China Issues

China’s dam-building spree on Mekong River has turned Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’

The dams have altered the flow of water and blocked much of the sediment that is vital for khai and rice cultivation.

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Mar 23, 2023 · 11:30 pm
Taiwan’s bitter internal divisions have given China more power over the island

China’s leaders could use an attack on Taiwan as a distraction from economic issues at home.

Jose Caballero, The Conversation
· Feb 28, 2023 · 11:30 pm
Why Taiwan’s dominant role in supplying world’s computer chips has the US worried

Washington has been trying to convince the island’s top manufacturer to establish a base in the US and to stop making advanced chips for Chinese firms.

Maria Ryan, The Conversation
· Aug 05, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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