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Why support Taiwan? The heartbeat of free markets is one reason

On By Justin CalderonIn North Asia, Taiwan, US-China RelationsLeave a comment

During a recent jaunt to Taiwan, I found myself waking up to the busy sounds of a day market in Nanshijiao, Taipei. The combined cacophony of chattering neighbors, honking motorbikes and not-so-delicate pounds of metal on pig flesh were to be my alarm clock for the duration of the stay. While Taiwan is known for …

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Frogs jump back into the news, and this time with cholera

On By Justin CalderonIn China, Food, North AsiaLeave a comment

I’ve been monitoring an increased amount of traffic the past two weeks coming to a post of mine about the illegal trade of wild frogs in Shanghai. The spike of interest in frogs instantly got me thinking that a possible story was brewing, and, sure enough, the inclination was well-founded. A report published on June …

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