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Taiwan or Republic of China: How to Address Formosa in Snail-Mail

A Taiwan mailbox: Prompt delivery or ordinary mail

May 29, 2016October 4, 2026Phillip Charlier2 Commentsformosa, Taiwan vs. Republic of China, What's in a name

When using postal services to send something to Taiwan, how should one address the country? Whether you write Taiwan or R.O.C. (Republic of China), the mail usually reaches the recipient. Recently, someone carried out an interesting experiment to see if there was a difference in the time it takes for a letter to reach the…

American Taels Strait-Talk

January 11, 2015October 4, 2026Phillip Charliercross strait relations, ROC flag raising washington, Taiwan diplomatic ties, Taiwan-US relations

January 1, 2015, Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington marked the new year by doing something that hadn’t been dared since Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979: it raised the flag of the Republic of China. This of course immediately raised the ire of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing.…

Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim tackling some tough questions

Political Beats Strait-Talk

August 13, 2013October 4, 2026Trista di Genova1 CommentAmnesty International, Chinese blind activist Chen Guangcheng:, Chinese Civil War, Chinese control of Taiwan media, Chinese in Taiwan, cross strait relations, cross-cultural communication, cross-strait ties, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-Khim (蕭美琴), DPP's former President Chen Shui-bian （陳水扁）, dual citizenship, freedom and democracy in the ROC, media monopoly in Taiwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九), rights of foreigners in Taiwan, Taiwan human rights, women's rights

A champion for expats, women and immigrants, Hsiao Bi-khim is a rising star in Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). By Trista di Genova / The Wild East, political beat The Breakfast Club really outdid itself this time, inviting DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-Khim (蕭美琴) to speak at its monthly gathering on July 27. Hsiao discussed the…

China’s like Taiwan’s ‘asshole twin sister’

Beautiful Island Culture Shock Strait-Talk

October 31, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genova3 Commentsacupuncture acupressure moxibustion clinics, studying chinese medicine in Taiwan

Take your Chinese medicine, or I hit you. Ron’s an acupuncturist practicing in the U.S. after having studied Chinese Medicine in Taiwan, then China. Follow Ron’s blog, “Adventures of 22nd Century Chinese-Like Boy” My friend Michael in Seattle, who is also an acupuncturist, wrote me an email recently. He noticed that my blog entries in…

Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 4/4

Beautiful Island History Strait-Talk

May 4, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di GenovaBattle of Guningtou, Bunker International Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), Dadeng Military Base, Kinmen Quemoy Jinmen, Kuomintang, Quemoy crisis, Shen Yuan’s Speaker Tea, Sun Yat-sen 孫德明孫文, take back China, Wu Chao-hsi, Yin Ling’s “Lovemaking for world peace, 蔣中正 / 蔣介石 Chiang Kai-shek General Chiang Kai-shek

Kinmen's bunker-bunking exhibition was the brainchild of Cai Guo-Qiang. Photo: everywhereismuseum.com By Trista di Genova / published 2005 in Travel & Culture magazine in its abridged form “EVERYWHERE IS A MUSEUM” This year, Kinmen made international headlines when Kinmen was transformed from a former battlefield into an international art exhibition. A hundred thousand visitors came…

Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 3/4

Beautiful Island History Strait-Talk

May 2, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genova”, 823 War Museum, Anti-Secession Law, Battle of Guningtou, Bunker International Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), Dishan Zhaishan tunnel, General Chiang Kai-shek, Houchiang Bay, Kinmen Quemoy Jinmen, Kuomintang, Quemoy crisis, Shen Yuan’s Speaker Tea, take back China, Wu Chao-hsi, Wu Chao-hsi Blacksmith Wu, Yin Ling’s “Lovemaking for world peace, 蔣中正 / 蔣介石 Chiang Kai-shek

'Don't forget Ju' – part of the KMT philosophy behind the Take Back China strategy. Photo: blog.actionreportchina.com By Trista di Genova / published 2005 in Travel & Culture magazine in its abridged form THE BATTLE OF GUNINGTOU The Chinese Nationalist army (KMT), led by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (蔣中正), defeated the Japanese in Nanking, but lost…

Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 2/4

Beautiful Island History Strait-Talk

April 30, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genova1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, Chinese Civil War, demining Kinmen, Deyue Tower, Dutch in Taiwan, Fukien, geomancy feng shui, history of kinmen quemoy, kaoliang, Kinmen Institute of Technology’s Department of Architecture and World Preservation, Koxinga 國姓爺; pinyin: Guóxìngyé;, Liaoluo Bay, mao communist cafe, Marquis of Jiang-Sia Zhou De, Ming dynasty Emperor Chu Yuan-Zhang, Minnan architecture, minnan culture Fujian, Mount Fenglian, paragon model street, Taiwan’s Council for Cultural Affairs, Tan Dun

By Trista di Genova / published 2005 in Travel & Culture magazine in its abridged form Even though they it is not a UN member, Taiwan has made significant efforts to demine Kinmen island (金門). About 75,000 landmines still remain, and the process is ongoing. President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said in September [2005], that it…

Kinmen: Now the Battle is for Tourism, part 1/4

Beautiful Island History Strait-Talk

April 28, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genova1 Commentaccommodation in Jinmen, Bunker International Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), Cai guo-Qiang 蔡國強, Guningtou War Museum, Kinmen Quemoy 金門縣, martial law, Professor Chiang Bo-wei, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), travel to Kinmen Quemoy

Arriving in Kinmen for an historical adventure. Photo: GIO Kinmen’s rich history of broken landscapes: Once the frontline of Taiwan’s conflict with China, Kinmen is now a lush national park. It also has historical and cultural sites to offer (as well as fiery Kaoliang liquor). By Trista di Genova / published 2005 in Travel &…

Chinese Python Swallowing the Taiwan Frog

Political Beats Strait-Talk

January 3, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genova2012 Taiwan elections, analysis of China, Chen Chu Kaohsiung Mayor, chen shui-bian, cross-strait ties, Formosa Kaohsiung incident, Linda Arrigo, ma ying-jeou, Rebiya Kadeer, Shih Ming-te 施明德

OPINION / By Linda Arrigo (permission to republish; originally here) The New York Times editorial, “To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan”, has raised my hackles – I always warned Taiwanese independence advocates that the US would sell them out, and here it is literal. I have not been following the pre-election campaigns, but rather rely…

'Give China time’ to democratize; Taiwan's a catalyst: Post reporter

Strait-Talk

December 18, 2010October 4, 2026Trista di Genova3 Comments

Long-time reporter Kenneth Liu speaks to The Wild East on the need to ‘give China time’ for its democratic development, how Taiwan can act as catalyst and positive example and what he sees are Chiang Kai-shek’s most significant achievements Story and photo by Trista di Genova, The Wild East In The China Post’s dusty, grungy…

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