East Asia’s war footing
Three of the major states in East that can be, to differing extents, described to be under the American military umbrella, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, are each taking steps Continue Reading
台灣的反社會交通系統
Better urban planning and a focus on cities as spaces for more than cars offer practical and proven solutions to lower traffic fatality rates growing year on year around the Continue Reading
蔡崇信與精英資本主義
Taiwan born but pro-PRC Joe Tsai’s latest foray into international politics highlights the role of foreign powers in American institutions like the NBA, as well as their tenuous value systems Continue Reading
中國對俄羅斯併吞烏克蘭領土的反應
China’s unclear stances on Russia’s annexation of Eastern Ukraine are based on a contradiction in Chinese thinking about the rules of territorial integrity. Chinese thought is split, but most back Continue Reading
Musk涉足國際政治
Elon Musks latest attempt to wade into international politics looks more like an embarrassing publicity stunt than a serious attempt at suing for peace. Presenting terms that look like a Continue Reading
Strategic Clarity?
Last week, President Biden made a comment in an interview suggesting the US would defend Taiwan if China launched an unprovoked attack. This is the fourth time the President articulated Continue Reading
統獨的未來
With the KMT party lately focused on the inevitability of a Chinese invasion, necessitating the need for a peaceful settlement, Ukraine’s successes at repelling the invaders and maintaining its democracy Continue Reading
Why Taiwan, and the world, should support Armenia
In the shadow of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, another European democracy (technically Western Asia) has been invaded by its authoritarian neighbor. I am of course talking about Continue Reading
城中城與台灣空屋問題
The remains of the Yancheng fire last October that took 46 lives is all but wiped clean. The ash of human remains that spread through the smoke to the surrounding Continue Reading
PRC and American appeasement politicians dig in their feet on Taiwan despite US advantages
Analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank say that in their recent runs of war games simulating a conflict between the US and the PRC Continue Reading