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Taiwan⁠—A Light in the East

David Pendery

Taiwan⁠—A Light in the East A Personal and Analytical Taiwan Study

David Pendery National Taipei University of Business Taipei, Taiwan

ISBN 978-981-15-5603-6    ISBN 978-981-15-5604-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5604-3 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the ­publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and ­institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Taiwan Nans0410 / Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-­01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

No acknowledgments are stated here. The work is entirely the work of the author, with no co-authors.

For Taiwan and the Taiwanese, a land and people I love. For my wife Hope, who helps me so much. For my mother, “the branch does not fall far from the tree.”

Included Works

1. “Taiwanese settling far and wide: a global view,” Taipei Times, February 2, 2018 2. “Good things happening in Taiwan,” Taipei Times, March 9, 2018 3. “New Approach to diplomatic bind,” Taipei Times, October 8, 2019 4. “NAM is not a solution for Taiwan,” Taipei Times, August 24, 2019 5. “Taiwan’s own Meiji Restoration: A Chance for Peaceful Resolutions to Potential Crises,” Taiwan News, September 13, 2019 6. “A chance at peace across the Strait,” Taipei Times, June 13, 2019 7. “Taiwanese independence: it’s in the air,” Taipei Times, November 9, 2017 8. “Free discussion on independence,” Taipei Times, February 15, 2019 9. “Donald Trump, Taiwan and China,” Taipei Times, October 26, 2017 10. “Taiwan and the UN: A castle in air,” Taipei Times, October 13, 2017 11. “Building consensuses old and new,” Taipei Times, October 19, 2018 12. “Taiwan threatened by myriad r