#Taiwan

A thread with images of trains from some cities I have travelled to. Starting with Singapore The buildings you see around are the trademark #HDB public blocks where the
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On many levels, the Clubhouse case seems insignificant: comparatively small numbers, probably going to be shut down, not reflecting majority ethnonationalism&denialism trend in China.But from a dehumanization perspective, itโ€™s remarka
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In 2000, Taiwan had its first peaceful transition of power. The KMT had ruled the island since the 1940s, under martial law for much of that time, and there was
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My written testimony for today's @USCC_GOV hearing on cross-Strait deterrence is now available on the commission's web site. You can see it here: https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/Thomas_Shugart_Testimony.pdf https://
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@washingtonpost @business @wsj @FT @reuters The critical importance of Taiwan semiconductor technology definitely merits a @nytimes op-ed. Many Americans may not be very aware of the issue, but semiconductors are
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Albertans, have you wondered why the pandemic response dictated by @UCPcaucus @jkenney @shandro has been a failure mired in incompetence, maybe this is why: 1/7#RESIGNKENNY #FiretheUCP #abpoli Among leading industrialized
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Zero testing. The masking is partisan: pro ccp wear them, anti ccp don't Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore all have cases, fairly large ones in Japan and Korea, but
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the Pompeo speech reinforces my conviction that, inasmuch as there is a strategy, it's to steeply worsen the risk environment for US companies in China in order to force decoupling.
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To close out the year I wanted to share some of the new writing on Taiwan that moved or gave me the most to think about, starting with two books
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filipino americans who call themselves pacific islander instead of southeast asian want to seem more exotic than being grouped together with other asians so they are choosing to appropriate another
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No country has eliminated the coronavirus. But containment is possible. Public health strategies are the roadmap.The US knew the playbook, we just opted to ignore and delay.a THREAD: how these
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Contact tracing and effective quarantine are among the topmost reasons why #covid19 infected regions in the world have low mortality. This requires phenomenal work by #publichealth workers. Technology can aid
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Hello. Today is 30 December 2020 & let's look at the year in review of asset performance. Here is a chart of key equity indices in 2020 in USD. Looking
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I just realized today, that the elections across the United States have been rigged for decades.You think this is the first time they rigged a Presidential election.No, it is not
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1. Since many people seem to get the different strains of reaction in Taiwan mixed up, I thought I'd make a thread clearing things up. One thing that both supporters
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Just been sent a fascinating US Govt telegram shedding light on Washington's attitude to territorial claims in the South China Sea during the 1956 episode that really restarted the whole
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