Taiwan - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/taiwan/?source=rss&aim=taiwan en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT John McCain's tough stance toward Russia By Mark Benjamin Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/09/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/09/mccain/index.html?source=rss John McCain and his national security advisor both want to get tough with Russia -- but one of them got paid to say so. Does McCain have another lobbyist problem? All hail the vegan inspector general By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/01/operation_pancake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/01/operation_pancake/index.html?source=rss Who says investigative reporting is dead? "Operation Pancake" blows the lid off of L.A.'s vegan restaurant scene The Dalai Lama's moment of truth By Erich Follath and Wieland Wagner Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss His Holiness struggles to defuse mounting violence between Tibet and China. Reading the semiconductor tea leaves By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/24/semiconductor_spree/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/24/semiconductor_spree/index.html?source=rss Short-term blip or the future of the global economy? China's government stimulates domestic sales of high-tech gadgets. "And the Lord said, 'Let there be Mahjong tiles'" By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/16/the_legend_of_koizumi_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/16/the_legend_of_koizumi_2/index.html?source=rss New details emerge of the apocalyptic showdown between Pope Benedict XVI and the former prime minister of Japan. From Detroit to Taiwan, everyone wants a bailout By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/17/chipmaker_bailout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/17/chipmaker_bailout/index.html?source=rss But there's a difference between government handouts in East Asia and the U.S. In Asia, they have a clue From soybeans to subprime By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/10/soybeans_and_subprime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/10/soybeans_and_subprime/index.html?source=rss From the Japanese occupation to the KMT-Communist lovefest, Taiwanese capitalism at its best Paul Wolfowitz's next disaster By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/22/paul_wolfowitz_s_next_disaster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/22/paul_wolfowitz_s_next_disaster/index.html?source=rss What's a guy do after orchestrating a failed war and bringing the World Bank to a screeching halt? A Chinese aircraft carrier paradox By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/22/chinese_sea_power/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/22/chinese_sea_power/index.html?source=rss Was the 17th century admiral whose name has reportedly been given to a Chinese naval vessel a traitor or a patriot? Or both? The Okefenokee titanium dioxide blues By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/12/titanium_dioxide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/12/titanium_dioxide/index.html?source=rss From a Pleistocene beach to your Oreo cookie, some white pigment which may or may not brighten your day. Pop goes the solar bubble? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/04/solar_bubble/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/04/solar_bubble/index.html?source=rss One analyst believes global demand for solar power is about to be swamped by oversupply. We should be so lucky. A short tale of jade and semiconductors By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/28/jade_semiconductors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/28/jade_semiconductors/index.html?source=rss Taiwan's trading prowess is no recent accomplishment. Neolithic seafarers spread the island's baubles far and wide. Subtracting the "IBM" from the ThinkPad By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/02/no_more_ibm_thinkpads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/02/no_more_ibm_thinkpads/index.html?source=rss Lenovo wants its brand to stand alone. But one Boeing jet is still worth a million pairs of Chinese sneakers. So who is beating whom? The thrill of victory, the agony of cyber-defeat By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/10/world_cyber_games/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/10/world_cyber_games/index.html?source=rss At the World Cyber Games in Seattle, the competition spills over from Starcraft and Counterstrike to good-old fashioned nationalist flag-waving Trickle-down colonialism By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/15/imperialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/15/imperialism/index.html?source=rss What does income inequality in the developing world have to do with "oriental Orientalism"? Has Taiwan screwed up China's chances for democracy? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/12/taiwan_democracy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/12/taiwan_democracy/index.html?source=rss Seven years of chaos and political gridlock equals a terrible public relations campaign for freedom A bicycle built for a better world By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/22/trek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/22/trek/index.html?source=rss Is solving obesity, traffic congestion and environmental devastation really as easy as riding a bike? "Formosa Betrayed": Online, like never before By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/21/formosa_betrayed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/21/formosa_betrayed/index.html?source=rss "Memorandum for the Ambassador on the Situation in Taiwan": The universal history library adds another page to its catalog. How Taiwan became Chinese By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/05/taiwan_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/05/taiwan_china/index.html?source=rss Once upon a time, the "beautiful island" was mainly populated by warlike aborigines. Then along came the Dutch Für Elise, Taiwan, and kitchen grease By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/30/fur_elise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/30/fur_elise/index.html?source=rss Beethoven and biodiesel made from waste cooking oil; never shall they be parted. Pirates of the South China Seas By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/18/taiwan_philips/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/01/18/taiwan_philips/index.html?source=rss Since when does the right to manufacture cheap compact discs constitute a national emergency? The Carlyle Group goes shopping in Taiwan By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/29/carlyle_group/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/29/carlyle_group/index.html?source=rss Why does one of Washington's major players want to buy a semiconductor company? From silk to semiconductors By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/02/ryukyu_free_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/02/ryukyu_free_trade/index.html?source=rss Lessons from the Kingdom of Ryukyu for free trade in East Asia Solar Taiwan By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/31/solar_taiwan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/10/31/solar_taiwan/index.html?source=rss Look who's set to cash in on renewable energy's coming-out party. Choosing Giles over Wade By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/29/wade_giles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/29/wade_giles/index.html?source=rss Let us not give in to the political correctness of dechinaization