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Bullying with the use of tourism has failed
China’s attempts to hold its tourists hostage have yet again failed, Japan being a case in point. Taiwan is familiar with this bullying tactic: In hindsight, hysterical outbursts from Beijing helped Taiwan to control the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The region is no stranger to Chinese bans on tourism. In an attempt to punish and sabotage Seoul for allowing Washington to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system, China banned group tours to South Korea in 20
Rath Wang
Jan 32 min read
Region must resist Chinese hegemony
As Japan faces unprecedented harassment from China following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Nov. 7 remarks on potentially using its military to defend itself in a Chinese attack on Taiwan, it is evident that countries in the region must boost coordination in countering Chinese hegemony. In addition to disinformation campaigns attacking Takaichi, false claims against Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa and economic coercion, Beijing on Saturday ramped up its intimidati
Rath Wang
Dec 12, 20252 min read
US-based Taiwan advocacy pays off
Apart from the first arms sales approval for Taiwan since US President Donald Trump took office, last month also witnessed another milestone for Taiwan-US relations. Trump signed the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act into law on Tuesday. Its passing without objection in the US Senate underscores how bipartisan US support for Taiwan has evolved. The new law would further help normalize exchanges between Taiwanese and US government officials. We have already seen a flurry of
Rath Wang
Dec 11, 20253 min read
How China Is Using Brazil to Reshape Power in the Americas
China’s increasing economic footprint in Brazil, Latin America's largest economy, is redefining the region’s balance of power. Once primarily a trading partner, China is now entrenching itself in the Brazilian industrial base and consumer economy, turning the South American colossus into a gateway for Chinese influence across the continent. This shift not only represents an ongoing trend in the Americas but also challenges Washington’s traditional sphere of influence while ca
Patrick Ko
Nov 22, 20255 min read
Taiwan can help Japan’s tourism
Following China’s “wolf warrior” attack on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian (薛劍) threatening on social media to chop her head off, Beijing has doubled down through intimidation and coercion. In addition to sending drones into Japan’s southwestern waters near Taiwan, China has employed its favorite tool: holding its tourists hostage by officially discouraging travel to Japan, all to attack Takaichi’s response in parliament t
Rath Wang
Nov 20, 20253 min read
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