Democracy Under Heaven: Taiwan’s Religious Politics in the Shadow of Communism

In the wake of Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s current visit to the United States, speculation is growing over how her “peace” diplomacy might shape Taiwan’s fate. On Xi Jinping’s side stands a carefully drafted narrative of a “shared Chinese civilization,” presented as an unstoppable force driving toward unification. Xi has declared that “people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are…

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Paris and Berlin can’t agree on fighter jet plan, Venezuela’s Rodríguez meets with Turkey’s Erdoğan, Taiwan explores chip export controls to China

France and Germany scrap fighter jet plan

*France and Germany pulled the plug on plans to jointly build a next-generation fighter jet on Monday, a core pillar of Europe’s largest defense project. The $115.6 billion Future Combat Air System (FCAS) defense initiative was launched by Macron and former German ChancellorAngela Merkel* back in 2017, but months of disagreements between…

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Communist China Murders History on 37th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre

The Chinese Communist government continued its effort to erase the Tiananmen Square massacre from history on the 37th anniversary of that grim slaughter, ordering families of the dead to stay away from graves of their loved ones and cracking down on any attempt to remember the fallen.

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New sesame-seed-sized animal found living its best life off Taiwan coast

For nearly 200 years, biologists felt they had a pretty good grasp of the nudibranch genus Thecacera. Consisting of six known species found in marine habitats around the world, these shell-less molluscs seemed as small as small could be, ranging from around half an inch to an inch long.

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Taiwan says Japan, Philippines must respect its rights in maritime border talks

TAIPEI — Taiwan has asked that Japan and the Philippines respect its rights and territory when they hold talks on their maritime border, Taipei’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Japan and the Philippines said last month they would begin formal talks on delimiting the maritime boundary of the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf between the two countries “in accordance with…

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Robot patrol dogs could be coming to Taiwan’s South China Sea islands

TAIPEI — The Taiwan military’s top weapons development institute showed off on Tuesday three robot patrol dogs that could one day be used on Taiwan’s islands in the disputed South China Sea. Democratically governed Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, has been modernizing its armed forces to better deter China, and drones have been a […]

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Taiwan Opens $405m Danjiang Bridge to Boost Connectivity and Regional Growth

Taiwan has completed a US$405 million bridge project designed to ease congestion, improve access across one of the island’s most important economic corridors and strengthen transport links in northern New Taipei City. The opening of the Danjiang Bridge marks the culmination of nearly three decades of planning and represents one of Taiwan’s most significant recent […]

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Beyond Nvidia: Where the Next AI Profits Could Be Found

The first phase of the artificial intelligence revolution created a clear winner: Nvidia. As demand for AI computing exploded, the company’s advanced processors became the essential engines powering everything from chatbots and large language models to hyperscale data centres. Yet as the AI industry enters a new stage of development, investors are increasingly asking a […]

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Taiwan fans seek divine help to secure K-pop band BTS concert seats

TAIPEI — Taiwanese fans of K-pop boy band BTS are turning to Yue Lao, the Taoist god of love and marriage, in the hope that divine matchmaking will connect them with seats for their upcoming shows in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung. “It’s really hard to get tickets for BTS concerts, so everyone says praying to […]

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