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The U.S. political circles are not only hostile to China, but are essentially hostile to imports. Both parties embrace the mercantilist thinking of "exporting is good and importing is bad." How will this harm global economy and trade?
President Tsai Ing-wen became the first Taiwanese leader to meet with a U.S. Speaker of the House on American soil. Following her return from her 10-day itinerary, Beijing announced small-scale military exercises. What kind of new situation do these changes herald?
Taipei and Washington are expected to soon sign the already agreed- upon items of the U.S. – Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade. Since the agreement will not easily yield direct economic benefits for Taiwan, it remains to be seen whether Taiwan can capitalize on the introduction of “U.S. rules” to secure similar pacts with other trade partners.
The global supply chain disruptions emerge as a key national security factor, forcing companies to shift production closer to their major markets. Chip foundry TSMC is not the only Taiwan company venturing into the United States. How are Taiwanese businesses seizing this opportunity to redraw their manufacturing maps?
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was said to be the fourth Taiwan Strait crisis since 1949, and it was ironically triggered by the United States. What is really alarming is that it may not be the last.
Taiwan is absent from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which encompasses 60% of the world's population and 40% of its GDP. Fortunately, there is progress in the trade negotiations between Taiwan and the U.S.
Larry Diamond is an American political sociologist and leading contemporary scholar in the field of democracy studies. In this exclusive interview with CommonWealth Magazine, he expresses concern over Taiwan’s fate and shares the three lessons countries could learn from the democratic recession in the US.
CommonWealth magazine’s “State of the Union and U.S.-China Ties Survey” has found that more than half of Taiwan’s people believe the United States would help Taiwan militarily in the event of an attack by China. But is that realistic, and should Taiwan tie its future to the U.S.?
Francis Fukuyama is a renowned American political scientist, the author of many bestselling titles including The End of History. In this exclusive interview with CommonWealth Magazine, he cautions that even though there is bipartisan consensus over China policy, the US probably won’t fight on Taiwan’s behalf. Read the interview excerpt.
On 15 June, European Commission and Council presidents Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel will host US President Joe Biden in Brussels on his first visit to Europe since taking office. There are increasing calls for Europe to upgrade its policy on Taiwan as it rethinks its China strategy, what are the implications for transatlantic relations?
Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s representative to the United States, is working to further strengthen Taiwan-U.S. relations as China ratchets up its pressure. CommonWealth Magazine asks her about that and other key bilateral issues, such as trade and supply chains, in this exclusive interview.
Our exclusive interview of former AIT Chairman Richard C. Bush, currently a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings, on how the Trump administration views Taiwan, and what a Biden presidency might mean for US-Taiwan relations.
The Trump Administration has placed Huawei on a blacklist that blocks companies using American technology from supplying the Chinese telecom giant. Taiwan’s TSMC does not think it will be affected, but is that really the case?
“Gay people, we will not win our rights by staying quietly in our closets,” says Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States. With the 40th anniversary of his assassination recently behind us, there still is much we can learn from him.
With a population of just 45,000, the Caymans Islands house more than 100,000 Taiwanese letterbox companies with tax-free status. However, earlier this year, the tax haven enacted “economic substance” legislation that requires offshore companies to prove that they actually derive their income from business in the island territory or pay tax.
There are more than one billion firearms in the world and the majority are owned by ordinary people. New Zealand’s ban on semi-automatic weapons has put guns, violence and regulation back in the spotlight, underscoring the different approaches taken by governments around the world and their relative success.
The United States and China are jabbing and parrying at each other in the start of a “new Cold War” that shows no signs of abating over the short term. Meanwhile, regardless of how future negotiations turn out, competition between the two powers will surely set the tone going forward. Given this environment, how can Asian nations find ways to survive and thrive?
Would you move to a new city for $10,000? That’s the hope of an organisation that wants to lure workers to Tulsa in Oklahoma, as it aims to bridge a widening gulf between large metropolitan centers and smaller ones at risk of being left behind.
Being accused of giving lower personality ratings to Asian-American applicants, Harvard University has been questioned for its commitment to defending diversity. Finding this revelation alarming, Jun-Han Su, PhD Candidate at Harvard and columnist at Crossing, calls for emphasis on 'true inclusion.'
Investors look out! Financial crises are emerging in emerging markets. Turkey, Argentina and Indonesia have experienced plummeting currencies and outflow of foreign investment. What do these countries have in common?
Taiwan’s textile and apparel industry is taking advantage of new opportunities, since manufacturing in the United States cuts down on costly shipping time, smaller brands gain in popularity, and the global division of labor is reshuffled yet again.
These two charts show China and the US have more than 300 disputes with different countries and trading blocks. Most of the US's trade disputes are with the E.U. Instead of China.
We asked policy experts and business leaders: how can countries really reap the economic and social benefits of global value chains (GVCs), while avoiding inequality and environmental damage?
What makes a good leader? In an increasingly polarized world it’s an important question to ask. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently delivered the commencement address to New York University’s class of 2018, in which he outlined his vision of the leadership skills that help to make the world a better place.
