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Incidents of Military Defections from China to Taiwan (Part 2)

Please go here for Part 1 Following the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) seizure of power in 1949 and the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), there have been many defections in which CCP military officers have risked their lives to flee communist China and escape to the Republic of China (Taiwan) with their ...

Michael Segarty

An island in the ocean.

Incidents of Military Defections from China to Taiwan (Part 1)

Please go here for Part 2 Following the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) seizure of power in 1949 and the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), there have been many defections in which CCP military officers have risked their lives to flee communist China and escape to the Republic of China (Taiwan) with their ...

Michael Segarty

Chinese J-7 jets.

The Movie ‘Unsilenced’ Premiers Across Taiwan

The award-winning international film Unsilenced was released in cinemas in Taiwan on August 12. Some have described it as the “Chinese version of Schindler’s List.” The film depicts current human rights issues in China. The story is an adaptation of actual life events in China during the summer of 1999. Since it could not be ...

Emma Lu

Leon Lee.

How ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher Saw Hong Kong and Communism

Among contemporary Western leaders, the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher was a rare open critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). On the issue in Hong Kong, Margaret Thatcher had long predicted that: “If China takes back Hong Kong, it will have a catastrophic impact on Hong Kong and destroy its prosperity”. Today, after the seizure ...

Michael Segarty

'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher.

10 Reasons Why Travelers From China Love Taiwan

Lin Wei, Director of the Taiwan Strait Tourism and Travel Association in Beijing, penned ten reasons travelers from China love Taiwan. It was published to encourage people from China to vacation in Taiwan and has become the most read online article in China’s travel and tourism category. 10 things Chinese love about Taiwan 1. Endless mountain ...

Emma Lu

Three red Chinese lanterns in the night.

Happiness Is Living Without Fear

Happiness is politicians who don’t fear assassination, and protesters who don’t fear suppression. The rich have no fear of being kidnapped, and the poor have no fear of their last bowl being confiscated. The middle class has no fear of a civil revolution, and the general public does not fear that their leaders’ words may ...

Emma Lu

Young woman sitting on the end of a dock on a lake.

Cao Qing, Guardian of Vegetative Patients

Cao Qing was a devoted Christian who, as a young man, made a promise to God that he would one day do charity work that no one else wanted to do. He developed a passion for supporting people who could not live at home due to needing 24-hour care.  When he retired in 1970, Cao ...

Kathy McWilliams

Cao Qing.

Is Invading Taiwan by the CCP Likely?

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke in Taipai on the 4th of March. When he was asked about the likelihood of China invading Taiwan, Pompeo said that it depended on whether or not the U.S. would show their will to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and make it clear that the cost of attacking ...

Kathy McWilliams

Keelung City, Taiwan skyline and port at dusk.