Recently, Michael and Karl have expressed some surprise and doubt at the claim that the Taiwan dollar has fallen over the past several years. Here are some graphs that should show it quite clearly.
This first graph is based on the Euro, and the TWD is compared to the Korean Won, the US Dollar, the [...]

In Taiwan, it seems that media is even more partisan than it is back in the States. Recently, the Liberty Times, a pro-Taiwan independence newspaper, suggested that English speakers not use the phrase “Chinese New Year” and that they replace it with “Lunar New Year. Here is an excerpt from the article: [...]

I saw this on Michael’s website, today. For those readers convinced that “there is no prejudice against white-people”, maybe this will open your eyes a bit. One reader of my blog argued vociferously that me being kicked out of my appartment a couple of years ago (along with all the other white, but [...]

I went back to Taizhong today to hang out over at Patrick’s place. I met his wonderful wife, his exuberant children, as well as Michael Turton and family. There was also another blogger, by the name of Carl, whose URL I can’t remember. Like Michael, he’s also been in Taiwan for a [...]

I’ve decided to re-organize the links on my blog a bit. I’ve moved Michael Turton’s site into a new category for political blogs. He’s an American who has lived in Taiwan for a long time and has very strong opinions about the political scene here. He’s staunchly anti-KMT. He also does great round-ups of all [...]