Political status of Taiwan

follow, among 100 respondents, the majority is from Myanmar (34%) following by Japan (14%), USA (10%) and Lao (10%). 10 people are from Cambodia, 8 people are from China a, 7% of the respondents are from Australia. 2 percent represent the one from Taiwan and likewise U.K. Finally, the minority are from Germany, Spain and Italy. For Long-term resident issue, the average duration of stay until obtaining LTR is just around 4.5 years, it would take longer…

It is worthy to mention China’s reaction to the shift in United States policy after the Cold War, which became deeply embroiled in historical polemics when public discourse framed the Massacre in a solely political, rather than moral, fabric of analysis. By excluding Beijing from the peace settlement with Japan and by encouraging Japan to remilitarise, the US now appeared to be in close collusion with its own former enemy and posed a direct threat to the new government in China. What transpires…

As we have primarily discussed the biological aspects of menopause and related terminology, a shift in focus to the social, cultural and political considerations of menopause must also be considered (McCrea, 1983). Throughout time, menopause has been affiliated with negative connotations. Sigmund Freud a prominent psychologist, described menopause as an “anxiety neurosis” and physical illness in the early twentieth century (McCrea, 1983). In 1925, psychologist Helen Deutsch wrote a book on a…

INTRODUCTION International Law defines the legal responsibilities of States in their conduct with each other, and their treatment of individuals within State boundaries. Its domain encompasses a wide range of issues of international concern such as human rights, disarmament, international crime, refugees, migration, problems of nationality, the treatment of prisoners, the use of force, and the conduct of war, among others. It also regulates the global commons, such as the environment,…

eighteenth century, the world was split in forms of political organizations other than the state such as the city-states, empires and tribes. The state is only a recent political invention. The world today mostly exists in the form of nation-states, since it has become a useful form of political organization. States today have become principal actors in the political drama of the modern age. However, the term ‘state’ does not simplify the diverse political phenomena that exist in the modern…

of Other Languages (TESOL), a political domain of professional practice? There are two aspects to this issue: first of all, is teaching a professional practice, and secondly, is such practice political. This essay is going to focus on the second part and discuss the politicalness of teaching practice under the presupposition that teaching is a profession. It will argue that teaching, and especially TESOL, are highly politicalized and heavily influenced by political intention. Firstly, the…

However, Japan’s attitude towards overseas expansion, though being recognized as aggressive and imperialistic, was tied and restricted by several treaties and by the established international law. The Asian country started to claim new territories, but under the Powers’ dictations, these movements were clearly limited, revealing a Western imperialist mood that impacted on Japan to set in motion for a dramatic change in their thoughts of growth. “The Manchurian Incident”, happening in September…

After enjoying the political stability in the region for almost twenty years, Cambodia faced threat from both internal and external factors. From 1970s until 1990s, Cambodia had been through one of the darkest time from the military coup to genocide. After the political unrest in Cambodia in 1997, China once restored the relation with it brother, Cambodia. Later, both countries became best friends…

Introduction Japan, in the nineteenth century, has gone through much reform. Prior to the Meiji Period, much of what the citizens knew was based around farming and agriculture . Japan had not yet explored trade with other countries, aside from China, which happened during the Taika Reform. The Taika Reform, happening in mid-sixth century, “opened Japan to the incorporation of new ideas and institutions from China .” Many scholars associate the Meiji Reform to the Taika Reform, although the…

1. Abstract Most modern systems of constitutional democracy have three traditional branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch. The Republic of China (known as Taiwan) has a unique system consisting of five branches. In 2013 Taiwan's opposition political parties began pushing for draft amendments to the nation's constitution to abolish the Control Yuan and replace it with the with the human rights ombudsmen on grounds of…