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Beijing is misreading US signals

Chen Yung-chang 陳永昌

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on July 15 criticized the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) for allowing big comprador groups to dominate cross-strait relations while the party was in power. The US has had similar problems, something US President Donald Trump is trying to put an end to.

Before Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Buenos Aires at the end of this month on the sidelines of a G20 summit, there have been dark undercurrents and crossed swords beneath the surface of the US-China trade dispute, leading to relentless pressure from Wall Street on the White House.

China at UN: Deflection, dirty tricks

Gray Sergeant

China’s underhand tactics at the UN Human Rights Council are a serious problem, but should come as no surprise.

China has undergone a third review of its human rights record at the UN Human Rights Council as part of the organization’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Combating CCP effort to meddle in elections

Paul Lin 林保華

Over decades of ongoing revolution and construction, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has several strategies and tactics that were concisely described by Mao Zedong (毛澤東).

Perhaps the best known is: “Seize both ends and drag the middle along with them,” ie, using what Mao called seizing “the advanced and backward extremes” to “drag” the middle “along with them.”

Justice commission to address liability

Taipei Times

Transitional Justice Commission member Yeh Hung-ling (葉虹靈) on Saturday said the commission is in the process of determining responsibility for injustices committed during the White Terror era.

The commission last month exonerated 1,270 victims of political persecution and the Yin Hai-kuang Foundation on Saturday held a follow-up conference to discuss the issue of holding perpetrators accountable as part of the process of restoring justice for the victims.

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