Time for the EU to make a stand for democracy
“Harmonious” or not, China’s rise has become a virtual reality for the empire’s neighbors. China’s recent actions in the South China Sea and toward Japan have led several Asian countries to consider…
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EU supports Chinese censorship
Only available in Danish. Selvom Kina har proklameret harmonisk udvikling, ser virkeligheden anderledes ud for rigets naboer. Kinas adfærd i det sydkinesiske hav og over for Japan har fået flere asiatiske lande…
Keeping Taiwan in the academic spotlight
LOOK AT ME Coverage of Taiwan in academia and the media is a key form of diplomacy, and in Europe at least, it appears that ‘Taiwanists’ are doing their best to raise…
Are the Taiwanese surrending to China?
Only available in Danish. I dag underskrives en historisk handelsaftale mellem Kina og Taiwan. Officielt er målet at skabe en frihandelszone – reelt sigter aftalen imod at undergrave Taiwans suverænitet Only in…
The bizarre world of the KMT is not sustainable
No statements seem too ridiculous in Taiwan, with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and its unbelievable claims. The KMT promotes national policies that bear no relation to the realities on the streets…
Taiwans suverænitet på spil
Only available in Danish. I Arthur Chengs svar 12. juli til min kronik om handelsaftalen mellem Taiwan og Kina påstår han, at opbakningen til aftalen er større end, hvad jeg angiver, og…
Suverænitet på spil
Only available in Danish. Den nye handelsaftale mellem Taiwan og Kina skader Taiwans suverænitet og splitter den taiwanske befolkning. Desværre ignorerer Jyllands-Postens leder dette 10 Af Michael Danielsen, formand for Taiwan Corner.Publisheret…
Should Taiwan put all its egg in China's basket?
On the European home ground, the EU has contributed to economic development, peace and democracy. However, there are several reasons why the upcoming historic trade agreement between Taiwan and China cannot be…
Legislative backsliding threatens democracy
Compared with their colleagues in many other countries, the Taiwanese media stand out as aggressive purveyors of gossip. The remedy to such a culture, however, is not the updated Personal Data Protection…
Government policy will sow further division
“Welcome to China” — the greeting I received at the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) National Policy Foundation in January is symptomatic of current cross-strait developments in Taiwan. The government’s cross-strait package of…
INTERVIEW: Need to 'demystify' ECFA: Danish analyst
INTERVIEW: Need to ‘demystify’ ECFA: Danish analyst By Ko Shu-ling / STAFF REPORTER As Taipei and Beijing are negotiating an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) needs to…
Democratic liberty is fundamental
As one of the signatories of the open letter to President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) (“An open letter to Taiwan’s president,” Nov. 13, 2009, page 8), I would like to respond to the…
China's allergy reactions will continue
China’s allergy against any support for Taiwan keeps getting worse. As it is with allergy, it tends to be chronic and thus the best remedy is to stay away from what actually…
Aiming for FTAs that would help Taiwan
A world of free-trade agreements (FTA) will open to Taiwan and the nation will enjoy greater international space if it just signs an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China. At least,…
(The Weekly interview) with Michael Danielsen: Signing FTA with other countries can defend Taiwan’s sovereignty better
Michael Danielsen was interviewed to Taiwan’s Liberty Times and the interview was published on January 18. 2010. The interview was done by journalist Zou, Jing Wen from Liberty Times. (The Weekly interview)…