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Xander ✺ @spectralcodex.com · 15h

Taiwan is a terminal society, one that is doing far too little to avert the coming demographic collapse. David Chang, founder of Crossroads, brings receipts and makes the case for more serious efforts at internationalization in this Commonwealth Magazine op-ed. english.cw.com.tw/article/arti...

Rethinking immigration to halt a growing economic security crisis｜Politics & Society｜2023-09-25｜web only

In this op-ed, David Chang tackles Taiwan's imminent demographic challenge, a matter of urgent concern. They delve into the aging population issues in Taiwan, dissecting the factors that underlie this...

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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.bsky.social · 12h

“I think they've been very explicit about not wanting to give away core technologies,” said @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social, senior fellow focused on the Chinese clean energy industry at the @est.csis.org “I think they really are angling to become the leading power in this industry for decades to come.”

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Han Yang 杨涵 @hanyangsydney.bsky.social · 4h

My conversation with @beijingpalmer.bsky.social on Trump's trade war with China, Taiwan, AUKUS and his time spent in Beijing

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EP24 对话外交政策杂志副主编James Palmer

YouTube video by 涵瞰世界 Devil's Advocate

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 6h

This is good work. Comprehensive.

🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 17h

my sister wrote a thing about taiwan’s silicon shield

Why Taiwan Fears ‘America First’ Risks Eroding Its ‘Silicon Shield’ • Stimson Center

U.S. efforts to onshore advanced semiconductor manufacturing are raising concerns in Taiwan about the strength of its “silicon shield”.

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Mг Oгcinatoг 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦 @mr-orcinator.bsky.social · 14h

China’s authoritarianism is likely to intensify in the coming years. The international community cannot remain passive and wait for #Taiwan to face a crisis similar to #Ukraine. #Beijing has demonstrated a willingness to use force before, and history suggests it may do so again

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 19h

Incoming Japanese PM sends handwritten letter to Lai

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Takaichi’s letter delivered to Lai: Japanese MP - Taipei Times

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 15h

And yet the president's national speech said nothing about demographics or immigration.

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Klaus Bardenhagen @taiwanreporter.bsky.social · 17h

"Taiwan is finding itself at a crossroads:

- Open up, become an internationally connected, engaged country with diverse, inclusive, equal society for the long-term

- Close up, maintain status quo. Protect local identity, culture, and interests for the short-term
english.cw.com.tw/article/arti...

Rethinking immigration to halt a growing economic security crisis｜Politics & Society｜2023-09-25｜web only

In this op-ed, David Chang tackles Taiwan's imminent demographic challenge, a matter of urgent concern. They delve into the aging population issues in Taiwan, dissecting the factors that underlie…

english.cw.com.tw

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Christian Thiels @christianthiels.bsky.social · 1d

China-Taiwan Weekly Update, October 10, 2025
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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 23h

China issues bounty for Taiwan PsyOps unit for 'separatism'

Chinese police on Saturday offered rewards of $1,400 for information about 18 people it said were Taiwanese military psychological operations officers spreading "separatist" message

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 21h

Will flattery work when it comes to Trump? Lai has to tread carefully domestically to avoid the perception that he is just giving the US what it wants at Taiwan's expense, however

New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 3d

"Why Would Lai Claim that Trump Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for Resolving Cross-Strait Tensions?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

Why Would Lai Claim that Trump Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for Resolving Cross-Strait Tensions? | New Bloom Magazine

In a recent interview, President Lai Ching-te raised eyebrows with a claim that US president Donald Trump would “surely win the Nobel Peace Prize” if he were able to convince Chinese President Xi…

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

KMT heavyweight and media personality Jaw Shau-kong urges Beijing to stay out of party chair race – Focus Taiwan: ‘The remarks came after Hau [Lung-bin] on Oct. 9 accused both “foreign forces” and “fellow party members” of spreading false online content to smear him during the campaign.’

KMT heavyweight urges Beijing to stay out of party chair race - Focus Taiwan

Kuomintang (KMT) heavyweight and media personality Jaw Shau-kong (趙少康) on Saturday called on Beijing to stop any interference in the party's upcoming chair election, warning that online disinformation...

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hush @hush-ndb.bsky.social · 1d

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This photo is from the Japanese colonial period, with the Rising Sun Flag and the Japanese Rising Sun Flag displayed between the building and the person.
The sign reads, "Taiwan Minpo Publishing House, the only media outlet for Taiwanese people."

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 22h

"The principal guns are the five new Armstrong muzzle-loading 7-inch guns. Though the Japanese shots had left marks upon every part of the fort, the guns are mostly still serviceable.
The warship anchored on the right is the German man-of-war “Arcona” which entered port on the day of the attack."

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Yilin (she/they) @ check out The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Just got settled in today and will be the writer-in-residence at Taiwan Literature Base for the next 3 weeks! Sign up for all three of my events are already full (thank you folks for the enthusiasm), but I will also be doing some additional events in Oct/Nov which I will post about.

A photo of Yilin wearing glasses and smiling, with her hand pointed at a poster in Traditional Chinese (Mandarin) about her residency events.

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J. Martin @gyokusai.bsky.social · 1d

Cutaway, Taipei, Taiwan

April 2025, Canon PowerShot

#Taipei #Taiwan #Photography

Facade with open stairs and sheet-iron containers.

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The PRC may have provided targeting intelligence via satellite to support a recent, large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine. This support could provide the PLA with some critical operational experience that it currently lacks. (🧵1/2) 

Read more: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU...

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 23h

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Minister’s driver reports ‘media team’ secret tailing - Taipei Times

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 23h

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Pro-independence groups oppose marking Oct. 10 - Taipei Times

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 23h

That's exactly what it says. It just doesn't say so in so many words.

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Ai-Men Lau 劉羿雯 @aimenlau.bsky.social · 1d

"For Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples, natural disasters have long carried a slower cultural cost. After previous forced relocations in the past years, Indigenous residents experienced isolation, depression, and even suicide."

Taiwan’s Barrier Lake Disaster Intersects With Its Troubled Indigenous Policy

The Fata’an tribal community wants to remain in its ancestral home during the rebuilding process.

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 23h

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 2d

English, Lai speech
english.president.gov.tw/News/7022

President Lai delivers 2025 National Day Address-News releases-News & activities｜Office of the President Republic of China(Taiwan)

Office of the President Republic of China(Taiwan)

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 2d

Lai giving his National Day address now. Lai frames this year a historic one for Taiwanese democracy, as Taiwan has now spent more time after martial law was lifted than it spent during martial law

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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 2d

Important. Outsiders realize the semiconductor industry here has little future.
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Nerves show for investment in Taiwan - Taipei Times

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