Outdated information, evasiveness and bad decisions: what Taiwan’s doctors saw in Wuhan two years ago
Prof Chuang did not disclose the name of the mystery senior Beijing health official who confirmed the human transmission conclusion, although he revealed it was not George…
China’s trade war with Lithuania a ‘test’ the West cannot afford to fail
He called on the bloc to bolster the resilience of EU supply chains against non-democratic countries such as China, saying their vulnerability was “probably the weakest link…
Taiwan’s military puts on show of force amid growing threat from China
But some in Washington believe Taiwan must step up a gear given the prediction of its own defence minister that China could be capable of a full-scale…
Like in 1914 or 1939, we may be sleepwalking towards a global war that nothing can stop
Catastrophe can come out of the blue. Shortly before Britain was dragged into the devastating French revolutionary wars, the then prime minister William Pitt reassured the House…
‘Liberating’: How former wartime tunnels in Taiwan became a symbol of peace
Hidden in a camouflaged bunker carved out of a cliff, the Thornbirds book store belongs to a tradition on Taiwan’s Matsu islands of turning former military outposts…
China puts on charm offensive to woo indigenous Taiwanese – but they’re not falling for it
The existence of some 500,000 people whose Austronesian ancestors are believed to have settled in Taiwan over 6,000 years ago, undercuts the Chinese Communist Party’s historical ownership…
The creator of Tiananmen’s Pillar of Shame: ‘When you destroy art, you make it stronger’
“For so many Hong Kongers, like myself, Tiananmen was our political and democratic baptism,” says Chu. “And as the public rituals and symbols around 89 have been…
China’s aggression in Taiwan threatens the habitat of the elusive tern
Scientists say a flotilla of Chinese sand dredgers and fishing boats encroaching in Taiwanese waters – which Beijing asserts it owns – are not only eroding Matsu’s…
The West’s nightmare: a war on three fronts
While Britain’s political class is distracted by a Downing Street party, the world is at the most dangerous strategic juncture since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962….
Solomon Islands may switch diplomatic ties from China to Taiwan amid unrest, says provincial leader
Mr Suidani appealed for calm and for people to refrain from illegal activities, while calling for a “nationwide dialogue” with the prime minister and other provincial leaders….