Fears of a rapprochement between Japan and China in Taiwan have been exaggerated by the media. Namely, decades of enmity between Japan and China scarcely will fade overnight...
The number of Uighurs seeking asylum would be on the rise internationally, with Uighurs abroad facing the strong possibility of imprisonment if they return to China simply by virtue of their ethnicity...
Tensions between the US and China continue to increase, as illustrated in a recent series of statements by senior Trump administration officials, something that policy thinkers in Taiwan have clearly noticed. On the other hand, Trump himself continues to prove the largest wild card in US-China relations. This is something that many in Taiwan do not seem to realize...
It proves highly ironic that China would unwittingly demonstrate the falsity of claims that it abides by international norms with the arrest of Interpol president Meng Hongwei. Apparently, it is that Chinese nationals, even high-ranking officials of international government bodies, are subject to Chinese law entirely above and beyond their commitments to the international community...
One notes that absent in many discussions of the trade war between America and China to date, particularly in Taiwan, is any sense of how the trade war will affect the global standing of both countries going forward. However, it is probably true to say that America will be less affected than China by the trade war...
Leaked information revealing that Google planned to launch a censored version of its search engine has angered many, this project having been termed "Project Dragonfly" within the company. Namely, many accuse Google of having compromised its ideals in allowing for Chinese censorship...
It has been an strange fact that, with the removal of term limits that a Chinese president can serve, the elevation of Chinese president Xi Jinping has been rapid enough that Xi has already been claimed to have reached level of deification by some. However, this has a very simple explanation...
With the death of Liu Xiaobo yesterday at age 61 from cancer which would have been treatable had he not been detained by China, China has seen international condemnation for what many see as its killing of the Nobel Peace Prize Winner. But what now for the democracy movement in China?...
