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A good start for new Czech leader

Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy

On Monday, Czech president-elect Petr Pavel held a phone call with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文). Pavel reportedly said Taiwan is a trustworthy partner, and the Czech Republic would support Taiwan in upholding its democracy free from authoritarian coercion.

Given Taiwan’s growing diplomatic isolation due to Chinese obstruction, many described the gesture as a diplomatic coup for Taipei — and rightly so. In a European context, the president-elect’s phone call with Tsai is without precedent.

Taiwan must stand up for itself

Khedroob Thondup

I first visited Taiwan in 1985, when I was deputed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to start a dialogue with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).

I spent three days talking to officials, the end result being the signing of an agreement where the Republic of China (ROC) recognized the right to self-determination of Tibetans.

According to official KMT records in Nanking, Tibet never paid taxes to the ROC government.

US warnings an opportunity

Taipei Times Editorials

A memorandum from US Air Mobility Command Commander General Mike Minihan, leaked on social media on Friday, warns of a US military conflict with China over Taiwan as soon as 2025. His is not the first such warning. Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) told lawmakers in June 2021 that China might attempt an invasion in 2025, and US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday in October last year said that an invasion might occur as early as next year.

Correcting past memes on Taiwan

Jerome Keating

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) constantly strives to rewrite the Taiwan narrative, it is important to regularly update and correct the stereotypes that the PRC tries to foist on Taiwan and the world.

A primary stereotype is that Taiwan has always been a part of China and its corollary that Taiwan has been a part of China since time immemorial. Both are false.

Taiwan has always been a part of the vast Austronesian empire, which stretched from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island in the east and from Taiwan in the north to New Zealand in the south. That part of Taiwan’s history needs recognition, as many in the West remain ignorant of it.

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