Given all the adversity and absurdity that the Taiwanese face in the international community as part of daily life, the Taiwanese people have stood up for themselves and carried themselves in great stride.
Additionally, by observing Taiwan’s attitude towards Olympic athletes, China would see how Taiwan and China are increasingly diverging in their views and values.
It portrays how a nation can be reborn through self-reflection: as long as there are those who believe that human resolve can confront the relentless march of time, even the darkest nights hold the promise of a brilliant dawn of democracy and freedom.
Five years after Taiwan’s landmark marriage equality legislation, gradual updates to this law have led to an increasingly inclusive legal environment for LGBTQ+ residents.
Though the ongoing process of chip supply chain diversification seems more like an opportunity than a challenge, it is crucial to Taiwan’s technological edge—which is linked to its future security against the PRC—in contrast to the economic and market-related concerns of peers.
It’s possible that industrial policy will shift to something else in the next few years, but whatever it is, the US should look deeper into the systemic origins of its manufacturing malaise.