[{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"158","ar_id":"2003831516","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: Meeting Trump\u2019s challenges","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Less than three weeks into his tenure, US President Donald Trump is governing at breakneck speed, making significant changes to US foreign policy, with governments around the world, both US adversaries and allies, scrambling to keep up.Trump is ushering in a new modus operandi of the international o","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831516","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lee \nMin-yung \u674e\u654f\u52c7","ar_views":"139","ar_id":"2003831517","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Political diversity key to normalcy","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Imperial monarchies can transform into constitutional monarchies through democratization, with the progressive, or left, and conservative, or right, camps ruling by choice. Some imperial monarchies directly turn into \u201cpeople\u2019s democratic dictatorships\u201d through communist revolutions, which are just c","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831517","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Uma \nChinnannan","ar_views":"148","ar_id":"2003831518","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Trade, tech shifts in the Trump era","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"As a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing, Taiwan stands at the forefront of complex geopolitical dynamics. Its position as a critical hub for semiconductor production places it in a unique yet increasingly vulnerable situation, exposed to heightened risks from regional instability, trade te","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831518","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Teng Hon-yuan \u9127\u9d3b\u6e90","ar_views":"26","ar_id":"2003831519","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Wasteful deployment of guards at memorials","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"When considering a potential decapitation strike \u2014 a rapid assault operation targeting government leaders in the initial stages of an invasion \u2014 by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the possible threat to Taiwan\u2019s northern coastal regions dubbed \u201cred beaches,\u201d the current strength of the Militar","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831519","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"51","ar_id":"2003831520","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831520","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831520","ph_attr":"","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/08","ph_fname":"p08-250208-op.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/p08-250208-op.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/thumbs\/p08-250208-op.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Minxin Pei","ar_views":"38","ar_id":"2003831521","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"The tragedy of Zhou Enlai","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Among the architects of Chinese communism, former Chinese diplomat Zhou Enlai\u2019s (\u5468\u6069\u4f86) role in the 1949 revolution and the establishment of the new totalitarian regime was arguably second only to that of Mao Zedong (\u6bdb\u6fa4\u6771).Zhou influenced each stage of the Chinese Revolution: from the bloody battles fo","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831521","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831521","ph_attr":"Illustration: Constance Chou","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/08","ph_fname":"p07-250208-pic7AA.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/p07-250208-pic7AA.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/thumbs\/p07-250208-pic7AA.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Shuli Ren","ar_views":"45","ar_id":"2003831522","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Xi has squandered his most powerful trade war weapon","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"The tables have turned. As US President Donald Trump reignites his trade war with China, he holds all the bargaining chips.The growth trajectories of the world\u2019s two biggest economies have diverged sharply since Trump\u2019s first term. While global investors are doubling down on US exceptionalism, keepi","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831522","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"452","ar_id":"2003831451","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: \u2018United front\u2019 tactics intensifying","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Following a YouTuber\u2019s warning that tens of thousands of Taiwanese have Chinese IDs, the government launched a nationwide probe and announced that it has revoked the Republic of China (Taiwan) citizenship of three Taiwanese who have Chinese IDs.Taiwanese rapper Pa Chiung (\u516b\u70af) and YouTuber Chen Po-yu","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831451","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Yeh \r\nYu-cheng \u8449\u6631\u5448","ar_views":"362","ar_id":"2003831452","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Police abuse surveillance powers","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Political pundit and former Taiwan People\u2019s Party member Grace Woo (\u5433\u975c\u6021) on Saturday last week attended a civic group event in Taipei\u2019s Xinyi District (\u4fe1\u7fa9) to promote the recall of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin (\u5f90\u5de7\u82af). From the moment Woo left the venue, a pair of police o","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831452","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By John \nYu \u4e8e\u5247\u7ae0","ar_views":"343","ar_id":"2003831453","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Support politicians who prioritize Taiwan","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"The grassroots movement pushing for a mass recall of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators from multiple constituencies is catching fire across the nation. On top of this, it was recently revealed that KMT Legislator Lee Yen-hsiu (\u674e\u5f65\u79c0) \u2014 who is on the recall list for Taipei