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0February 3, 2023
Germany’s balancing act in East Asia

The following article appeared in the February issue of The Parliament magazine. As news headlines go, “Education minister takes trip...
0November 27, 2022
China exploits the West’s tolerance

The following op-ed appeared in Taipei Times today: It is quite the irony when former British prime minister Boris Johnson...
0November 24, 2022
Will the War in Ukraine Impact Noble Gas Supplies?

The following article appeared in this month’s Taiwan Business TOPICS, the magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce. The impact...
0November 24, 2022
The battle for Taiwan’s constitution

The following piece was published on the UnHerd website today: At the Taipei headquarters of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP), a...
0October 26, 2022
Taiwan in the frame

Among the proselytizers, merchants and adventurers from Europe who inserted themselves into Taiwan’s early modern history, George Psalmanazar is notorious....
0October 6, 2022
Assessing Taiwan’s democracy

The following article appeared in today’s Taipei Times: Taiwan ranked eighth in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index 2021,...
0September 29, 2022
All the World’s a Stage: Shakesepeare and Taiwan

The following book review appeared in today’s Taipei Times: A few years ago, I attended a Shakespeare workshop in Taipei....
0July 28, 2022
Democratic maneuvers in the twilight (review of ‘Democracy and Rule of Law in China’s Shadow’ for Taipei Times)

The following book review appeared in today’s Taipei Times: For those countries and states unfortunate enough to lie within China’s...
0July 27, 2022
Creating hope: perspectives on reporting from Russia’s war in Ukraine

The following article appeared in N3 Magazine, the magazine/website for the annual conference of the Asian American Journalists Association. “On...

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Activists speculate on Elon Musk's foreign influence after proposing Ukraine and Taiwan peace deals October 13, 2022
Speculation about Elon Musk’s ties with Beijing and the Kremlin have been boiling on Twitter after the world's richest man proposed peace plans for the Ukraine-Russia and Taiwan-China conflicts.
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Taiwan Policy Act 2022: The US becomes less ambiguous about defending Taiwan September 19, 2022
US President Joe Biden stated in a television interview that the US forces would defend Taiwan if China invaded the self-governed state.
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As China started cracking down on online gambling, the sector has gone underground, expanded its market to non-Chinese speaking regions, conned people, and forced them to work for their illicit operations.
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After US House Speaker Pelosi’s visit, fake news flooded Taiwan's social media August 18, 2022
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