For More Information About Taiwan
Catch Late Breaking News Stories about Taiwan
Read Some Provocative Articles:
From Dissent, an article on health care in Taiwan: Why can’t the United States learn some lessons?
From Foreign Policy: in Beijing, some call her the “scum of the Earth” for her outspoken advocacy of Taiwanese independence. Her supporters call her Taiwan’s Nelson Mandela, because of her years as a political prisoner when Taiwan was ruled by the Kuomintang party. Either way, Taiwan’s ex-vice president, Annette Lu, tends to make headlines with blunt talk; and with the world focused on Iraq, the standoff in the Taiwan Strait grows more explosive every day.
Would the United States really go to war to protect Taiwan from China?
Here’s a map of Greater China, made in Taiwan.
Almost entirely dependent upon foreign aid, cash-starved countries in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia vacillate between forming diplomatic ties with China or Taiwan based on the amount of funds involved.
See Different Points of View by Visiting Blogs about Taiwan
Surf Some of the Best Websites about Taiwan
Taiwan Security Research collects all the most important English language stories about Taiwan and China
The Government Information Office of the Republic of China (Taiwan) provides news and information for visitors and reporters
The Economist Country Briefing on Taiwan has news and in-depth articles
Get Involved with Local Groups Trying to Make a Difference
Learn more about Taiwan and Chinese at some of the dinner/discussions sponsored by groups such as the Indiana Council on World Affairs or the Foreign Policy Committee of Indianapolis
The Taiwanese American Association of Indianapolis and the Formosan Association for Public Affairs link Hoosiers to cultural and political issues in Taiwan
Looking for Taiwanese food in Central Indiana? Shanghai Lil is the place to go.
Local Experts Who Are Eager to Help You Learn More
Phylis Lan Lin of the University of Indianapolis is one of the world’s experts on Taiwanese and Chinese family and social issues.
John Clark of Provocate covers Taiwanese political issues.
