By Frank Bickenbach and Wan-Hsin Liu, courtesy of IFW Kiel In the coronavirus crisis, Taiwan and South Korea have shown that they dispose of efficient governance systems, high-quality research and public services and highly developed digital skills and infrastructures, and that they can successfully use these capacities to meet challenges. These capacities are among […]
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China’s government fears Hong Kong-Taiwan axis
The Chinese government’s deepening paranoia about the protests in Hong Kong, which Beijing blames on meddling by outside powers (read: the U.S.), is unlikely to be relieved by the appearance of strengthening ties between Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and Taiwan, which has enjoyed full (if […]
China Is Fueling Centrifugal Forces At Its Peril
By Dr. Alexander Görlach, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs At the southern tip of the Chinese mainland lie not one but two territories in conflict with the communist leadership in Beijing: Hong Kong and Taiwan. Those who have been following the news from the region since […]