In front of the United Nations office in Geneva, the Taiwanese students have a simple message.

Can’t wait for kmt legislators to start coming back and suddenly opening new inquiries into certain dpp politicians or affiliated businesspeople, in an effort to paint corruption in Taiwan’s government as a uniquely DPP thing.

Doshi's point here that a more aggressive explicit US policy could shorten timelines in Beijing for dramatic action is a powerful one. If the US believes that in the long term the cards are stacked in its favor, it shouldn't raise the stakes to increase near-term variance

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We contribute the second analysis of #Taiwan's #Bluebird movement on The Diplomat in response to comments falsely concluding that the it was simply mobilized by DPP and was not supported in the poll thediplomat.com/2024/06/taiwan… UNLV PoliSci Fang-Yu Chen Charles K.S. Wu Yao-Yuan Yeh

It bears repeating- the US has never made a binding legal promise to recognize PRC sovereignty over Taiwan. Nor has any authoritative UN act recognized this either.

On the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Incident, we commemorate the students & citizens who bravely marched for change. As #Taiwan deepens our commitment towards human rights, we firmly stand by the belief that the people only truly flourish with freedom & democracy.

Russian prankster hangs a picture of Putin in the elevator and films the reactions of the residents

China has no right to sanction Taiwanese people for their political opinions or pursue prosecution across borders. Democracy is not a crime; autocracy is what’s truly malicious. Once again, I urge China to choose dialogue with Taiwan's democratically elected government.

Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. I pledge my full support to ensure her victory in November. Now more than ever, it is crucial that our party and country swiftly unite to defeat Donald Trump and the threat to American democracy. Let’s get to work.

Personally I (and most of Taiwan) feel that childless cat ladies make strong presidents.

Anyone with 20 mins and any thoughts about the upcoming election should take a listen to this sharp and concise episode of the ezra klein show

the democrat party ticket:

"If [the Chinese people] had the proper leadership, there are no limits on what they could accomplish. They are such kind, generous, capable people. They just gave and gave and gave to me." -1990 article on Tim Walz after he returned from teaching in Foshan, China. -Star-Herald

Wait, you're talking about service records? Ha, okay, let me take y'all on a journey of Tom Cotton's stolen valor since this performative coward feels the need to attack great patriots like Tim Walz. Buckle up. Tom Cotton lied about an Army Ranger. (long thread)

diplomats when minister uses their talking points

Needs like a sports headline: 📣 Shocking offseason arrest of Ko “台灣的選擇” Wen-je leaves his team without a leader while they’re embroiled in corruption allegations —