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As China clamps down on Hong Kong – Is Taiwan next?
As protests erupt again across Hong Kong against the recent imposing of new security laws essentially giving Beijing unprecedented powers – it has some worried about ...
If it's an election in America or Asia – Mary Washington’s experts are sought out by media
The election in Taiwan on January 10 saw a strong anti-China sentiment reinforced with the re-election of President Tsai Ing-wen. Elections in America, and even an ...
Trading rights for favors – Are Brunei’s new anti-LGBT laws all about pleasing Saudi Arabia?
Brunei is now the first country in Southeast Asia to adopt a country-wide sharia penal code – this decision swiftly brought with it concern and condemnation ...
Is there a storm coming in the South China Sea?
There’s trouble brewing in the South China Sea and there doesn’t seem to be a any way to calm the waters. Taiwan, the ...
Big trouble in Little Taiwan? Our experts weigh in.
It won’t be just America that faces a heated and high-stakes election in 2020, the small country of Taiwan is also at political cross-roads and ...