[{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Mihir Sharma","ar_views":"67","ar_id":"2003830457","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-19","ar_head":"India\u2019s hotels cannot give in to the zealots","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Meerut, an hour\u2019s drive from Delhi and home to a mere couple million people, is what in India\u2019s crowded north is considered a small town. There is not a lot to recommend to visitors, and it does not receive hordes of tourists. Yet, the city\u2019s hotels have been all over the news.Oyo Hotels, backed by ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/19\/2003830457","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"409","ar_id":"2003830402","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: Fighting against \u2018gray zone\u2019 tactics","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Chinese military drills around Taiwan are likely to continue and escalate this year, which is wearing down the resources and response time of the military, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. The Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) hopes to force Taiwan into capitulation through coercive acts such ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830402","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Gurjit Singh","ar_views":"406","ar_id":"2003830403","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"Wang Yi strengthens ties in Africa","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (\u738b\u6bc5) continued China\u2019s longstanding tradition of starting the new year with African diplomacy. From Monday to Saturday last week, Wang visited Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad and Nigeria, reflecting China\u2019s consistent engagement with the continent","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830403","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Cheng Jen-hung \u7a0b\u4ec1\u5b8f","ar_views":"466","ar_id":"2003830404","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"Be more vigilant against scammers","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Last week, I received a Line message from my friend that said: \u201cAre you asleep?\u201d followed by, \u201cMy family members are sleeping nearby, can we send messages instead of calling?\u201d I replied: \u201cSure.\u201d My friend then sent another message saying: \u201cI reached my online bank transfer limit, and I was wondering","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830404","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Yang Hau-min \u694a\u6d69\u6c11","ar_views":"94","ar_id":"2003830405","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"Do not let the battle at Yijiangshan be in vain","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Today marks the 70th anniversary of the battle at Yijiangshan Island (\u4e00\u6c5f\u5c71). The battle began on Jan. 18, 1955, when the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army launched a large-scale invasion of Yijiangshan \u2014 north of Dachen Island (\u5927\u9673\u5cf6) \u2014 which was then under the control of the Republic of China (ROC). RO","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830405","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"102","ar_id":"2003830406","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830406","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830406","ph_attr":"","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/18","ph_fname":"p08-250118-op.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/p08-250118-op.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/thumbs\/p08-250118-op.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"41","ar_id":"2003830407","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"The Gaza ceasefire is way too late, but still desperately needed","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"As officials report that a deal has been agreed, a precarious pause in hostilities and the release of hostages could only be welcomedHope has rarely felt so fragile or so inadequate. A moment long sought and prayed for would nonetheless be met with fear and apprehension as well as joy by Palestinian","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830407","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830407","ph_attr":"Illustration: Kevin Sheu","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/18","ph_fname":"P07-250118-NEW.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/P07-250118-NEW.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/18\/thumbs\/P07-250118-NEW.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Daron Acemoglu","ar_views":"81","ar_id":"2003830408","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"Are high-skilled immigrants a serious problem?","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Fissures within US president-elect Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d (MAGA) coalition have appeared sooner than expected. By the end of last month, the tech-billionaire wing was in open warfare with MAGA\u2019s nativist wing over the US\u2019 H-1B visa program, which enables US businesses to employ so","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830408","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Parmy Olson","ar_views":"50","ar_id":"2003830409","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-18","ar_head":"Britain\u2019s Keir Starmer needs to curb his AI enthusiasm","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants the UK to be a trailblazer for artificial intelligence (AI). This makes sense in theory for a place that gave the world computing icons like Alan Turing, Ada Lovelace and Tim Berners-Lee \u2014 but a lot of his plan does not.One of the UK\u2019s greatest strengths is ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/18\/2003830409","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"452","ar_id":"2003830336","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: National identity is a shield","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Following warnings about increasing disinformation and cyberattacks from China, the National Security Bureau on Sunday released a report stating that the number of indictments relating to Chinese espionage has risen significantly in recent years, highlighting Beijing\u2019s attempts to recruit Taiwanese ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830336","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Jack