliated elementary school, a class of children, maybe six or seven years old…
Director Lo Ging-zim hopes drama series will reverse people’s desensitisation to possible war after years of Chinese pressureLast Wednesday as the streets of Taipei emptied and sirens wailed across town for Taiwan’s annual air raid drills, a crowd of j…
Trump has accused Taiwan of ‘taking’ the US chip sector, but Taipei has been at the forefront of the industry for decades, and its future could depend on itThe Hsinchu Science Park, on Taiwan’s west coast, is lush and green, with streets neatly planned…