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Harrowing Experience Related by Angela Gui Reminds of Early Incident in the Lee Ming-Che Case

Brian Hioe
A harrowing experience recently related by Angela Gui in a blog post regarding her kidnapped father should be well noted in Taiwan. Gui is the daughter of Gui Minhai, one of five Hong Kong booksellers who published books critical of China who were “disappeared” by China. Namely, Angela Gui’s experiences point to how China’s general modus operandi regarding individuals it has kidnapped, reminding strongly of the experiences of Lee Ching-yu, the wife of kidnapped Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che... Read More
EnglishFebruary 2019Politics0 Comments 07 min read

Why Is AIT so Anxious About an Independence Referendum in Taiwan?

Milo Hsieh
Responding to a call for progress towards an independence referendum, the American Institute in Taiwan, America’s de facto embassy in Taiwan has explicitly rejected efforts to change Taiwan’s status quo. The move is paradoxical. While the US praises Taiwan for its democracy and states that the decisions to island’s future should be left to the people of Taiwan, it at the same time hopes to discourage the people of Taiwan from making a decision on their political future... Read More
America and the Asia PacificEnglishFebruary 2019International1 Comment 08 min read

American Opposition to a Referendum on Taiwanese Independence Should Not Surprise

Brian Hioe
A group of Republican senators recently called on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to invite Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen to speak at a session of the US Congress. However, this notion would be criticized by former AIT head Richard Bush, among others. Bush would later also criticize the notion of the holding a referendum on Taiwanese independence, something later backed up by comments from AIT stating that America would not be in support of a referendum... Read More
America and the Asia PacificEnglishFebruary 2019International0 Comments 010 min read