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The Vatican, Chinese Catholicism and the Diplomatic Isolation of Taiwan
Publication: China Brief Volume: 21 Issue: 4
February 26, 2021 02:50 PM
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Image: Taiwanese bishops meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on May 15, 2018. Despite a warming of relations with the mainland, Pope Francis has also promised that he “won’t abandon Taiwan” Image source: Taiwan News).
Introduction
Relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, and the Vatican have begun to shift and bear significant implications for the region as well as for the role of the United States in the Indo-Pacific. Since the Republic of China (ROC) government relocated to Taiwan in 1949, national reunification has remained a priority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has long determined its training and acquisition requirements based on potential reunification scenarios, and recent strides in military reform and technological development coupled w
What’s new? The Myanmar military’s 1 February coup d’état brought a sudden halt to the country’s democratic transition and showed disdain for the will of the people, overwhelmingly expressed in the November 202o elections which returned the National League for Democracy government in a landslide.
Why does it matter? The coup has arrested a decade of political and economic liberalisation. It has prompted almost universal outrage from Myanmar’s people, who have taken to streets across the country to demand its reversal. The military is unlikely to back down, and the risk of deadly violence against protesters is high.
Sending positive signals amidst the pandemic
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‘When the lockdown started, I couldn t play with my friends anymore. We have been physically distancing and the radio helps me to cope with the unexpected loneliness’
Sofira, a 12-year old girl from the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, does not run out of joys to list as she explains how the brand new radio she received from UNFPA has changed her life in the past months. Like countless other Rohingya youth in Cox’s Bazar, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of much anxiety and stress for Sofira and the radio has kept her occupied amidst the daily challenges.