Rubric Red Lanterns

Red Lanterns
by Emanuele Scimia

With a possible attack by Beijing in mind, Su Tseng-chang points to Ukrainians' resistance slowing down the Russian advance. Taipei is trying to reassure the population that the two situations are different. But doubts shroud the real will of the Taiwanese to oppose the Chinese.

 

| 03/03/2022
| RED LANTERNS

The Chinese call for "restraint" and a diplomatic solution, ignores the fact that the situation is already out of control. United States accused of fomenting the crisis. Chinese business giants worried. Taiwanese microchip exports to Russia may be blocked. Japan ready for new sanctions.

| 24/02/2022
| RED LANTERNS
by Lu Haitao

The video of her being chained has sparked online outrage across the country. Not even the Winter Olympics can distract the public's attention. The authorities' incoherent statements fail to convince. Two activists arrested. The story has been censored online.

| 17/02/2022
| RED LANTERNS
by Lu Haitao

Zhu Yi has come under the spotlight of national public opinion after two falls. According to critics, she was only chosen because of the influence of her father, a renowned scientist and expert in artificial intelligence. On the other hand, the gold medal-winning skier Eileen Gu, who was also born in the United States, was acclaimed.

| 10/02/2022
| RED LANTERNS

In five years’ time the People's Liberation Army will be 100 years in operation. Prominent academic Jin Canrong: Beijing can take the island in a week, and the US can't avoid it. Pentagon prepares response with mobilising of troops and military machinery in the region. Nationalist professor reprimands Japan.

| 03/02/2022
| RED LANTERNS
by Emanuele Scimia

​Beijing officially supports Russian security demands. However, Beijing needs a stable Europe for its own economy. Kiev is a Chinese partner in the Belt and Road Initiative. A Russian-Ukrainian conflict would test the strategic partnership between the Chinese giant and the Kremlin.

 

| 27/01/2022
| RED LANTERNS

Agreement to reduce fuel prices by freeing up some of their strategic oil reserves is set to come into force. Beijing the first buyer of US natural gas liquids. US businesses go where they make money, a logic that appeals to Chinese companies. Biden blocked by Congress for greater openness to Xi Jinping.

 

| 20/01/2022
| RED LANTERNS
by Emanuele Scimia

The island is the world's largest producer of the precious components used for key civil and military technologies. Both China and the USA depend on Taiwanese production. A Chinese invasion would endanger the global tech supply chain. But experts warn "microchip policy" cannot exclude the outbreak of a conflict.

| 13/01/2022
| RED LANTERNS
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