Tag: republic of china
How Beijing’s Character Simplification Campaign Severed China from Its Own Civilization
Look carefully at two versions of the same character. The first is 愛, the traditional form of the Chinese...
Lai Ching-te Defends ROC Status Quo, Says No ‘Taiwan Independence’ Issue
In the aftermath of the Trump–Xi meeting last week, Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te addressed the public...
How the Wuchang Uprising of 1911 Mirrors the CCP’s Coming Collapse
The Wuchang Uprising of 1911 that destroyed China's last imperial dynasty was triggered by a bomb-maker's...
How a Soviet Adviser Ghostwrote Sun Yat-sen’s Pro-Communist Deathbed Letter in 1925
On March 12, 1925, Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, died in Beijing. As the...
Singapore Retains World’s Strongest Passport; Taiwan Jumps to 32nd
The latest 2026 Henley Passport Index ranking was released today. Among 199 passports worldwide, Asian...
The Xi’an Incident: A Mutiny That Changed China’s Fate
On Dec. 12, 1936, in the 25th year of the Republic of China, Zhang Xueliang—then Deputy Commander-in-Chief...
How Chiang Kai-shek Turned Taiwan Into the Guardian of Chinese Civilization
A quiet mountain, a philosophical calling North of Taipei rises a quiet, mist-covered peak once known...
Xi-Trump Call Highlights Rising China–Japan Tensions Over Taiwan
With tensions escalating between Beijing and Tokyo over the Chinese Communist Party’s objections to Japan...
Why the World Is Reconsidering Taiwan’s UN Status
By Jing Chen Over the past year, a once-politically frozen issue at the United Nations (UN) has undergone...
Taiwan’s Cheng Li-wen Faces Backlash Over ‘I Am Chinese’ Remarks as DPP Officials Defend National Identity
Taiwan’s political discourse reignited this week after Kuomintang (KMT) Chair-elect Cheng Li-wen called...
Taiwan Balks on Request to Shift Its Semiconductor Production to the US
Washington’s call for Taiwan to shift half of its semiconductor production to the United States has sparked...
10 Magazine Covers, One Historic Life: Chiang Kai-shek’s Rise, Trials, and Legacy
By Janet Huang, Vision Times Chiang Kai-shek was one of the most influential figures in modern Chinese...