Good development that Germany deepens tech ties with Taiwan. This strengthen both Taiwan and Europe. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6210974

A must-read by @michaelturton.bsky.social : History matters: treaties bind, declarations don’t. That’s why Taiwan’s status remains unresolved. Period. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Important.... www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Oh boy lol www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Agreed on Taiwan: "America’s strength has never come from trading away the rights of free people to buy time. It comes from aligning power with principle, and from the quiet confidence that a rules-based order, however imperfect, is worth defending." thehill.com/opinion/inte...

Curious about why this has occurred www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

EU is silent. What is EU's position on Taiwan's participation in International Civil Aviation Organization technical work? USA supports Taiwan's participation in technical work. This work requires no statehood. So EU speak up! Your One China policy allows it. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Hmmmm www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

More of this. Europe raises its profile at defense show displaying drones from airbus at the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition in Taipei www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Unfortunate that industrial accidents, leading to worker deaths, environmental destruction, and sexual harassment of workers occur at Taiwanese-owned companies in Indonesia, at a time that Taiwan seeks to expand its presence in Southeast Asia

Imagine Taiwan's political environment valued ambition for Taiwan, cooperation and compromises more. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

More in this direction will benefit ordinary Taiwanese. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6193685

And KMT does not even think it is directly a bad idea to attend China’s authoritarian military parade. Hm. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Taiwan’s foreign minister Lin Chia-lung makes a rare, unofficial visit to the Philippines as the two sides quietly expand ties – Bloomberg: ‘is leading a delegation of Taiwanese and American entrepreneurs to Manila and other cities’

What? Chinese produced robotic dogs mapping data in Taipei City. Minimal IT knowledge would suggest a clear no go. The dogs have been completely taken out of use following request from DPP Taipei City Councilor Yen. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

I don’t think it bodes well for Huang to what extent the party is built around Ko, he’s appealing to diehard Ko supporters, but will it appeal to others? Or does he hope to hail votes solely from the basis of being a pan-blue alternative to the TPP?

Here's my report on the recalls. Given the result last month with the first and larger round of recalls, in which none passed, this outcome was not surprising. The referendum on the Ma-anshan plant is still in the midst of vote counting

Taiwan People's Party once supported more defense spending before the election. Do they remember that? Or changed their mind? www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Donovan’s Deep Dives: Mayor Lu Shiow-yen’s KMT chair dilemma – Courtney Donovan Smith for Taipei Times: ‘Lu is widely tipped to be the KMT’s presidential candidate in 2028.’

Great to see Taiwan’s ambassador to Denmark taking part in Copenhagen gay pride and that many Taiwanese here participated.

Of course China won’t invade Taiwan while Trump’s president. The real story is why the media pretends that’s news: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

I honestly have no idea why this got as much attention as it did--some in Taiwan have taken it as the view of a Washington insider, which it is not. But, no, the Trump admin has not turned on Taiwan because it perceives Taiwan as woke

Why do I have to keep correcting this in Denmark from people who should know? Taiwan was a Chinese province only from 1887–1895. And no, today Taiwan isn’t confrontational toward China — it’s the other way around. Waste time we could spend on real issues jyllands-posten.dk/debat/breve/...

Svar i JP til Lykketoft. Fred mellem Taiwan og Kina kræver forståelse. Det hjælper ingen at sige, at Taiwan har været en provins i Kina uden at nævne at det kun var fra 1887 til 1895. Og er det konfrontatorisk med samtaler på lige fod? jyllands-posten.dk/debat/breve/...

Thoughts after recall votes: The Taiwan People’s Party holds the balance of power in parliament—poised to shape policy, Taiwan’s future and the majority. Why not start with the TPP, once set on replacing all MPs mid-election? Maybe a new beginning could start there taiwancorner.org/after-recall...

The voter base for this recall was a pro-KMT base that voted tribally. It tells us little about a general election. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

It means we have to be honest to ourselves about the problems facing Taiwan, such as its low wages & high housing prices & not try to conceal the problem, or couch it behind nice-looking statistics that do not meaningfully add to the lives of individuals. www.facebook.com/share/p/16o3...

What this recall reminds us is that we understand the threat of the CCP, and how it's linked to the KMT/TPP-dominated legislature. But we also need to understand the concerns of the neutral voters, and speak to them not only in a language they understand. www.facebook.com/share/p/16o3...