The Dominican Republic announced on April 30 that it was recognizing the People’s Republic of China and severing 77 years of formal diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). Have the dominoes started to fall?
As São Paulo hosts the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018, it is time to consider China’s important influence on economies and business in the region since the Forum's last meeting in Brazil, in 2011.
Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou is pressing forward with the first 10.5-generation flat panel display plant to be built on American soil. Considering the challenges, does the gambit make strategic sense?
York, a young Taiwanese volunteer and Crossing writer, shares her experience of living in Brazil’s biggest favela. Her interview with local young man Carlos tells a story of sorrow, toughness and pursue of hope.
Before the President of the United States’ speech at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, Klaus Schwab, the Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum, said that the country’s decision and action will have great effect to the entire world. Here’s the summary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s special address at the event.
James F. Moriarty, chairman of the board of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), took out time during a recent visit to Taiwan to discuss bilateral relations, U.S. trade policy and foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific region under President Donald Trump.
Many teachers ask their students to put their phones down. But is that the only thing educators should do to keep up with the 21st century? Meet Ms. Marcie Craig Post, Executive Director of International Literacy Association, in an interview after her speech in the 2017 International Reading Education Forum.
Three Cloud-based platforms keep 300,000 elevators across the globe in line. The incorporation of augmented reality places virtual over actual reality, streamlining workflow. With the Silicon Valley innovation engine powering the way, American Industry 4.0 is quietly accelerating into the passing lane.
Bestselling author of “Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?”, philosopher, & professor at Harvard University, Michael Sandel, gives a keynote speech at the Fulbright Thought Leader Forum in Taiwan on 6/2. He talks about "Leadership and Ethics" in the 21st century.
In an interview with CommonWealth Magazine, former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach talks about the economic and geopolitical risks of a Trump presidency and why taking on China may not help Trump achieve his goals.
With Donald Trump pledging to ease regulations on oil and gas businesses and a future energy secretary friendly to the industry, Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group is focusing its attention on the United States, perhaps to Taiwan’s detriment.
In an interview with CommonWealth Magazine, S&P Global Chief Economist Paul Sheard discusses the potential economic policies of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.
Jonathan Franzen is known for taking on Twitter and Facebook and lamenting how reading is becoming a lost art. In this exclusive interview, Franzen talks about how reading and literature have an important role in the new digital era.
Why has the Korean government sent students to Silicon Valley entrepreneurial schools? How have graduates of one such school produced 70 startup ventures in just two years?
Taiwan's rigid education system produces plenty of "good students," but here are three stories about a group of Taiwanese who found out at Stanford University that what it means to be "good" in this new era is changing.
In the 1970s, an idealistic architect and urban planner named Jaime Lerner became mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, and employed a "culture of speed" to give his city a facelift.
At the Rio+20 Earth Summit in June, Curitiba won a Global Green City Award, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called it a model of sustainable development. How has it won such acclaim?
Cities are rushing to reinvent themselves to get an edge, but San Francisco's 40-year revitalization program proves that time is a necessary cost of urban renewal.
The USA is showing signs of decline, but it still has a few cards up its sleeve that are helping it maintain its elevated political and economic status around the globe.
The promise of the American dream was a good job, a good education and a good home, but that's no longer the case. Who's responsible for stealing it away?
The American dream is turning into a nightmare, with disheartening levels of inequality, unemployment and homelessness. In this eyewitness report, CommonWealth Magazine visits the USA, in what may be its final days at the top.
In Aesop's Fables, the hardworking ant has plenty of stores for the winter. With its legendary diligence, Germany has staged comebacks following many downturns in the past. What are the secrets to its resilience?
In as little as a decade, China will eclipse the U.S. as the world's biggest economy. As America shares its superpower status with China, their often contradictory rivalry is becoming a decisive factor in the fate of Taiwan, and the world.
Promoting its own standards and rewriting the game rules across a range of industries, China hopes to go head-to-head with the leading standards of the West. Once China can "call the shots," how can Taiwan reap the rewards?
Brazilian immigrant Yim King Po grew up poor, but he parlayed a keen eye for emerging trends, the advantage of local knowledge, and multinational connections into a top position in Brazil's information services market.
Ethanol is emerging as a major global energy source, one Taiwan can ill afford to overlook. And as the sprawling domain of this Brazilian tycoon attests, sugarcane can be a source of sweet fortune.
Already an important source of the world's raw materials, Brazil is taking shape as a new frontier of business opportunity, an increasingly important market for companies, and fertile soil for enterprising Taiwanese business people.
Amidst global food shortages, Brazil's fertile soil produces a bountiful blessing. It is here that Taiwanese entrepreneur Jerry Huang steered his way toward a business that is rooted and sustainable.
One of the world’s happiest countries also has one of the world’s highest suicide rates. Behind Finland's contented national visage, what remains unknown to us?
John Tu and his company, Kingston Technology, have long been the stuff of legends. Now, having drawn the attention of Hollywood, another of Tu’s legends is showing in theaters all over the world.