The controversy surrounding proposed amendments to Article 26 of the Public Officials Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷免法) has expanded into questions over whether the legislature is adjusting candidacy eligibility ahead of political cases. The Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee is
As a young public health student in the US, reading the book The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance by the Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist Laurie Garrett was eye-opening. One chapter described a viral outbreak among Native Americans in the southwestern US who had inh
I recently came across a post from a 65-year-old relative of mine on Facebook. A graduate of Taiwan’s top university and self-proclaimed supporter of Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), they had taken to social media after completing a senior citizen health c
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A rapidly unfolding Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a reminder of the value of maintaining robust global disease surveillance and response systems — and the dire consequences of weakening them. The outbreak came to the public’s attention just days ago, but by Tuesday had grow
Ever since British Prime Minister Keir Starmer took office, there has been hope of a reset in relations with the EU. His Labour party government and Brussels have rued Brexit’s economic and political costs in a more hostile Trumpian world. The prospect of the cautious Starmer being dumped as prime m
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for sacrifice last week marks a fundamental shift. He urged the country’s 1.4 billion people to consume less fuel and fertilizer, buy less gold and curb foreign travel as global energy prices surge because of the war in Iran. The message, redolent of the CO
As analysts try to figure out how last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) would affect Taiwan, a closer look at Xi’s remarks offer a glimpse into his anxiety and uncertainty over initiating war in the Taiwan Strait, while attempting to disguise his
US President Donald Trump recently repeated his claim that “Taiwan stole America’s chip industry,” reigniting public debate on the issue. As a former Taiwanese minister of economic affairs and an entrepreneur deeply involved in semiconductor supply chain development, I feel a responsibility to clari
This year’s Taipei mayoral race is not your average local election. It is a contest of values — a debate over how Taiwan’s capital should navigate the road ahead.When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officially announced Puma Shen (沈伯洋) as its nominee, the first reaction of many was not about
One of the bewildering contradictions in Taiwanese politics today is that some members of the authoritarian-era party-state and retired military personnel, who once championed resistance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Russia, now publicly say they would rather accept unification under the
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It has been an unsettling few days for Taiwan’s government. When US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing on Thursday, many feared the unpredictable US leader could upend Washington’s longstanding support for Taipei. However, beyond a starkly worded statement from
On Monday morning, a jury in Oakland, California, handed a resounding victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in their long, bitter courtroom battle with Elon Musk. The federal jury found Altman, OpenAI and its president, Greg Brockman, not liable for Elon Musk’s claims that they unjustly enriched themselv
For all China’s pointed criticism of the Iran war, it has not been without advantage for the world’s second-largest economy. Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has been wrestling for years with a pernicious foe: deflation. The conflict has given prices at home a much-needed lift, one that Beijing mu
The Presidential Office on Saturday reiterated that Taiwan is a sovereign, independent nation after US President Donald Trump said that Taiwan should not “go independent.”“We’re not looking to have somebody say: ‘Let’s go independence because the United States is backing us,’” Trump said in an inter
US President Donald Trump has returned from Beijing after what he described as an “unforgettable” and “very successful” trip, the first US presidential visit to Beijing in nine years. Many are wondering how this trip could impact the US’ stance on Taiwan — and whether further delays or changes would
Following his highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), US President Donald Trump was accused by many commentators of abandoning Taiwan.During a series of interviews and statements, Trump has expressed that the US would not support Taiwanese independence and suggested that
On a flight back from Beijing, US President Donald Trump handed China a gift wrapped in plain language. Asked about Taiwan, he said: “You know we’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I’m not looking for that. I want them to cool down. I want China to cool down.”That alone would have bee
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