Huang \u9ec3\u4e00\u5c55","ar_views":"350","ar_id":"2003830337","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"Climate diplomacy in the Pacific","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"In the heart of the Pacific, where climate change is no longer an abstract debate, but a daily reality, Taiwan\u2019s efforts to shape its role in global climate governance offer inspiration and lessons. As the world grapples with rising seas and intensifying storms, the island nation is not only address","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830337","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Mike Chang \u5f35\u662d\u4ec1","ar_views":"437","ar_id":"2003830338","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"Trumpism could be an opportunity for Taiwan","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"US president-elect Donald Trump has yet to be inaugurated, but he has already caused raging waves throughout the world, from his suggestion that Canada should become the 51st US state to this threats to purchase, or even use military force to acquire, Greenland and the Panama Canal. His brash claims","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830338","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"72","ar_id":"2003830339","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"[ LETTER ]","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"China\u2019s mass exodusInternational human rights group Safeguard Defenders released a report titled \u201cChina\u2019s mass exodus\u201d on Friday last week, which cited UN High Commissioner for Refugees statistics showing that more than 1 million Chinese have sought asylum abroad between 2012 and the middle of last ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830339","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"104","ar_id":"2003830340","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830340","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830340","ph_attr":"","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/17","ph_fname":"p08-250117-op.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/p08-250117-op.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/thumbs\/p08-250117-op.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Catherine Thorbecke","ar_views":"161","ar_id":"2003830341","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"Elon Musk would not save TikTok","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"The idea of businessman Elon Musk as a potential buyer for TikTok might seem like the craziest development yet in the saga of the US government\u2019s determination to ban the app. However, it is not as out-of-left-field as it sounds and would carry its own potential harms.The world\u2019s wealthiest man has ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830341","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830341","ph_attr":"Illustration: Mountain People","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/17","ph_fname":"p07-250117-mp.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/p07-250117-mp.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/17\/thumbs\/p07-250117-mp.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Debasish Roy Chowdhury","ar_views":"91","ar_id":"2003830342","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-17","ar_head":"As Trump returns, Sino-Indian relations are changing","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Weeks before his return to the White House, US president-elect Donald Trump issued a pointed warning to the BRICS countries. \u201cGo find another sucker,\u201d he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, threatening the group\u2019s nine members with 100 percent tariffs should they attempt to challenge t","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/17\/2003830342","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"502","ar_id":"2003830269","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: The TPP in the post-Ko Wen-je era","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Taiwan People\u2019s Party (TPP) Acting Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (\u9ec3\u570b\u660c) has formally announced his intention to stand for permanent party chairman. He has decided that he is the right person to steer the fledgling third force in Taiwan\u2019s politics through the challenges it would certainly face in the post-","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830269","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lo Ming-Cheng \u99f1\u660e\u6b63","ar_views":"661","ar_id":"2003830270","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"Can Taiwan\u2019s democracy be saved?","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"In their New York Times bestseller How Democracies Die, Harvard political scientists Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt said that democracies today \u201cmay die at the hands not of generals but of elected leaders. Many government efforts to subvert democracy are \u2018legal,\u2019 in the sense that they are appro","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830270","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lai Chung-chiang \u8cf4\u4e2d\u5f37","ar_views":"458","ar_id":"2003830271","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"Against the KMT\u2019s amendments","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"The following is a statement by alumni and current students of the College of Law (Undergraduate Department and Graduate Institute) at National Taiwan University of opposition to the unlawful amendments to the Constitutional Court Procedure Act (\u61b2\u6cd5\u8a34\u8a1f\u6cd5):Separation of powers is the backbone of modern ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830271","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Najamuddin Khairur Rijal","ar_views":"167","ar_id":"2003830272","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"What BRICS expansion would mean for Taiwan","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"On Jan. 6, Indonesia was officially accepted as a full member of the BRICS group. While this development might not have a direct or immediate impact on Taiwan, it could shift the geopolitical dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region. First, BRICS, as an economic bloc, harbors diverse geopolitical interes","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830272","photo":[]}]