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Taiwan, EU should link up policies

Marcin Jerzewski 葉皓勤

As this year marks the fifth anniversary of the New Southbound Policy (NSP) the time is ripe to evaluate the challenges and opportunities brought about by the nation’s pivot to the south.

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, international cooperation has not come to a halt; in fact, recent instances of closer cooperation on public health issues might be viewed as a catalyst for the return of multilateralism in global politics.

Consequently, it is important to evaluate the mechanisms and the extent to which the policy can facilitate Taiwan’s inclusion in multilateral partnerships within and beyond the policy’s 18 target countries. Specifically, potential synergies between the policy and the EU’s strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region merits further consideration.

Australia approves TiSPACE rocket test flight

Taipei Times

Taiwan Innovative Space attempts to launch its Hapith-I rocket in Taitung County on Feb. 13 last year. The mission was canceled due to strong winds.
Photo: CNA

The Australian government on Monday said that it had approved an application from Taiwan Innovative Space (TiSPACE) to launch its Hapith I sounding rocket, while the National Space Organization (NSPO) again postponed its launch service contract with the company.

The KMT is destined to face history

Jerome Keating

The year 1979 was the tipping point for the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) one-party state and its dreams for the Republic of China (ROC). Most in the KMT did not see it then and some still do not, yet the KMT must face it, especially as it prepares to choose its next chairperson.

The foreshadowing of 1979 was evident a decade earlier. In 1970, members of World United Formosans for Independence attempted to assassinate then-vice premier Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) in New York City. In 1971, the KMT, as “followers of Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石),” were officially “booted out” of the UN with General Assembly Resolution 2758.

NT$200bn missile budget planned

Taipei Times

Hsiung Feng III, front right, and Hsiung Feng II missiles developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology are displayed at a defense industry exhibition in Kaohsiung on Sept. 27, 2018.
Photo: Hung Chen-hung, Taipei Times

The Ministry of National Defense is proposing a special budget totaling NT$200 billion (US$7.14 billion) to boost the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s missile manufacturing capabilities, a source said.

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