Ethan Dean-Richards, Author at Domino Theory

Jimmy Lai Trial Focuses on Idea Lai Called for U.S. Sanctions on Hong Kong, but What Happened?

As the national security trial of Jimmy Lai (黎智英) continues, much of the focus has been on whether the 76-year-old founder of pro-democracy newspaper

Jimmy Lai Speaking in Court Since his national security trial restarted November 20, Jimmy Lai (黎智英) has been answering questions about whether or

To what extent is Jimmy Lai’s (黎智英) national security trial in Hong Kong fair? Faced with a life sentence on two different charges under Hong

Xi Tells Biden Human Rights ‘Red Line’ In his November meeting with President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) said that the issues of

Jimmy Lai (黎智英) spoke for the first time at the resumption of his national security trial on Wednesday, with the broader political and journalistic

This roundup details TSMC’s compliance issue with U.S. chip sanctions on China and Elon Musk being asked to disable Starlink services over Taiwan by

Should Taiwanese companies stop buying more Russian coal? Taiwan is the fifth-largest importer of Russian coal since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

International Media Pressuring Journalists A variety of international media organizations are pressuring their journalists to stay away from the

Shanghai Halloween Crackdown Young people wearing costumes were briefly detained and moved on by police in Shanghai during the weekend prior to

1. U.S.: Security Assistance Deal, Trump on ‘Stolen’ Semiconductors This week, the U.S. approved a $2 billion (64.1 billion New Taiwan dollars)

A roundup of human rights issues in Hong Kong. Includes updates on the U.K. prime minister saying the release of Jimmy Lai is a priority and

Following Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) National Day address this week, observers counted the numbers of times (11) he referred to Taiwan