David and Jeremiah share their on-the-ground observations from both sides of the Taiwan Strait
Politics Squared: A Look at Tiananmen Square and the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
China’s competing legacies on show at National Palace Museums in Beijing and Taipei
Tea for Taipei: Maokong Gondola to Taiwan's past
Being Thomas Friedman in Taipei
Nothing is more annoying than the uncritical writer who arrives at a destination and proceeds to gush over the local culture. So when I say I love Taiwan, I do so with the full expectation that I may be simply exorcizing the accumulated demons of a life lived in Beijing. But you know what… I absolutely love Taiwan and let me tell you why.
Going to a Funeral in China? Try to Keep Your Clothes On, Says Ministry of Culture
February 1, 1662: Koxinga takes Taiwan
When Ulysses S. Grant met General Li
Taiwan's apology, Beijing's problem
On an Island
While there will be considerable fanfare today commemorating the 15th anniversary of the British handover of Hong Kong to the PRC, it’s worth noting that this is also an important anniversary year in the history of another island. 2012 marks 350 years since Zheng Chenggong (better known outside China as ‘Koxinga’) landed on Taiwan and forced a Dutch garrison to surrender control of the island to Zheng and his family.