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EDITORIAL: Peace must be based on strength
President William Lai (賴清德) on Tuesday last week said that “Taiwan would absolutely not sign a cross-strait peace accord,” underlining that peace should be achieved from a position of strength....
US, EU joint statement backs Taiwan
CHINA POLICY: At the seventh US-EU Dialogue on China, the two...
Dalai Lama — thorn in China’s side
The Chinese government’s sensitivity toward the Dalai Lama is a complex issue rooted in historical, political and cultural factors. Understanding this sensitivity requires delving into the intricat...
US officials meet Dalai Lama; China reacts with anger
Senior US officials on Wednesday met with the Dalai Lama, the US Department of State said.The Dalai Lama, who is denounced by Beijing as a separatist, met with US Under Secretary of State fo...
China eroding religious freedom: Lai, Pompeo
President William Lai (賴清德) and former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Monday appealed for more attention to be paid to freedom of religion in Asia at a religious freedom ...
Some questions for the ‘naive’ Ma
In a recent interview with the Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper Sin Chew Daily, former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) called President William Lai (賴清德) “naive.”As always with Ma, one must...
EDITORIAL: Names do matter
There has been a lot of discussion about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) use of “gray zone tactics” in the South China Sea. The term itself in no way conveys the full impact of the CCP’s...
An insight into China’s ‘six wars’
Shortly after Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) stepped down as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2012, his successor, Xi Jinping (習近平), articulated the “Chinese Dream,” which aims to rejuven...
China’s border dispute with India
The Sino-Indian border dispute remains one of the most complex and enduring border issues in the world. Unlike China’s borders with Russia and Vietnam, which have seen conflicts, but eventually led...
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