A tactically appealing argument has been proposed recently that Taiwan should abandon its surface combatant tonnage race with the People’s Liberation
Opinion
As Xi Lands in Washington, Trump Must Not Forget China’s Political Prisoners
While wrongfully detained U.S. citizens and human rights defenders languish in Chinese and Hong Kong jails, Donald Trump is rolling out the red carpet
The Liar and the Fool
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) likes to lie to U.S. presidents. He lied to Barack Obama in 2015 at the White House when he told him China would
Trump Risks Getting Played by Xi on AI Safety
President Donald Trump believes that fears about data centers and AI progress are a “hoax” driven by “political people” and China. “The robots are not
Taiwan’s Air Raid Drill Farce
What would happen if, halfway through reading this article, you received an alert on your phone saying Chinese missiles were inbound to Taipei and you
Grading Their Own Wreck
Jonathan Czin’s “China Against China,” in the May edition of Foreign Affairs, arrives with impeccable credentials, and that is precisely the problem.
Why Jimmy Lai Stayed in Hong Kong
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
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