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Will China Ever Have Its Own Cinematic Superhero?

2016/05/06 • ChinaFile 中參館

日本機場 Japan Airport sign Tokyo Narita airport

Too Many Tourists? Japan To Launch Preclearance Facilities in Taiwan

2016/02/02 • Sid Weng

With the increase of Japan’s inbound visitors, the Japanese government plans to open preclearance facilities in several countries, including Taiwan, which ranks third in the number of tourists visiting Japan.

[UPDATE] UK Will Respond to “Recognise Taiwan as a Country” Petition

2016/01/21 • Yuan

UK authorities have noticed that the number of signitures has gone over the threshold of 10,000, and they will initiate the responding process in the coming days. Once the signing number reaches more than 100,000, the parliament will consider organizing a debate.

China's President Xi Jinping looks on after a welcoming ceremony for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Beijing

Xi Jinping Visits the Middle East Focusing on Economic and Strategic Partnerships

2016/01/20 • Sid Weng

Scholars say Xi’s goal of this trip has always been trade advantages. China is not the intermediary between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is only looking to reinforce its interests in the Middle East. Both Saudi Arabia and Iran do not expect China to declare its stand regarding their conflict.

UN Labor Agency: Global Unemployment to Rise by 2.3 Million in 2016

2016/01/20 • Anita Chow

The number of unemployed people is estimated to rise by 2.3 million in 2016 and 2.5 million in 2017, which is very likely to top 200 million for the first time ever. The trend will probably cause instability in societies and leave existing jobs vulnerable.

Does Time in Taiwan Change Young Mainland Minds?

2016/01/19 • Foreign Policy

Is The Sovereignty Clause Influencing Taiwan's Attendance in AIIB?

2016/01/18 • Yuan

Bank Group President of AIIB emphasizes the "sovereignty clause” in the AIIB Agreement, leading concerns to Taiwan’s official attendance in the investment bank.

Universities in China Offering Doubled Salaries to Attract Taiwanese Professors

2016/01/08 • Yang

The emergence of universities in Taiwan and low fertility have led to many universities’ transition, merger and shutting down. The oversupply of teachers has compelled schools to reduce teachers’ salaries. This results in universities in China paying higher salaries to attract Taiwanese talented teachers.

Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs Heading to Beijing for Economic Cooperation Talk

2016/01/06 • Yang

Different from past presidential elections, this time China is offering Taiwan two significant gifts other than creating an ambience of temporary standoff right before the election.

Cross-Strait Hotline Officially Launches

2015/12/30 • Yang

Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Hsia Li-yan says that this hotline is the concrete result from the meeting between the cross-strait leaders. He hopes that through this hotline, the communication between Taipei and Beijing can become smoother in terms of emergencies and other important issues.