In an increasingly interconnected world, traditions that have historically defined cultures — from education systems and philosophies to clothing and food — are being shared, borrowed, and blended worldwide. Modern globalism has brought cultures closer together than ever before, but, in doing so, has also made them harder to distinguish. Therefore, to speak about culture […]
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Tumult in Taipei: Western Media Coverage of the 2020 Taiwanese Presidential Election
The dominant perception of Taiwan as effectively irrelevant to the workings of East Asian politics is detrimental to both the future of Taiwan and of free markets and media within the Chinese economic and political orbit. A key misunderstanding lies in the evaluation of Taiwanese politics solely within a Taiwan-China relations framework rather than a […]