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Kaiser Kuo Articulates Apologism for Culturalist Authoritarianism in Sinica Article

Brian Hioe
A recent piece by Kaiser Kuo arguing for the fundamental difference between western and Chinese political systems proves the usual, facile apologism for authoritarianism from Kuo. And yet it is not a particularly sophisticated one either–it is the usual reaching for nationalist abstraction, tautological logic, and cherry-picking that one has come to expect from Kuo...
EnglishFebruary 2025Politics7 min read

Ma Ying-jeou-Led Chinese Student Delegation to Taiwan Leads to Controversy

Brian Hioe
A recent visit to Taiwan by a Chinese student delegation organized by the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation has drawn controversy. The delegation includes several Chinese athletes, such as table tennis player Ma Long, a participant in the Olympics. Namely, the delegation has been protested on a number of occasions. Otherwise, statements by the students provoked public outrage...
Cross StraitDecember 2024EnglishInternationalPolitics6 min read

Mere Days After the Inauguration, China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan to Depict Lai as Provocative

Brian Hioe
China has again launched a set of military exercises around Taiwan. The drills take place around the north, east, and south of Taiwan, in the Taiwan Straits, and around outlying islands of Taiwan and are titled “Joint Sword,” signifying that these drills are following up from Chinese military drills in April 2023...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 20247 min read

“The Will of the Chinese People”: Beijing’s Narrative of Invading Taiwan

Kuang-shun Yang
For decades, Taiwan has lived under Beijing’s constant military threat of “reunification.” However, Taiwan is often portrayed by Chinese propagandists as a “troublemaker” capable of destabilizing the Indo-Pacific region or making China “upset about everything we [Taiwan] do, about our existence,” as Taiwan’s ex-ambassador to the United States Hsiao Bi-khim noted. Taiwan’s independence, be it a political appeal or an objective reality, is provocative to the CCP. The CCP’s mouthpieces have effectively convinced numerous international observers to discourage Taiwan’s quest for independence and characterized Taiwan’s autonomy as an affront to the Chinese people....
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJanuary 20239 min read