As a Singaporean, Taiwan’s democratic values and effective independence are something to hold dear.

The News Lens
Date: 2019/01/08
By: Roy Ngerng

I left Singapore for Taiwan more than two years ago, and it has been my home ever since.

I still remember that before I came to Taiwan, I asked a Singaporean friend, Leong Sze Hian, what he thinks about Taiwan advocating for independence.

He told me: “Taiwan is already independent!”

After I came to Taiwan, I saw for myself that it is indeed an independent nation, with people who speak up for themselves, fight for themselves, and call themselves Taiwanese, going about their lives as the Taiwanese do, very distinctly from the Chinese from China.    [FULL  STORY]