COLUMNIST: CHANG CHUAN-FONG
China Crosswinds
Dr. Chang Chuanfong is Asia Director of the International Educational Foundation, based in Macau. He is also a board member of the Professors World Peace Academy of Taiwan, board member of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (Taiwan chapter), and former associate professor in the Department of Education at Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan. He obtained his doctorate in law from the National Chengchi University in Taiwan. He has participated in more than 40 international conferences and academic symposiums on issues related to education, social issues and perspectives on peace.
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August 16, 2007Macau, China — It is normal to expect that colonized peoples would hold a negative view of their former colonizers once they are free of their domination. But actually, European and U.S.
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August 01, 2007Macau, China — A survey of local young people on the impact of Macau's shiny new casinos shows both benefits and drawbacks, including some serious social concerns. The territory's gambling business was monopolized by local tycoon Stanley Ho until 2002, when the governme
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July 18, 2007Taipei, Taiwan — The concept of cultural revolution in China is generally linked to the disastrous 10-year Cultural Revolution from 1966-1976. That, in fact, was a political revolution centered on Mao Zedong with the purpose of reclaiming power from President Liu Shaoqi.
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June 13, 2007Macau, China — As Hong Kong prepares to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its handover to China on July 1, a war of words has broken out over how much authority the territory has to manage its own affairs. On Saturday, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Media Group
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June 06, 2007Macau, China — Lee Teng-hui, former president of Taiwan, is currently visiting Japan. As always, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China protested that Japan should not let the well known pro-Taiwan independence leader visit Japan.As this obj
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May 30, 2007Macau, China — Christian organizations worldwide are eyeing the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as a great opportunity for missionaries to obtain visas to China, so they can witness to Chinese people during the period surrounding the Games. They are organizing and preparing
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May 23, 2007Macau, China — The inflow of foreign capital to Macau -- notably investments in casinos -- has greatly aided the growth of its gambling industry and provided a strong boost to its economy. Other factors have also contributed, such as property investments that allow pote
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May 16, 2007Taipei, Taiwan — The contemporary Chinese government persists in opposing "Taiwan's independence" as if Taiwan really belonged to the People's Republic of China. As a matter of fact, Taiwan does not belong to the PRC at all.
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May 09, 2007Macau, China — The Olympic Games are based on a vision of peace. They aim to replace political conflict with peaceful competition on the sports field.
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May 02, 2007Macau, China — Not long ago, both Taiwan and mainland China were interested in pursuing unification. But now many people in Taiwan have given up this goal; they only long for peace.
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April 25, 2007Macau, China — Taiwan's political parties are busy with primary elections ahead of next year's presidential election, with the pan-blue and pan-green camps each struggling to come up with a winning candidate. President Chen Shui-bian managed to maintain unity within his
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April 18, 2007Macau, China — Beijing insists that the entire world accept its "one China" policy - recognition only of the People's Republic of China, with Taiwan a province of China. Beijing makes it repeatedly clear that it can never accept Taiwan's independence.
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April 12, 2007Macau, China — As the world was reshaped following World War II, a number of countries were divided into two; these divisions remained in the second half of the 20th century due to the confrontation between democracy and communism. These included two Germanys, two Korea
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March 28, 2007Macau, China — The dispute over sovereignty that rages between the two shores of the Taiwan Strait holds the possibility to trigger a war that could upset peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Taiwan still calls itself the Republic of China and considers its