2024 - 3rd Quarter
Some Needed Questions for the ‘naive’ Ma
Monday, July 22
In a recent interview with the Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper, Six Chew Daily, former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou called Taiwan President William Lai, “naive.” ...
Tsai Ing-wen: A Woman for Taiwan’s Time
Friday, July 12
How does one evaluate Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first woman president? If pressed to put it in one sentence I would say: "She took the helm when Taiwan's democracy was being buffeted by strong geopolitical winds and swirling inner currents, and yet she kept an even keel, stayed the course and advanced the nation." ...
The Kinmen and Matsu Question and Challenge
Wednesday, July 10
In 2010, while speaking to a Taiwanese group in California, I was asked in a question-and-answer session: “What do you think of Confucius Institutes?” ...