Denmark supports China's ambitions
China’s more aggressive behavior in Asia, makes it more difficult to argue for China’s peaceful intentions. This does not stop the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage China to territorial claims…
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The Impact of the Sunflower Movement on Cross-strait
The greatest insight and inspiration from the Sunfl ower Movement is that no political figure, no political party and no foreign power will be able to dictate the evolution of crossstrait relations.…
KMT Splits?
The real problem with the delay in the Services Pact isn’t the Sunflowers. They just make a convenient whipping boy. The real problem is that the KMT legislators don’t want to pass…
Denmark’s China policy a warning to Taiwan
Is Denmark’s apparent change in its “one China” policy a warning to Taiwan about what might come in the future? Denmark appears to be on its way to change its “one China”…
The Mapping of Taiwan
The Mapping of Taiwan, Desired Economies, Competing Monopolies, New Perspectives on Cartography, Competing Monopolies, and the Destiny of Taiwan. Published in agreement with Jerome F. KeatingIn The Mapping of Taiwan, Keating steps…
The next generation in Taiwan
China must look with uneasiness at the development in Taiwan. China has taken economic integration as a strategy to win Taiwan’s hearts. The occupation shows that the current strategy does not work…
Open letter to the Sunflower Movement and President Ma
Open letter to the Sunflower Movement and President Ma. We fully appreciate the reasons the students took this action, and express our support for the peaceful, reasonable and rational approach they have…
No true Cross-strait progress without the Taiwanese
For the international media and some commentators who are covering Taiwan, it seems to come as a surprise that Taiwan is inhabited, and that these 23 million Taiwanese want to have a…
Statement on Taiwan – Community of Democracies
We call on President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan to respect the civil rights of peaceful protesters, which is an essential requirement for a democratic society. We also call on the government to…
Occupation of Taiwan’s parliament and Executive Yuan
Tuesday evening March 18, more than 300 Taiwanese students and protesters occupied the Taiwanese parliament. Today, the parliament is still occupied and thousands of people are gathered outside the parliament. Late this…
Taiwans parlament besat – protest mod aftale med Kina – Danish article
Mere end 300 taiwanske studerende og demonstranter har tirsdag d. 18. marts indtaget det taiwanske parlament i protest imod den seneste serviceaftale, som Taiwans Kina-venlige regering har indgået med Kina. Mere end…
President Ma is not the only problem
A reality check reveals that Taiwan’s democratic development and its self-determination are challenged by the policies of the KMT which has a vast majority in the parliament. Taiwan even went as far…
Lobbying for a 'Forbidden Nation': lessons from Taiwan Corner in Denmark and the EU
I do not subscribe to such a one-dimensional thinking that great powers and the economy will lead to China’s takeover of Taiwan. Democracy, human rights and the true wishes of the Taiwanese…
Human rights, democracy threatened
Statement by International scholars and writers. As international SCHOLARS and writers who applauded the transition to democracy, that began in the late 1980s, we are deeply concerned about the backsliding of freedom,…
Free-speech limits on foreigners needs review
Freedom to demonstrate and support like-minded people is a fundamental right among democratic nations. It is therefore surprising that this right is not fully extended to foreign visitors to Taiwan. Most foreigners…