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  • Part 3: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan 

    By Roger Chifeng Liu The first can be read here: Part 1: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan  The second can be read here: Part 2: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan (From Yeongjo Annals of the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty) Third month, day 2: The king received the grand councilors…

  • Part 2: Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan

    By Roger Chifeng Liu The first can be read here: Part 1: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan  What follows is a modern-Chinese rendering of royal–ministerial conversations preserved in the Yeongjo Annals of the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. Third month, day 1 (ji-you): The king convened Confucian scholars to read “The…

  • Part 1: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan 

    By Roger Chifeng Liu The situation on the Korean Peninsula has often been linked to the Taiwan Strait in modern times. In the spring of 1950, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) briefed the President and the National Security Council, assessing that the Chinese Communists would soon cross the sea to seize Taiwan. On June…

  • ‘Asia-Pacific’ Remains Critical for Trump: Expert

    ‘It takes some political wisdom for Taiwan to maneuver between the two great powers.‘ Zhiqun Zhu, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Pennsylvania‘s Bucknell University. He was Bucknell’s International Relations Department Chair (2017-2021), inaugural Director of the China Institute (2013–2017), and MacArthur Chair in East Asian politics (2008–2014). He previously…

  • Ahead of Modi’s Japan Trip Expert Says Japan Seeks Diverse Allies that are ‘More into Sovereignty than Hegemony’

    Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will travel to Japan today evening for a two-day summit beginning tomorrow. Among many significant things happening between the two countries is the Japanese intent to invest $68 billion in India in the next ten years and an agreement to exchange over 500,000 people in the next five years. The…

  • A Tale of White Papers and Grey Intentions

    By Kamlesh K Agnihotri The Chinese State Council issued a White Paper titled “China’s National Security in the New Era” on May 12, 2025.  Though the full text of the White Paper is available in Chinese language only, an abstract in the English language has been officially released. While the White Paper’s abstract tries to…

  • PRC’s $167 Billion Mega-Tibetan Dam is Linked with India’s Suspension of Indus Water Treaty: Expert

    Claude Arpi, is a France born, India based historian, author and Tibetologist. He’s the author of many books including,The Fate of Tibet: When Big Insects East Small Insects; Will Tibet Ever Find Her Soul Again? India Tibet Relations (1947–1962); Tibet: The Last Months of a Free Nation. India Tibet Relations (1947–1962) and India and her…

  • The Silent Infiltration: How Pakistan Is Exploiting Taiwan’s Southbound Blind Spot

    By Prof. (Dr.) Nishakant Ojha As Taiwan increasingly seeks to diversify its international relationships and reduce its over dependence on China, its New Southbound Policy has become a cornerstone of its foreign outreach strategy. The policy promotes robust engagement with South and Southeast Asian nations, particularly in areas such as trade, education, technology, and cultural…

  • Potential of Cultural Diplomacy for India-Taiwan Ties

    By Dr. Sampa Kundu Cultural diplomacy is crucial for India and Taiwan for several strategic, soft power, and identity-related reasons. It has emerged as a key element in India-Taiwan bilateral relations due to limited political-diplomatic ties. Cultural diplomacy is a powerful, low-risk, high-impact tool in this context. It serves many purposes for India. Through cultural…

  • India Needs to Cultivate Emotional Rationality to Face a World Led by US-China Competition

    By Venus Upadhayaya India is about emotions and we have always taken pride in it–our culture, our civilizational pedigree, our history and our nationalism is all about emotions. While progressing let’s not add irrationality to it! Let’s accept we are the largest demography experiencing the biggest ever socio-economic transition the world has ever witnessed before.…