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David Mahon assesses trade and geopolitical tensions between China and the US, and says New Zealand risks destroying 50 years of balanced, non-allied status in the Asia-Pacific

No reckoning allowed save the marvelous arithmetics of distance (from Smelling the Wind by Audre Lorde) Suppose a child comes up to you and says “I know 1 is odd and 2 is even, but I think 4 is more even than 2, and 1/2 is more odd than 1.” You might be tempted to…

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

INTIMIDATION: A Chinese invasion of Taiwan is not a forgone conclusion, and the nation and its partners are trying to prevent such an outcome, Joseph Wu saidReuters, PRAGUE

China'sConfucianMoralMeritocracy:AModelforTomorrow?https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-0654-0_21By William...

 

An exhibition marking the 15th anniversary of the government-sponsored Japan International Manga Award for foreign cartoonists is being held at Kyoto International Manga Museum in Kyoto, displaying works by each of the 15 winners to date.

As we embark upon a new year, many commentators and media pundits have made their predictions for what this year has in store. With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its third year, everyone is longing for the health crisis to come to an end. The global economy has yet to recover, and inflation has silently reared its ugly head again. Taiwan’s economy turned in an impressive performance last year. However, a number of external and internal challenges could require a united effort from all partie...

Enhancing the resilience of military reservists is likely to be a priority of a reported US military program in Taiwan, academics said this week. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday last week reported that US special operations personnel have been deployed in Taiwan for at least a year. Citing an anonymous official, the newspaper reported that two dozen US troops consisting of a special operations unit, marines and support troops have been conducting small-unit training for Taiwan’s ground for...