Why Is Calling a Chinese Person a “Hanjian” Such an Insult?
Hanjian, a troubling word An elderly man criticizes Mao Zedong. A professor blasts the man as a traitor to his ethno-cultural identity and slaps him twice in the face. After playing out on September...
View ArticleCaught Between Two Giants, Taiwan Anxiously Watches U.S. and Chinese Leadership
Taipei 101 looks out over Taiwan’s capital city. (Daymin/Flickr) It was an interesting November for spectators on the island of Taiwan. Taiwan’s media has been paying close attention to the results of...
View ArticleUnsolvable? Taiwanese Debate Nuclear Future in the Post-Fukushima Age
Via Flickr/MaxChu The island of Lanyu lies not far off the southeast coast of Taiwan — a small, bucolic island with a population barely exceeding 4,000. Aboriginal Tao people make up nearly 60% of the...
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