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@Cambridge_Uni @Dept_of_POLIS Alum / Ex- @taef_tw, @AIIANational, @MOFA_Taiwan / Usual Disclaimers
Aug 15, 2022 24 tweets 3 min read
VERY important book coming out in #Taiwan.

Author: Lee Hsi-ming (Fmr Chief of Staff, ROC Armed Forces, father of "ODC")

Title: "The Overall Defense Concept: An Asymmetric Approach to Taiwan's Defense" (臺灣的勝算:以小制大的不對稱戰略,全臺灣人都應了解的整體防衛構想)

(1/x) Published in Mandarin, rough translation of table of contents:

自序 臺灣防衛的關鍵選擇 (Preface: Critical Decisions in Taiwan's Defense)

第一部 演變中的臺灣安全 (Part.1. Taiwan's Evolving Security)
第一章 我們與戰爭的距離 (Chpt. 1. Our Distance with War)

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May 2, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Belated 📢!

My first single-authored book on the #Philippines 🇵🇭 "The Origins of Modern Philippine Politics: From Colonial Rule to Strongman Duterte, the Archipelago Nation's Struggle for Independence, Development and Democracy" has been published in Taiwan with 左岸! (1/n) I started off as a Southeast Asianist during my undergrad years, later working in Taiwan's @iingwen
administration's #NewSouthboundPolicy with @taef_tw. I see this book as my tiny contribution in improving the (lacked) understanding of 🇵🇭 in the Chinese-speaking world. (2/n)
May 24, 2020 11 tweets 2 min read
Most important part of the statement is the potential termination of #Taiwan's "Laws and Regulations Regarding Hong Kong & Macao Affairs" ( 香港澳門關係條例) if future developments in HK necessitate it. According to Article 60 of the act, "...should any change occur in the situation of Hong Kong or Macau such that the implementation of this Act endangers the security of the Taiwan Area, the Executive Yuan may request the President to order suspension of the application of all...
Apr 15, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read
The rather interesting (and miraculous) story of why #Taiwan acted on COVID-19 so early.

In the early hours of December 31th 2019, Taiwan CDC Dep. Director and other staff spotted a post on #PTT (Taiwan Reddit) talking about SARS-like cases in Wuhan,...

cna.com.tw/news/firstnews… China. The post included screenshots of fresh public statements by Wuhan health authorities on unknown pneumonia and Wechat group messages among Wuhan medical professionals (including Dr. Li Wenliang's famous words) warning about the situation. Taiwan CDC Dep. Director shared...