Politics
State of the Strait, 08: Beijing-Taipei Dialogues
As 2008 draws to a close it’s worth looking at the results of the first nine months of the Chinese Nationalist Party…
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Phillip Charlier
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News
Taiwan Sun Power Shines through Gloomy Economic Forecasts
Taiwan has long been known for making silicon wafers for computer memory chips. Now Green Energy Company (TPE: 3519) is investing in…
News
Bicycles Boom in Tough Economic Times
Article by Phillip Charlier Picture by Trista di Genova While a lot of industries are facing problems in today’s tough economy, Taiwan’s…
News
The Glocalisation of English Language Education in Taiwan.
For many years, media reports about English education in Taiwan have focused on the problems of test scores. Every year the TOEIC,…
Opinion
Taiwan Military Walks a Fine Line
This week, the Taiwan military looks like a pawn in the chess game of global geo-military politics. The September 22-26 Han Kuang…
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Daily Chinglish
The Shenzhou 7 rocket is a well-composted rocket, according to Taiwan News and Central News Agency (CNA). Picture: CNA In English-speaking countries,…
Opinion
Deadly Chinese Business Practices a Warning for Joint Ventures
Picture: AFP As of 16 September, 2008, over 1250 babies have fallen ill and 2 have died after drinking milk formula laced…
Opinion
Face and Fakery in the Wild East and West
“Westerners are not immune to the effects of surface appearances and fakery. One rarely sees an unattractive news reader on TV nor…
American Taels
Response to NY Post opinion: "Who Needs Vigilance?"
The most abhorrent thing about this article is Nimrodsky is justifying with shaky logic and inflammatory rhetoric a crackdown on all things…
Politics
Tibet violence changes tone of Taiwan vote
Article and Illustration by Mark Perrault Vancouver Sun March 17th, 2008. Jonathan Manthorpe is correct to identify linkages between the current unrest…
Politics
Ron Paul and The Clash of the Medias
Congressman, Presidential Candidate, Dr. Ron Paul MD by Phillip Charlier It’s surprising to see that as we approach 2008, there are still…