[{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"101","ar_id":"2003830273","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830273","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830273","ph_attr":"","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/16","ph_fname":"p08-250116-artoon.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/p08-250116-artoon.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/thumbs\/p08-250116-artoon.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Sidney Blumenthal","ar_views":"100","ar_id":"2003830274","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"Trump is not even in office and silly season has already begun","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"US president-elect Donald Trump\u2019s silly season has already caused irreparable damage to US national security. Despite not yet holding office for a minute, Trump has made it plain that in his second term the US will be an unreliable partner swayed by his personal whim, that he has no respect for hist","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830274","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830274","ph_attr":"Illustration: Mountain People","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/16","ph_fname":"p07-250116-mp.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/p07-250116-mp.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/16\/thumbs\/p07-250116-mp.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Matthew Brooker ","ar_views":"59","ar_id":"2003830275","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-16","ar_head":"Rachel Reeves\u2019 art of the China deal is no masterclass","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves left behind turmoil in financial markets to travel to Beijing in pursuit of growth drivers for the British economy, sparking a media backlash at home and dismaying critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The results were underwhelming.Reeves, w","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/16\/2003830275","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"613","ar_id":"2003830212","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-15","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: Chiang Ching-kuo\u2019s complex legacy","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Monday was the 37th anniversary of former president Chiang Ching-kuo\u2019s (\u8523\u7d93\u570b) death. Chiang \u2014 a son of former president Chiang Kai-shek (\u8523\u4ecb\u77f3), who had implemented party-state rule and martial law in Taiwan \u2014 has a complicated legacy. Whether one looks at his time in power in a positive or negative li","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/15\/2003830212","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Chen Tsai-neng \u9673\u8ca1\u80fd","ar_views":"703","ar_id":"2003830213","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-15","ar_head":"The KMT\u2019s millennia-old malaise","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (\u5085?\u8401) has caused havoc with his attempts to overturn the democratic and constitutional order in the legislature. If we look at this devolution from the context of a transition to democracy from authoritarianism in a culturally Chinese sense \u2014 th","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/15\/2003830213","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Dion Maulana Prasetya","ar_views":"502","ar_id":"2003830214","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-15","ar_head":"BRICS: Indonesia\u2019s bold gamble","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"In a move that has stirred excitement and skepticism, Indonesia officially joined the BRICS international forum this year. Proponents hailed it as a bold step forward, one that could amplify Indonesia\u2019s voice in global affairs. However, as the dust settles, questions remain: What does Indonesia hope","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/15\/2003830214","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Huang Jin-shun \u9ec3\u91d1\u821c","ar_views":"58","ar_id":"2003830215","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-15","ar_head":"Pharmacists backbone of the nation\u2019s healthcare","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"As health awareness continues to gradually increase, pharmacists \u2014 as important advocates of public health \u2014 are receiving more attention and recognition in society. 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Fossil fuels are causing irreversible planetary overheating. Overheating threatens essentially all life on Earth. Oil and gas executives knew this, but they chose to systematically lie and block a climate transition.","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/15\/2003830217","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830217","ph_attr":"Illustration: Mountain People","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/15","ph_fname":"p07-250115-pic7AA.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/15\/p07-250115-pic7AA.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/15\/thumbs\/p07-250115-pic7AA.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"63","ar_id":"2003830218","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-15","ar_head":"As LA burns, denial and division of Trump fuel inaction over climate change","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have killed at least 24 people, displaced 180,000 and scorched about 160km2 \u2014 an inferno driven by fierce winds and severe drought in what should be California\u2019s wet season. It is a sobering reminder that the climate crisis is driving wildfires to become more frequ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/15\/2003830218","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Simon Jessop","ar_views":"61","ar_id":"2003830219","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-15","ar_head":"Politics, not climate, drive sustainable finance trends","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"A turbulent year for sustainable finance is set to continue this year as the return of Donald Trump as US president heralds more regional divergence on everything from fund flows to legal cases and market regulations.Despite record-high temperatures and more extreme weather events across the planet ","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/15\/2003830219","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"504","ar_id":"2003830151","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-14","ar_head":"EDITORIAL: Trump\u2019s tariff threats and Taiwan","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"The latest foreign trade data released by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday last week showed that Taiwan\u2019s exports for the whole of last year grew 9.9 percent year-on-year to US$475.07 billion, the second-highest on record after US$479.41 billion in 2022. The result came as exports last month reco","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/14\/2003830151","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Chen Kuan-ting and\r\nGahon Chiang \u9673\u51a0\u5ef7 \uff0c \u6c5f\u4f73\u7d18","ar_views":"488","ar_id":"2003830152","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-14","ar_head":"Mitigating national security risks","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Recent media reports have highlighted a critical national security case that concluded last year, revealing retired Taiwanese military personnel recruited by the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) were tasked with gathering intelligence on key military installations and the American Institute in Taiwa","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/14\/2003830152","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Sana\r\nHashmi \u80e1\u838e\u5a1c","ar_views":"452","ar_id":"2003830153","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-14","ar_head":"Unlocking Taiwan-India potential","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Taiwan-India relations have entered a phase of clarity and consensus, marked by a shared vision of mutual benefit and opportunity. However, the pressing question remains: Are we truly unlocking the full potential of that partnership? The honest answer is no. Yet, that is no cause for pessimism. Sinc","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/14\/2003830153","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lo\r\nCheng-chung \u7f85\u627f\u5b97","ar_views":"81","ar_id":"2003830154","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-14","ar_head":"Laws must define what workplace bullying is","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"Following the suicide of a civil servant in the Ministry of Labor\u2019s Workforce Development Agency (WDA) in November last year, the Executive Yuan launched an online workplace bullying reporting platform last month. The system handles any complaints in a confidential manner, and the Directorate-Genera","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/14\/2003830154","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"116","ar_id":"2003830155","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-14","ar_head":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"EDITORIAL CARTOON","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/14\/2003830155","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830155","ph_attr":"","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/14","ph_fname":"p08-250114-cartoon.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/14\/p08-250114-cartoon.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/14\/thumbs\/p08-250114-cartoon.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Joan Donovan\r\n","ar_views":"98","ar_id":"2003830156","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-14","ar_head":"Meta never cared about fact-checking; it just wants friction-free oligarchy","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"This week Meta Platforms announced the elimination of its fact-checking program in the US along with rollbacks to content moderation policies on \u201chateful conduct.\u201d The measures would undoubtedly open the floodgates to more hateful, harassing and inciting content on Facebook and Instagram. 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As measles is a highly contagious and notifiable disease, confirmed cases must be reported to health authorities, but the reports have aroused public concerns. With mor","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/13\/2003830091","photo":[]},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lin \r\nCheng-wu \u6797\u653f\u6b66","ar_views":"455","ar_id":"2003830092","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Editorials","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-13","ar_head":"Classroom surveillance cameras not the solution","dp_urlname":"editorials","ar_desc":"During a recent staff meeting at school, some teachers proposed installing surveillance cameras in every classroom on the campus to address a recent incident. Some students had written offensive words on the blackboard to insult the teachers, and no one admitted to guilt. There was no way to find ou","ar_url":"News\/editorials\/archives\/2025\/01\/13\/2003830092","photo":[]}]