It’s kind of funny seeing pro-China types interpret the recall results as meaning that the Taiwanese public, in fact, identifies as Chinese. Er, no, lol

Big blow to recall movement & DPP as KMT sweeps all districts. Many reasons: one, as in Jan 2024, domestic issues—esp. the economy—top voter concerns. DPP’s unity message falls flat with cohesion already strong. Voters want results.KMT won’t deliver,but DPP hasn’t either apnews.com/article/taiw...

EU fires warning shot at Spain over Huawei reliance – FT: ‘Spain’s wiretap contract runs against Brussels’ message that EU countries should impose restrictions on “high-risk suppliers” such as Huawei, as well as its Chinese rival ZTE, and stop them from installing new equipment.’

Taiwans regering kan få flertal på kort eller længere sigt efter tilbagekaldelsesvalg af 24 parlamentsmedlemmer på lørdag! Utilfredsheden med oppositionen med budgetter, retsystemet, forsvar etc. er så massivt, at grupper har sikret tilbagekaldelsesvalg www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Danmark betragter Taiwan som en del af Kina og det er ikke blot en fejlregistrering som nævnes i en kommentar i Berlingske. Derfor mit læserbrev om ændring i ét-Kina-politikken. Uanstændig ændring. www.berlingske.dk/laesere/fora...

Grateful to see my book still on display at @waterstones.bsky.social in London!

Interesting to see why the KMT and TPP decided to unfreeze Taiwan’s defense budget: "U.S. senators had openly criticized the “dangerous games” they said the opposition in Taiwan was playing with the defense budget." dominotheory.com/taiwan-parli...

DPP kan få flertal, når 24 tilbagekaldelsesvalg starter 26. juli. Taiwanere kan tilbagekalde politikere via valg. DPP var kun 6 pladser fra flertal og tabte med under 3% i 7 områder – men intet er givet på forhånd viser analyser www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Japan is there as well in the Taiwan Strait. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Def...

In a Taipei Times, I write that Denmark misuses its “one China” policy to say Taiwan belongs to China by registering Taiwanese as Chinese. Except one other country. all EU countries say Taiwanese are Taiwanese. Denmark takes an indecent position among democracies www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Kinas propaganda om FN-resolution 2758 er kommet til Danmark. Kinas ambassdør fortæller journalister, at den siger, at Taiwan er en del af Kina. Rent sludder og det kan alle læse i 2758. Meget simpel og kort resolution. politiken.dk/internationa...

A must-read for a better understanding of Taiwan's political landscape, especially the inner workings of the ruling DPP party written by @donovan-smith.bsky.social jamestown.org/program/taiw...

På Altinget skriver jeg, at det er skammeligt, at Danmark angiver Taiwan som en del af Kina. Danmark ynder at fremhæve sin støtte til befolkningers ret til at forme deres egen fremtid gennem demokrati. Dette demokratiske glansbillede krakelerer, når det gælder Taiwan www.altinget.dk/artikel/form...

Taiwan only -:-) "Traditionally, balancing eggs during the holiday is thought to bring peace and harmony for the year ahead" www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6124276

Foreign media's historical myopia has long been affecting reporting from Taiwan. H/T to @michaelturton.bsky.social who gives more historical context here: www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar... e.g., "Hitler" allegations against the DPP when in power are something of a KMT tradition.

Great offer! Taiwanese in Denmark who cannot wait to have their nationality as 'China' on their resident cards can go and get it changed now instead of waiting until renewal. Taiwan Corner considers the policy of registering Taiwanese as Chinese wrong. nyidanmark.dk/en-GB/News-F...

Taiwan - Death penalty is wrong and it helps no one. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

It is great news that Taiwan’s former President Tsai Ing-wen is visiting Denmark. Tsai Ing-wen is visiting Denmark at a time when relations between Denmark and Taiwan are at a historic low as Denmark appears to be following China's One China principle. taiwancorner.org/press-releas...

I Berlingske nævner jeg, at Taiwans tidligere præsident Tsai Ing-wen kommer til Danmark mens det dansk-taiwanske forhold er »stærkt forværret« på grund registrering af taiwanere som kinesere i Danmark. Nu følger vi Kinas såkaldte et-Kina-princip. Godt med besøg www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

KMT must live in a parallel universe and such talks sadly confirms an unhealthy polarization of Taiwan's political landscape. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Kina raser over besøg fra Taiwans ekspræsident i Danmark næste uge www.berlingske.dk/internationa... @berlingske.bsky.social

Looks like Tsai may go abroad to act as a diplomat for Taiwan focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...