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The Debacle In The East China Sea
We’ve all been hearing a lot about the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands lately, what with all the demonstrations in China after the Japanese government purchased the islands from the Japanese owner. Meanwhile, Taiwan is adding their opinion into the mix since three governments claim this territory. So, what’s really going on? What laws govern island ownership? Who [...]
The US Presidential Election: Coming Right Up!
We’re getting to that time every four years when the United States has their presidential election. Both parties have chosen their nominees, not officially but that will happen soon at the conventions. I thought I’d take as objective a look as I possibly could at each candidate, not so much for our American readers as [...]
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Lately there’s been a big brouhaha concerning the Senkaku/Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands that are claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan. A bunch of activists from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China landed on the main island, claiming them for China. They were duly arrested by the Japanese authorities and later deported back to China. A few days [...]
President’s Report: The US-Taiwan Business Council & US-Taiwan Relations – 2011
On Saturday, January 14th, the people of Taiwan will select their President along with various legislative seats. I was over at Michael Turton’s blog “The View from Taiwan” where he had commented and highlighted the report shown below in its entirety. After reading it, I felt it was not only fair to all sides, but very enlightening as far [...]
The Taiwan Presidential Election
On January 14, 2012, Taiwan ( ROC) will choose its next president. In this post, I’ll analyze the positions and histories of all three candidates, how they’ve waged their respective campaigns and which campaign issues really matter to the Taiwanese people. In the end, I’ll make a prediction based on how I see the race [...]
Absolute vs. Relative Philosophy
Long ago the worldview, regardless of where you lived, was one of connection with nature. As Joseph Campbell wrote in his book Oriental Mythology, “The myth of eternal return, which is still basic to Oriental life, displays an order of fixed forms that appear and reappear through all time. The daily round of the sun, [...]
Book Review: “On China” by Henry Kissinger
Many books have been written about China that either focus on the relatively recent past or write with no historical or cultural perspective. I’ve wanted to see a book about China that took both their culture and their view on diplomacy and geopolitics into consideration when discussing the changes over the last half century along [...]
