It’s time for Taiwanese people to speak up and tell our own side of the story.
The News Lens
Date: 2017/01/15
By: American Citizens for Taiwan

As a dual citizen of the United States and Taiwan, I have been spending a lot of time contextualizing for

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my American friends the controversy behind Donald Trump’s recent call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).

I have found that many otherwise progressive allies and journalists have been unintentionally or ignorantly parroting pro-Beijing talking points in the course of criticizing Trump. These are people who would otherwise proudly proclaim, “Free Tibet,” “Free Palestine,” and “Black Lives Matter.” We need more progressive voices in support of Taiwan. If you care about democracy and human rights, then I urge you to become a friend of Taiwan as well.

It’s time for Taiwanese people to speak up and tell our own side of the story. If you can’t stay until the end, here are my main points:    [FULL  STORY]