academia sinica, anti-communism, ccp tactics, chinese communist party, chinese history, communism in china, communist ideology, fu sinian, historical analysis, national taiwan university, political philosophy, propaganda strategies, republic of china, societal divides
On August 14, 1949, Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), publicly criticized three distinguished scholars of the Republic of China (Taiwan): Hu Shih, Qian Mu, and Fu Sinian. Each of these individuals brought a profound understanding of the CCP, but the spotlight here falls on Fu Sinian’s critical insights. Fu Sinian: ...
On Aug. 9, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit, making him the most senior American official to visit the self-ruled island in four decades. In a meeting the next day with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, Azar praised the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that it was “a ...
After the cancellation of a sister city pact with Beijing, Prague will sign an agreement with Taiwan’s capital Taipei concerning economic, business, and cultural cooperation Prague has drafted a document that would have it enter a sister city relationship with Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. The move comes several weeks after the capital and largest ...
The capital of the Czech Republic is canceling its sister city agreement with Beijing after disagreements about Prague’s relationship with Taiwan remained at an impasse. On Oct. 4, Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib announced that the relationship would come to an end, as the Chinese government refused to discuss renegotiating a clause stating that Prague respects ...