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news If Taiwan is on borrowed time, why do Taiwanese keep calm and carry on? Taiwanese soldiers training at Liuluo Beach, Kinmen. Photo: Facebook When I was a child in Taiwan, my mother introduced me to the art of xiangsheng or traditional Chinese stand-up comedy. In a 1991 show titled Strange Tales of Taiwan, the famed performer Lee Li-chun described Taiwan in the 1950s and 1960s. "In that era, everything was temporary," he said. One "worked a temporary job in a temporary office. The names of...

Ah-Ma’s Taiwanese Kitchen, located in the Midtown Promenade shopping complex on Monroe Drive, closes Monday, December 21. The family-owned and operated restaurant opened six years ago and serves a menu filled with classic and traditional Taiwanese dishes and baos paired with a tight list of boutique and natural wines. Owners Andy Chef, Shane Chen, and chef Alex Chen announced the closure on Instagram stating they would not renew the lease on the restaurant due to the “overall uncertainty o...