“Global markets are now flooded with cheaper Chinese electric cars,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this week. She
Opinion
From Organ-Harvesting to Triads, Is Ko Wen-je Unelectable?
Summer heat may be receding in Taipei, but the temperature is certainly rising for the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), which, for much of the buildup to
COVID-19 and Climate Change: Different Crisis, Same Chinese Trap
It is just three years since China profiteered and held other countries over a barrel for medical equipment as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. With the
How Pets Took Over Taiwan Politics
Step into one of Taipei’s mosaic of neighborhood parks after sundown and you can expect to see somebody — perhaps a hoard of people — feeding stray
What If … Lai Ching-te Offered Young People Something to Vote for?
Taiwan’s young people should “absorb all the good things about foreign countries and bring them back to help our country,” Democratic Progressive
BRICS Summit 2023: Subtraction by Addition
BRICS may nominally be set to cover 46% of the global population with its invitation to Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United
China’s Economy Is in Crisis. Scaring Consumers Won’t Help
Xi Jinping wants to censor his way out of another crisis, this time economic. With curated news, he hopes to blow a bubble of optimism in which the
Authoritarian Creep on the High Street
Facial recognition is already a regular feature of the British high street, but its future is controversial. Currently, bans are limited to sensitive
The Silence of the Hang Seng
The gamble has always been clear: The Chinese Communist Party bets greed. With copious evidence to back its standpoint and its own rapaciousness to
Is Kidnapping Next for Hong Kong Police?
Hong Kong Police Force’s latest threats to overseas activists are straight from a forcible repatriation playbook that has been honed by China for
Hong Kong Declares Fatwa on Pro-Democracy Leaders
Hong Kong protesters have always warned that China would take its tyranny global. As a worldwide bounty falls on the heads of several prominent Hong
The Apple and ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Test of U.S. Strategy
From ballad of hope to anthem for doomed youth, the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” means many different things to many different people. It may now