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No room for failure: new envoy to US

Taipei Times

New Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim, left, yesterday speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the Legislative Yuan USA Caucus at the legislature in Taipei, as American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen, center, and Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lo Chih-cheng, the caucus’ new chairman, look on.
Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times

A failure in Taiwan-US relations cannot be tolerated, new Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said yesterday, adding that her work as the nation’s de facto ambassador to the US has the staunch backing of the Legislative Yuan USA Caucus (台美國會關係聯誼會).

China strategy options for the US

Joseph Bosco

Whether the next US president is incumbent President Donald Trump or former vice president Joe Biden, he will confront the greatest existential challenge communist China has ever presented to the US. There are four possible strategic responses:

Strategy A: Return to the comprehensive engagement and passive containment policy of previous Republican and Democratic administrations.

Judicial reform groups march in 20th day of protests

Taipei Times

Lawyer Chang Ching, second left, Judicial Reform Foundation chairman Lin Yung-sung, second right, Taiwan Jury Association founder Jerry Cheng, right, and other members of judicial reform groups protest outside the Leiglsative Yuan in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: CNA

A group of judicial advocates yesterday marched in Taipei as they entered their 20th day of protests to urge Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers to include a jury system in a judicial reform bill.

Carl Schmitt and Taiwan’s future

Jerome Keating

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” So goes the ancient saying, one that nonetheless rings true. It is an aphorism that Taiwan needs to consider as it watches the enemy at the gates in Hong Kong and ponders the future.

Taiwan is an independent, multi-party democratic state. If it ever has any doubts about who is its enemy, it need look no farther than the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the one-party state on the other side of the Taiwan Strait.

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