https://znetwork.org/category/place/asia/taiwan/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:22:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/category/place/asia/taiwan/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-does-venezuela-have-to-do-with-taiwan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-does-venezuela-have-to-do-with-taiwan/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:55:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1293471 The New Year did not begin with hope or joy, except for the arms dealers. More precisely, for the military-industrial-media-academic-NGO complex that feeds on permanent war. Orders are flowing, profits are booming, and blood has once again become a growth sector. For any normal society, pirates belong in adventure films, not in the civilian power [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-does-venezuela-have-to-do-with-taiwan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/elections-in-taiwan-does-the-island-choose-further-confrontation-with-china/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/elections-in-taiwan-does-the-island-choose-further-confrontation-with-china/#respond Sat, 06 Jan 2024 15:25:01 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1260307 On January 13, the residents of Taiwan, an island off the coast of China, will go to the polls to elect a new president and parliament. These elections attract more international attention than one might expect for a country with only 24 million inhabitants. The outcome will have consequences for the evolution of the conflict [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/elections-in-taiwan-does-the-island-choose-further-confrontation-with-china/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/opposing-us-militarisation-in-the-asia-pacific-should-not-mean-remaining-silent-on-chinas-emerging-imperialism/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/opposing-us-militarisation-in-the-asia-pacific-should-not-mean-remaining-silent-on-chinas-emerging-imperialism/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:46:55 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1258671 Au Loong-Yu is a long-time Hong Kong labour rights and political activist. Author of China’s Rise: Strength and Fragility and Hong Kong in Revolt: The Protest Movement and the Future of China, Au now lives in exile. In this extensive interview, Au discusses China’s global status and its implications for peace and solidarity activism. One of the biggest [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/opposing-us-militarisation-in-the-asia-pacific-should-not-mean-remaining-silent-on-chinas-emerging-imperialism/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/okinawa-a-bastion-for-peace/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/okinawa-a-bastion-for-peace/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1255289 Recently, in Taiwan, the government unveiled its first home-built submarine. In Japan, the government will upgrade civilian airports and seaports to dual military use in preparation for conflict in Taiwan. The U.S. and allies maneuver to contain China, Russia, and North Korea, while the latter band together against the former’s economic sanctions and military threats. Both blocs test [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/okinawa-a-bastion-for-peace/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-south-china-seas-resource-wars/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-south-china-seas-resource-wars/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:16:36 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1253999 It’s an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size — 1.3 million square miles — the South China Sea has become a microcosm of the geopolitical tensions between East and West, where territorial struggles over abundant natural resources may one day lead to environmental collapse. While the threat of a devastating military conflict between [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-south-china-seas-resource-wars/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/u-s-china-policy-and-the-widening-sino-american-rift/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/u-s-china-policy-and-the-widening-sino-american-rift/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:03:57 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1247597 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/u-s-china-policy-and-the-widening-sino-american-rift/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-taiwan-imbroglio/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-taiwan-imbroglio/#respond Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:53:34 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1247151 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-taiwan-imbroglio/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/taiwan/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/taiwan/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 15:47:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1245908 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/taiwan/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/as-tensions-rise-over-taiwan-u-s-china-edging-ever-closer-to-war/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/as-tensions-rise-over-taiwan-u-s-china-edging-ever-closer-to-war/#respond Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:32:52 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1241130 Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: The Chinese parliament has unanimously voted to give Xi Jinping a third five-year term as president. Today’s vote comes just months after China’s Communist Party formally reelected Xi Jinping to the party’s general secretary for another five years. This comes as [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/as-tensions-rise-over-taiwan-u-s-china-edging-ever-closer-to-war/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chinese-aggression-sure-looks-an-awful-lot-like-us-aggression/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chinese-aggression-sure-looks-an-awful-lot-like-us-aggression/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:21:31 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1238152 Punchbowl News reports that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is planning a trip to Taiwan, which will be yet another incendiary provocation against Beijing if it occurs. The previous House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, sparked a significant escalation in hostilities with her visit last year, the consequences of which are still reverberating today. Antiwar’s Dave DeCamp explains: “Pelosi’s visit to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chinese-aggression-sure-looks-an-awful-lot-like-us-aggression/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/taiwanese-workers-have-shown-us-how-to-gain-ground-in-the-neoliberal-era/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/taiwanese-workers-have-shown-us-how-to-gain-ground-in-the-neoliberal-era/#respond Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:36:28 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1233952 The global labor movement is facing headwinds on many fronts, and Taiwan is no exception to this rule. Yet the island nation’s labor movement has been able to make steady progress in terms of legal protection and a fairer distribution of income in recent times. How can we account for this success? One key factor [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/taiwanese-workers-have-shown-us-how-to-gain-ground-in-the-neoliberal-era/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-worlds-other-nuclear-flashpoint/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-worlds-other-nuclear-flashpoint/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:50:41 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1222694 Thanks to Vladimir Putin’s recent implicit threat to employ nuclear weapons if the U.S. and its NATO allies continue to arm Ukraine — “This is not a bluff,” he insisted on September 21st — the perils in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict once again hit the headlines. And it’s entirely possible, as ever more powerful U.S. weapons pour into Ukraine and [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-worlds-other-nuclear-flashpoint/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-indigenous-taiwanese-are-fighting-corporate-domination/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-indigenous-taiwanese-are-fighting-corporate-domination/#respond Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:37:52 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1221229 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-indigenous-taiwanese-are-fighting-corporate-domination/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/anti-war-voices-warn-us-bill-on-taiwan-will-make-war-much-more-likely/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/anti-war-voices-warn-us-bill-on-taiwan-will-make-war-much-more-likely/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:53:54 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1220233 A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill to dramatically boost American military support for Taiwan, a move that prompted warnings from both China and anti-war voices in the United States that such a policy increases the likelihood of armed conflict. “The U.S. should not go to war for Taiwan independence.” The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/anti-war-voices-warn-us-bill-on-taiwan-will-make-war-much-more-likely/feed/ 0