Taipei’s dilemma over its history during World War II appeared to deepen as Beijing and Washington looked to the Flying Tigers as a source of connection and goodwill during last month’s Xi–Trump summit. US President Donald Trump’s description of China as an American ally during the war has raised concerns in Taiwan that what could have been a valuable historical connection with the United States ended up benefiting Beijing’s ties with Washington. The dilemma resurfaced after Trump and Chinese...
Taipei’s dilemma over history deepens with Xi-Trump praise of WWII Flying Tigers
Taiwan’s ruling party uneasy that what could have been a valuable historical connection with the US has ended up benefiting Beijing’s ties
Trump described China and the US as World War II allies and praised the Flying Tigers – a unit of American military personnel who helped defend mainland China against Japanese air attacks – while Xi recalled the two countries fighting “side by side” against Japanese militarism.
Authorities in the Chinese capital are releasing more than a billion parasitic wasps and encouraging caterpillar-catching competitions to try to contain the spread of the invasive North American fall webworm. The caterpillars have blanketed trees in Beijing and surrounding areas this summer, spinning clouds of greyish-white webs as they eat their way through foliage. The insects are the fuzzy larval stage of Hyphantria cunea and metamorphose into adult white moths. While not harmful to humans,..
In the third instalment of a four-part Health Matters series on traditional Chinese medicine, Aidyn Fitzpatrick speaks to a Hong Kong fencer studying TCM and local practitioners to see how athletes, both elite and amateur, are using TCM alongside Western medicine for smarter injury recovery. Fresh off helping Hong Kong clinch a bronze medal in the women’s foil team event at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, fencer Janelle Leung Ya-lei – ranked 53rd in the world – knows the fine margin between peak.
La comunità Lgbtqia+ si appella a Lepore dopo i tre episodi in centro: “Da FdI lettura miope e ottusa. Non abbiamo bisogno di più zone rosse, ma spazi per una cultura delle differenze”
Die Holocaust-Überlebende und Friedensaktivistin Irene Butter ist in den USA verstorben. Die gebürtige Berlinerin wurde 95 Jahre alt. Vor zwei Jahren hatte sie das Bundesverdienstkreuz für ihre Aufklärungsarbeit als Zeitzeugin erhalten.
The strike killed and wounded civilians and damaged apartment buildings, private homes, and vehicles, the Russian Defense Ministry noted
Si rafforza l'ipotesi dell'incidente sul lavoro in relazione alla morte di Salvatore Calignano, l'operaio edile di 61 anni deceduto ieri all'ospedale del Mare di Napoli dopo essere stato ricoverato il giorno prima per gravi ferite da politrauma. Il ferito era stato soccorso in una zona isolata di Caivano, in via Fossa del Lupo, dopo una chiamata al 118. Alle…