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Vol. 657 / Content

The Truth Behind Taiwan's Recycling Luster

Vol. 657

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Politics & Society

Taking Stock of Taiwan’s Approach to Waste

Trouble in the Recycling Kingdom

Taiwan has been described as the “recycling kingdom,” but the recent influx of overseas waste has exposed serious recycling problems in the country. What can Taiwan do to address its mounting collection and sorting problems?

Politics & Society

Taiwan’s Used Clothes Dirty Secret

Clothes You Don't Want, Africa Won't Either

Taiwan’s waste crisis has hit used clothes. The old clothes that many conscientiously give away often end up being incinerated or sent to India to be shredded into material for carpets. What can be done to deal with this waste dilemma?

Insight

Remembering Hu Fu

Democratic Trailblazer and the Conscience of a Generation

Hu Fu, the premiere Academician of Political Science at the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica, passed away recently at the age of 86. He was the model of the liberal intellect. His legacy left a lasting impact on the transformation of Taiwanese democracy, from noted political commentator Lei Chen to former President Ma Ying-jeou.

Culture

Award-winning chocolate

Taiwanese Chocolate Seduces the World

In the front of the farm, cocoa trees grow in a symbiotic relationship with betel nut palms, while in the back, cocoa beans are directly processed into chocolate. Emerging cocoa producer Taiwan can thus be said to provide the shortest distance from tree to bar.