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Taiwan Trilogy – Part 3: Puma Shen on Mafia, China’s United Front Work and Disinformation War in Taiwan

War takes many forms. China has been launching a highly sophisticated and intensive disinformation war on social media, while trying to infiltrate Taiwanese society, government and military. To fight these unconventional wars in an open society like Taiwan is very difficult, but not completely...

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Taiwan Trilogy – Part 2: Lai I-Chung on Taiwan’s Domestic and Foreign Policy in a Time of Crisis

It has been more than one year that Russia invaded Ukraine – and in Taiwan citizens, analysts and politicians ponder upon which lessons Taiwan can learn from it. Is there any way that a Chinese invasion could be avoided? What could be the most...

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Taiwan Trilogy – Part 1: Paul Huang on Taiwan’s Defense Strategy

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine a lot of international attention has been shifting to Taiwan – will China eventually attack the island? The Communist Party of China has been vowing to take over Taiwan since 1949. For a long time this promise sounded...

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The Umbilical Chord – Overseas Chinese and their Identity

This is an episode we have been looking for for quite some while. The Overseas Chinese are one of the largest migrant groups in the world – and they are very much thought after by the Chinese Communist Party. Again and again it stresses...

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Rising Economy and a Sinking Capital City: Indonesia’s Economic Growth and Its Challenges

Most of the major economies in the world are struggling with recession, but not Indonesia. This most populous country in Southeast Asia even managed to maintain strong export and import during the pandemic, and witnessed a strong rebound after the Covid 2019 crisis. Its...

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The Uneasy Border: Will China and India find a Way to be Good Neighbors?

On 9 December 2022, another military conflict happened at the disputed border region between India and China, injuring at least two dozen soldiers on both sides. This incident has added to a series of Sino-Indian border conflicts since May 2020. New resentment is brewing...

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