The Daily Republic
Date: Jan 10, 2018
By Scott Anderson

While boarding a flight from Singapore to Taiwan, I recently picked up a complimentary copy of the Taipei Times. Taiwan is considered part of China under the “One China Policy,” as embraced by the United States.

The island maintains an edgy relationship, however, with the People’s Republic, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province.

The local newspaper, in addition to covering politics, contained a sophisticated analysis of cigarette smoking in Asia, titled, “Tobacco Must be Strictly Controlled.” It was authored by Wen-Chi Pan, of the National Health Research Institutes, and Wayne Gao, of Taipei Medical University.

I learned about the universal and culture-specific issues relative to this concern.

Protests demanding less air pollution apparently crop up in Taiwan, prompted by fear of lung cancer. Most Taiwanese women who contract this malignancy are non-smokers, perhaps contributing to the air quality concerns.    [FULL  STORY]