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Never again! This is what I decided after my first walk along the Nenggao-Andongjun trail (能高安東軍), an experience full of miserable weather, hypothermia, sketchy water sources, difficulty finding the trail and horrible overgrowth. I would never do this trail again, at least not in bad weather, and certainly not south to north again. But hikers are known to have short memories for unpleasant experiences, so when I was recently asked to work as porter for a trip along this route (in the same direction), I agreed to the job despite my misgivings. Normally, this route is done from north ...

Winter marks the best season to visit Taiwan’s Kenting | 2021-12-07 14:16:00

Over the past three decades, I’ve been very fortunate to spend a good deal of time in Taiwan’s mountains. I’ve driven cars, ridden motorcycles and buses and hitchhiked along cross-island highways and other scenic roads. I’ve hiked to the top of a score or more of the Baiyue (百嶽) — 100 mountains above 3,000 meters that, back in the early 1970s, were chosen from among Taiwan’s 250-plus highest peaks for their beauty and uniqueness. On the South Section Two (南二段) trail, which connects the hot springs resort of Dongpu (東埔) in Nantou County with Siangyang National Forest ...

Chinese incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone continue to escalate; Japan makes unprecedented defense pledges, to China’s chagrin; U.S. submarine collision gives China an opportunity to push back on U.S. operations in South China Sea; and Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines see Chinese incursions in South China Sea.

There has been much talk of an invasion. Time for a closer look.