Why China is not about to invade Taiwan
The risk of China invading Taiwan has been widely reported. It is not as it seems.
The risk of China invading Taiwan has been widely reported. It is not as it seems.
After a lunch of dumplings and turnip cake, we pick up some kelp stock and bat-ear mushrooms for dinner. Aye. T’aint Kirkby
If like us you are a bit geeky sometimes, Taiwan is a great place to be. You can buy all the latest electronic toys as well as bigger gadgets, many of which are not sold elsewhere.
How a murder in Taiwan led to the crackdown by Chinese authorities in Hong Kong
When we explained to a Taiwanese friend that small towns in the UK and Europe don’t have 7-11 convenience stores, she was shocked. “How do people eat?”, she asked.
Arriving somewhere new, it’s normal to find many things that are unfamiliar. But some are totally incomprehensible. Dogs on scooters and dish driers, for example.
Taiwan, for decades a pawn on the geopolitical chessboard, has become something more like a bishop or a knight, a much more strategically important piece in the game.
We feel an earthquake every week or so. Then there’s the typhoons, the volcanoes and the rain.
After the church bells of Switzerland, the first sound we noticed in Taiwan was the pleasing and lyrical chime that announces the arrival of the garbage truck each evening.
To mark the start of The Hungry Ghost Month, a tale about a visit to a temple to banish a troublesome ghost.
When I reached the client’s office all my dignity was gone. Dripping from head to bare-feet, the receptionist hurried forward saying ‘you can’t come in here!’