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Taiwan
Books dealing with the sovereign state in East Asia. Aka the "Free area of the Republic of China" which is not ruled by the Communist Party of China. Taiwanese literature refers to any literature written by Taiwanese in any language ever used in Taiwan, including Japanese, Taiwanese Han (Hokkien, Hakka and Mandarin) and Austronesian languages.
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Qiao Guanhua and I drafted the last remaining section of the Shanghai Communiqué ...
The U.S. side declared: The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States government does not challenge that position. It reaffirms its interest in a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question by the Chinese themselves. With this prospect in mind, it affirms the ultimate objective of the withd
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― On China
― On China
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Some people—like the engineers and executives of high-tech corporations—are way ahead of politicians and voters and are better informed than most of us about the development of AI, cryptocurrencies, social credits, and the like. Unfortunately, most of them don’t use their knowledge to help regulate the explosive potential of the new technologies. Instead, they use it to make billions of dollars—or to accumulate petabits of information. There are exceptions, like Audrey Tang. She was a leading ha
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― Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
― Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
From the far east, I would like to begin reading the best-sellers and classics. I'm personally i…more
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Sharing books and studies on studies on China, the United States, and the bilateral relations.
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This is a group for sharing and discussing books about Asia or set in Asian locations.
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This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
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