In the aftermath of the Wang Fuk Court fire, Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades, the Chinese authorities have warned citizens not to speak about the
After Typhoon Ragasa, Wang Fuk Court Contractors Substituted Cheaper Materials
When Super Typhoon Ragasa ripped through Hong Kong in September, it damaged the scaffolding around buildings in the Wang Fuk Court (宏福苑) housing
Inside the Renovations That Led to the Hong Kong Fire
In June 2024, residents of the Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong received a notice from Prestige Construction and Engineering Company (宏業建築工程有限公司),
China to Rerelease Taiwanese Movie About Anti-Japanese Rebellion
China will rerelease the Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale” (賽德克．巴萊) in December amid tensions with Japan over Taiwan. The
Taiwan President’s $40 Billion Defense Spending Announcement Not That New
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) penned an op-ed in The Washington Post yesterday in which he praised President Donald Trump’s “peace through
China Threatens Japan’s ‘Evil Witch’ Over Taiwan Comments
Sino-Japanese ties have nose-dived following Chinese overreactions to remarks made by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about
China’s Immigration Policy Is Opening Up in Theory But Is It in Practice?
On October 1, just over a week after President Donald Trump announced that his administration will impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa
The New KMT Chair and the Russian Dictator
New Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairperson Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) caused controversy last week when she told German public media Deutsche Welle that
KMT Leader Says It’s the ‘Worst of Times’
The incoming leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party today delivered a fiery 15-minute speech to rally her party against what she called an
Nvidia Chips Will Be on the Table When Trump Meets Xi
For almost every issue that could come up when Donald Trump meets with Chinese president Xi Jinping (習近平) at the APEC summit in South Korea on
Who is Zhang Shengmin, China’s New CMC Vice Chair?
Beijing announced today that Zhang Shengmin (張升民) would be promoted to vice chair of the Central Military Commission (CMC), making him China’s
Cheng Li-wun Wins KMT Chair Election
In a sweeping victory, outsider Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) has won the leadership election of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). In a speech at the KMT