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China sends a record 103 warplanes to Taiwan
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported a “recent new high” of over 100 Chinese aircraft around the island. It’s the second record-breaking military drill that China has conducted near Taiwan in the past week.
The China Agenda for September 18–24 — UNGA, Hou You-yi in the U.S.
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of September 18–24.
Letting Taiwanese cuisine speak for itself
In a new cookbook, journalist Clarissa Wei seeks to retell the story of Taiwan’s distinct cuisine for a world that often misinterprets it.
China issues economic integration plan for Taiwan while displaying military might
Beijing is brandishing the stick of naval and air power in the South China Sea, and has now unveiled a new carrot: a plan for closely integrating Taiwan’s economy with that of Fujian Province. So far, the Taiwanese are unimpressed.
China puts naval might on display near Taiwan after U.S.-Canada joint mission
Beijing has dispatched an unusually large naval formation, following a flurry of U.S.-led military exercises in the region, including a transit of the Taiwan Strait by a U.S. destroyer and Canadian frigate over the weekend.
The China Agenda for September 10–17 — ARM IPO and hearing on ‘China’s threat to U.S. financial stability’
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of September 10–17.
‘Is China running the UN?’
No — but it is dictating the UN’s Taiwan policy, argues Chris Horton from Taipei. And he has the faxes to prove it.
China’s new map draws outrage from its neighbors
The latest edition of China’s official national map lays claim to almost all of the South China Sea and contested areas along its land border with India. Cue fierce backlash from neighboring countries.
America’s convenient territories: How Washington is preparing to duel Beijing in the Pacific
China is constructing artificial islands in international waters, but the U.S. is also building its presence in far-flung American territories in the Western Pacific way beyond the “logo map” of the lower 48 states. Laurel Schwartz checked in with elected officials from the region.
Beijing responds to Taiwan VP’s U.S. trip with military drills
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te made a stopover in the U.S. last week. His trip was intentionally low-profile, but it nonetheless angered Beijing.
Taiwan’s third-party presidential candidate wants to challenge the political establishment. But can he win?
Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party, currently polling second behind William Lai in the race to become Taiwan’s next leader, has rallied supporters around domestic issues that bypass traditional “green” and “blue” divides.
No surprises during William Lai’s low-key transit through the U.S.
During stops through the United States this week, Taiwan’s vice president and current front-runner for the island’s upcoming presidential election sought to portray himself as a pragmatic successor to Tsai Ing-wen.
The China Agenda for August 14–20 — Camp David Summit
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of August 14–20.
The China Agenda for August 7–13 — Taiwan’s vice president to New York
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of August 7–13.
NGOs try to bridge Taiwan’s civil defense gap
Taiwan’s national civil defense teams are tasked with supporting the military during wartime, and disaster prevention and relief during peacetime. Critics say they’re woefully unprepared.
China and South Korea: Beijing balks at the new global order
South Korea’s conservative president, Yoon Suk-yeol, is bolstering the alliance with America and embracing Japan despite Seoul’s historic disputes with Tokyo. These moves aren’t winning him friends in China.
The CFR Taiwan task force report: Advice and dissent
This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Maggie Lewis and Paul Heer, who were members of the Council on Foreign Relations’s task force on U.S.-Taiwan policy and produced a report titled “U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China.” Both also wrote dissents about some of its findings and recommendations.
Chinese queer feminists react to ‘Wave Makers,’ the show that sparked Taiwan’s #MeToo movement
Discussion about “Wave Makers” — a TV show that follows the fictitious lives of Taiwanese political staffers working on an election — has largely been censored on Chinese social media, but that hasn’t stopped some people from openly talking about it.
This week on TikTok: Wham!, Taiwan’s #MeToo movement, and China’s restrictions on key metals
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Meet the woman who launched Taiwan’s MeToo movement, Chen Chien-Jou
“I knew before I came forward that I was definitely not alone in being a survivor, there must be others out there.”
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
外交部全球資訊網-英文版,Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
