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US summit should invite Taiwan

Huynh Tam Sang, Phan Van Tim

Taiwan, a steadfast soldier in the fight against authoritarianism, deserves a seat at the US-led virtual Summit for Democracy next month.

Rejuvenating global democracy has been the focus of US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy. His rhetoric on promoting democracy, known as the “Biden doctrine,” has as its core philosophy that contemporary democracies are in a competition to counter non-democratic regimes, such as Russia and China. Biden has pledged that the US would assemble a worldwide network of like-minded nations “to defend democracy globally, to push back authoritarianism’s advance.”

DEFENSE REPORT: PLA can block key harbors, ministry says

Taipei Times

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier takes part in a military drill in the western Pacific Ocean on April 18, 2018.
Photo: Reuters

China’s armed forces are capable of blockading Taiwan’s key harbors and airports, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday, offering its latest assessment of what it described as a “grave” military threat posed by its giant neighbor.

China has been ramping up military activity around Taiwan, including by repeatedly flying warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ).

Mayor Ko Wen-je’s IQ debacle

Taipei Times Editorial

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) is under fire again for making controversial comments, which is nothing new, but his behavior should still be scrutinized and addressed, as he is an elected public figure.

No matter what his reasons, his words still often set a bad example for society, especially children.

In the latest incident, Ko was questioning the Central Epidemic Command Center’s (CECC) purchase of a batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that are to expire at the end of this month.

China institute at NTHU raises concern

Taipei Times

National Security Bureau Deputy Director-General Chen Chin-kuang answers questions from legislators yesterday at a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.
Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times

A Chinese-funded research institute had set up an office at Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), the National Security Bureau (NSB) said yesterday, adding that Beijing could have used it to attract talent to its semiconductor industry, which is short of workers.

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