A huge part of soft power is education — and Taiwan continues to have a legacy of excellence in education. What better way to share our culture and values than through the channel of education? 2/3
The Foundation of Taiwan Organization for Philanthropic Education is an excellent resource for anyone studying in Taiwan — not only for us Taiwanese, but for those coming from abroad as well. 1/3
Taiwan is a beautiful mosaic, embracing people from many different walks of life and dissimilar backgrounds. Our archipelago-democracy needs to embrace diversity and resist the populist temptations of defining our polity as a monoethnic entity.
The outrageous narrative of "green terror" which the KMT seeks to perpetuate undermines the importance of unpacking Taiwan's own authoritarian legacy and the tremendous progress in terms of #transitionaljustice achieved by the people of our archipelago-democracy.
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Such comparisons are wildly inappropriate - and it has nothing to do with one's party identification. Decisions of ruthless authoritarian strongmen have affected real people, whose experience should not be undermined by petty political games.
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Editor-in-chief of pro-KMT newspaper UDN (once supposedly a paper of record), compares Tsai Ing-wen’s rule to rise to power of Hitler and Duterte, as part of the ridiculous Blue Camp trope that under the DPP Taiwan has become an elected dictatorship. vip.udn.com/vip/story/121152…
This publication definitely deserves a wider audience considering it’s concise and insightful analysis on Taiwan’s geopolitical position. globaltaiwan.org/2020/12/vol…
Among other topics, editor-in-chief Russel Hsiao outlines the changing perceptions about defense between Taiwan, Japan, and the US — and the need for substantive cooperation. 2/3
For those of you who are trying to keep up to date on geopolitics related to Taiwan, Global Taiwan Institute @globaltaiwan has an excellent bi-weekly publication that covers current events and trends. 1/3
Big thank you to my friends from Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association for their thoughtful and timely gift - a beautiful #ikebana calendar. I fell in love with ikebana as I read public policy at @UTokyo_News_en and its subtlety is a perfect remedy to busy think tank life.
• "This growth trajectory will see India become the world's third-largest economy by 2030, overtaking the U.K. in 2025, Germany in 2027, and Japan in 2030," CEBR predicts.
2) India to become the 5th largest economy by 2025: U.K. based Think Tank
• U.K.-based think tank Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) predicts that India will become the fifth-largest economy by overtaking Britain by 2025.
Vice-Minister of Chinese Communist Party visits Nepal
• Amid a political crisis in Nepal, a 4-member delegation, led by the Vice-Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, Guo Yezhou, arrived in Nepal.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…
As we wrap up the X-Mas weekend, I'm enjoying a captivating performance by #Indigenous artists in Taipei's Twatutia Wharf. The festive - or 熱鬧, as we like to say - atmosphere fills me with gratitude, as I celebrate my diverse and safe country. #TaiwanCanHelp