I usually order dozens of pomelos from Nanfang Orchard in Tainan for my close friends and family. One year, I ordered a box for Jimmy Lai (黎智英); he
Opinion
Why Asia’s Real Estate Decline May Become a Comparative Advantage
Here’s a contrarian thought: What if the declining real estate markets of China, Japan and Taiwan are, over the long term, becoming a comparative
What Just Happened in U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations?
May’s summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) plodded along for two days of empty photo ops. Then, once the summit
Taiwan and Trump: Optimism With a Side Serve of Cope
Taiwan took quite a bruising in the hours after President Donald Trump’s visit to China two weeks ago. But now the dust has settled, things aren’t so
China Just Made Trump Look Pathetic
Behind the lavish welcome that China paid to President Trump during his trip to Beijing last week was a clear understanding of what makes this fragile
The ‘Thucydides Trap’ is Not About Athens and Sparta, It’s About Taiwan
This morning at the crack of dawn Beijing time, Trump was awake and Truthing. He evidently had read the news coverage about Chinese leader Xi
Trump Needs to Make a Deal for Jimmy Lai
President Donald Trump is on Air Force One headed to Beijing. Soon he will have the opportunity to raise the issue of Jimmy Lai’s (黎智英) detention with
Iran Will Learn That China Is No Friend in Times of Need
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beijing yesterday for talks that the Chinese press described as “a trustworthy strategic partner.”
Now Is Not the Time to Give Chagos to Mauritius
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) might have flown over an island at the center of a tussle between superpowers last weekend, but it’s not the
As Global Pressure Mounts, Xi Should Free Jimmy Lai
Ahead of his summit with Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing later this month, Donald Trump is once again facing calls to push for the release of Jimmy Lai
China’s Jimmy Lai Problem Isn’t Going Away
It has been nearly two months since Jimmy Lai (黎智英), the media mogul and pro-democracy activist, was sentenced to 20 years in prison under Hong Kong’s
Are the U.S. and China Living in 1914? (Book Review)
In his 1908 essay, “Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution,” Vladimir Lenin concluded that while Tolstoy was unmatched in portraying the