Hong Kong is experiencing an identity crisis. The city was not a democracy under British rule, but the local people knew the meaning of individual liberty. Before the new national security law passed in June 2020, Hong Kongers have long valued their established social norms, rule of law, and way of life. That’s the fundamental drive underlying social movements like the Occupy Central, Umbrella Movement, and the Anti-extradition Movement in the past decade. As the social and p

For decades, Taiwan has been viewed as an insignificant player, or even a pawn, in the U.S.-China relations. This narrative is derived from a narrow Sino-American relations analysis framework, in which Taiwan itself even does not have a say. After all, the supporters of the game of power politics do not attend to moral code. To get a fair and objective view on U.S.-Taiwan relations, one has to be realistic to see things as they are, instead of being confused by any partisan o