Ja, nationen var engang en provins i Kina, men det var før Qingdynastiet i 1895 afstod den og Penghu-øerne for al evighed til Japan. Yes, the nation was once a province of China, but that’s before the Qing Dynasty in…
Af Michael Danielsen, formand for Taiwan Corner Bogen ’Kampen om Taiwan’ af Jonas-Parello-Plesner udgivet på Gyldendal er yderst læsevenlig og giver en helt nødvendig indføring for alle i Danmark i de problemer, som Taiwan står over for. Det gælder i…
Taiwan’s fight for self-determination and future control involves China and internal hurdles. China has increased military actions near Taiwan but despite this, Taiwan’s growth, independent spirit, and global support stand strong. Economically, ties persist with China, and China’s targeted sanctions…
The real threat to Taiwan comes from Taiwanese themselves write Taiwan Corner’s chairman. Today, Taiwanese see only reforms that progress too slowly, and in the meantime, the population is becoming more dissatisfied. The transformation through reforms in e.g. industry policies…
Taiwan Corner’s Democracy Days in Copenhagen focused on the local election in 2022. We invited Mchael Turton and William Yang to comment on the election results and the implications directly from Taipei. Democracy Day in Copenhagen 2022 focused on the…
”Den skærpede situation i dag mellem Kina og Taiwan kan ikke reduceres til besøget af Nancy Pelosi. Kina har reelt mistet fodfæstet i Taiwan, og det er sket ved en strategisk fejl i 2014. Fejlen presser Kina da de Kina-venlige…
”Godt at Nancy Pelosi besøger Taiwan. Hele debatten om hendes besøg og de mange bekymringer om kinesiske militære reaktioner viser ikke overraskende, at vi i Vesten ikke længere er de stærkeste. Dette svækker hele fundamentet omkring Vestens et-Kina-politikker, der hviler…
The possibility of a Chinese military attack on Taiwan is being talked up in the mainstream news media, provoking fear, and anxiety long before the talk about the visit to Taiwan by USA House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. One example of…
Young people in Asia are fighting to build or preserve democracy in Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar and in Taiwan. The struggle takes the form of local protest and mutual inspiration through the so-called “milk tea alliance”. These young people know…
In his OpEd in Taipei Times, Taiwan Corner’s chairman Michael Danielsen write that willing European politicians, journalists and academics have contributed to a perception that Taiwan was divided about its future international status and confused the European public. They have…