lawmakers, alongsid","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831453","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By LIN \r\nYUNG-ZEN \u6797\u61c9\u7136","ar_views":"58","ar_id":"2003831454","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Stop budget cuts for disease prevention","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu\u2019s (\u5f90\u7199\u5a9b) death earlier this month from complications of influenza-induced pneumonia while on a trip to Japan has caused a sudden uptick in demand for the flu vaccine, which many \u2014 even those in at-risk groups \u2014 used to shun. It is clear that Hsu\u2019s death has raised public ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831454","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"65","ar_id":"2003831455","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"[ LETTER ]","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Hsu\u2019s behavior unacceptableIn ancient Greece, the middle finger was a phallic gesture used to insult, intimidate and threaten. It was also sometimes used to symbolize sexual intercourse.Giving someone the middle finger, much like cursing at someone, is a form of public insult. Using either might res","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831455","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"85","ar_id":"2003831456","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831456","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831456","ph_attr":"","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/07","ph_fname":"p08-250207-op.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/p08-250207-op.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/thumbs\/p08-250207-op.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Parmy Olson\r\n","ar_views":"58","ar_id":"2003831457","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"AI resurrecting the dead threatens our grasp on reality","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"A cruel twist of fate led 47-year-old actor Jason Gowin to make a novel parenting decision.Days after his wife gave birth to their twin boys in 2019, she had a stroke. The doctors gave her two or three years to live. Gowin and his eldest son were devastated, but worse was to come. Months later, Gowi","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831457","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831457","ph_attr":"Illustration: Mountain People","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/07","ph_fname":"p07-250207-pic7AAA.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/p07-250207-pic7AAA.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/thumbs\/p07-250207-pic7AAA.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Allison Schrager ","ar_views":"40","ar_id":"2003831458","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"DEI can be justified, but not by better profits","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"The practical justification for corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs \u2014 as opposed to the more idealistic one \u2014 has always been pretty straightforward: Hiring for diversity is just good business. However, it is now clear that this is not the case. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) m","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831458","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By the Editorial Board","ar_views":"76","ar_id":"2003831459","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Donald Trump\u2019s foreign policy is showing that a new order is taking shape","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Nothing about US President Donald Trump\u2019s notion that Gaza should come under US control makes sense according to established laws and norms of international relations. However, the current White House regime despises the old way of doing things and intends to reshape the world so drastically that re","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831459","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"377","ar_id":"2003831387","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: The shortfalls of Judgement No. 8","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Today\u2019s opinion page focuses on the death penalty, in light of the Jan. 16 execution of Huang Lin-kai (\u9ec3\u9e9f\u51f1). The death penalty debate is complex, but the circumstances surrounding Huang\u2019s execution and the frustration, anger and suspicion evident in the articles by human rights advocates published t","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831387","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Leong Kar Yen","ar_views":"384","ar_id":"2003831388","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Inmates are pawns in political game","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Scheduled to die at 9pm, Huang Lin-kai (\u9ec3\u9e9f\u51f1) was instead executed at 10pm on Jan. 16. The media put the story in their news cycle and fanned it into a firestorm, repeating the gory details over and over. That is typical. The story is riveting, keeping many Taiwanese glued to its twists and turns.Hua","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831388","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Tu Yu-yin \u6d82\u4e88\u5c39","ar_views":"338","ar_id":"2003831389","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"A Constitutional Court fit for purpose","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"On the night of Jan. 16, death row inmate Huang Lin-kai (\u9ec3\u9e9f\u51f1), convicted for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her mother, was executed. It was the first execution carried out in Taiwan in five years, and the first since last year\u2019s Constitutional Court Judgement No. 8 on the constitutional","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831389","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Maria Wilkinson","ar_views":"120","ar_id":"2003831390","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Executions are political, power plays, not justice","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"In 2014, the administration of then-president Ma Ying-jeou (\u99ac\u82f1\u4e5d) was rocked by the Sunflower movement protests and the growing wave of anti-nuclear demonstrations. Amid that turmoil, the night that the news was to run footage of the anti-nuclear demonstration, five people\u2019s lives were used to regain","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831390","photo":[]}]