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William Lai pushes for Taiwanese identity to stand up to Beijing. But how far will he go?

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William Lai pushes for Taiwanese identity to stand up to Beijing. But how far will he go?

The remark was a reference to a long-abandoned plan by the Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek to “recover” the mainland after his Kuomintang (KMT) forces lost a civil war with the Communists and fled to the island in 1949 to set up an interim government. Before he died in 1975, Chiang had vowed to use Taiwan … Read more

How Singapore and Malaysia’s coffee names reveal the region’s history of multiculturalism

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How Singapore and Malaysia’s coffee names reveal the region’s history of multiculturalism

The flat white – two shots of espresso with gently steamed milk and little or no foam, described as a more velvety cappuccino – was recently described by The Economist as “Australia’s greatest culinary export”. Australia’s coffee culture is rooted in post-World War II Italian immigrants’ coffee techniques – and language. Since the 1980s, coffee … Read more