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Caught between China and the US

Sushil Seth

Australia is not a high roller internationally, except by virtue of its delicate position as one of China’s biggest trading partners and one of the US’ closest allies. This means Canberra is treading warily between the two in the midst of the storm clouds gathering over South China Sea islands, where China is expanding its territorial control and strategic influence and the US is now seriously seeking to challenge it. However, no matter how much Canberra might try to appear even-handed, it simply cannot because its strategic priorities by virtue of its US alliance leave no scope for any ambiguity.

Tibet supporters march in Taipei

Taipei Times

New Power Party Legislator Freddy Lim, second right, speaks in Taipei yesterday as three Democratic Progressive Party legislators look on at a rally to promote Tibetan rights.
Photo: Chen Yu-fu, Taipei Times

More than 200 people from more 20 civic groups and lawmakers marched through downtown Taipei yesterday in a call to free Tibet and uphold human rights.

The march was to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day — the March 10 anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule — which sparked a sharp crackdown and led to the Dalai Lama’s exile.

Day marred by a lack of compassion

Taipei Times Editorial

As it has been in previous years, this year’s 228 Incident anniversary was commemorated with tears, apologies and defaced statues of Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石). However, there was something new this year — insensitivity and a lack of compassion.

The 228 Incident in 1947 has been, and will remain, one of the most indelible wounds in the nation’s history. Tens of thousands of people were slaughtered by the then-authoritarian Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) regime.

China wants to drag Taiwan down

Jerome Keating

There are two reasons Taiwan is a democracy and China is not. The reasons, although simple, need detailed explanations.

The first reason is that Taiwan is Taiwan and China is China; to understand this people must delve into Taiwan’s history and its underpinnings of identity as opposed to those of China’s.

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