Amber Wang

Could sea goddess Mazu connect atheist mainland China with believer Taiwan?

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Could sea goddess Mazu connect atheist mainland China with believer Taiwan?

Fujian province has become a test bed for mainland China’s push for economic, social and political integration with Taiwan. In this story – the last in a four-part on-the-ground series – Amber Wang looks at the sea goddess revered on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese leader William Lai … Read more

Why mainland China’s Taiwan integration experiment in Fujian is starting to fizzle

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Why mainland China’s Taiwan integration experiment in Fujian is starting to fizzle

Fujian province has become a test bed for mainland China’s push for economic, social and political integration with Taiwan. In this story – the first in a four-part on-the-ground series – Amber Wang details the 15-year integration drive in Fujian’s Pingtan county, which appears to be losing steam as the mainland economy falters, military tensions … Read more