Taiwan has been likened to Ukraine because of the threat posed by its powerful neighbor, but the nation’s best approach to Chinese aggression might lie in a late Sinologist’s remark, a student of his works has said.
Chinese-born US historian and Sinologist Yu Ying-shih (余英時) said: “Never let communist China command the moral high ground.”
Columnist Joyce Yen (顏擇雅) shared Yu’s wisdom in an interview on a Central News Agency podcast that aired on Monday.
Last month, Yen published a book in which she had compiled Yu’s articles on political issues from domestic and foreign journals over the past few decades.
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/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan has been likened to Ukraine because of the threat posed by its powerful neighbor, but the nation’s best approach to Chinese aggression might lie in a late Sinologist’s remark, a student of his works has said.
Taipei, June 14 (CNA) Taiwan has been likened to Ukraine because of the threat it faces from a powerful neighbor, but its best approach to possible aggression by China may be based on a late Sinologist's wisdom, according to a student of his works.
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