Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by LIN James
During the Cold War, US officials saw Taiwan as an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” and supported Chiang Kai-Shek’s dictatorship. Modern-day Taiwan has developed a democratic culture that shouldn’t be subordinated to confrontation between Washington and Beijing.
In September 18, President Joe Biden (...)
, by HIOE Brian
There is much talk from Beijing about how the island has been part of China since time immemorial. The reality is more complicated
The American sinologist Lucian Pye famously said that China is a “civilisation pretending to be a nation-state”. But it is precisely the opposite: China is a modern (...)
, by Van Der WEES Gerrit
The Chinese Communist Party’s position on Taiwan is far from consistent. Just look at Chairman Mao’s initial stance.
In his April 20 phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe is reported to have stated that “Taiwan is a part of China and no one can (...)
, by KWAN Rhoda
“You can’t completely express Taiwanese culture with Mandarin - something is bound to be lost in translation,” says one advocate for the local language.
Before he first left Hong Kong for Taiwan in 2016, former research assistant professor Frank Wong began learning Taiwanese. His reasoning was (...)
, by WANG Chaohua
As tensions are ratcheted up across the Taiwan Strait, Wang Chaohua analyses the distinctive trajectory of national consciousness on the island. Contradictions of identity, as the legacies of KMT and Cold War confront local particularities and democratic impulses, and possibilities for an exit (...)
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