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The most moving part of the novel is not actually history itself, but how this displacement seeps into everyday life: hotels, railways, cities, food, even ambiguous same-sex relationships. Colonialism is not just an abstract macro-political structure, but a rewriting of subtle modes of perception. Who gets to see, who gets to name, whose language gets written into menus and maps—these details constitute the true technology of colonialism.

Perhaps what Hora Cero truly wants to tell us is this: in history, there is no real Hour Zero. Every new beginning carries shadows of the old era; every democratization leaves behind unresolved questions. What matters is not whether we reach the destination, but whether, along this long road, we are still willing to preserve memory, confront the past, and continue to believe in the possibility of public life.

Huang said that Taiwan admittedly faces challenges like energy pressure and land pressure. However, the capabilities and experience it has accumulated in advanced manufacturing remain incredibly difficult for any other region to replicate. Even as the world actively pushes for supply chain diversification and a broader dispersion of manufacturing plants, Taiwan retains an irreplaceable advantage in terms of manufacturing excellence, talent density, and a complete industrial ecosystem required by the AI industry.

I concur with those who ask whether, in the pursuit of establishing Taiwan as a multicultural society, the continued use of Chinese as the exclusive official national language remains a judicious decision. Could designating English as a second official language in Taiwan help ensure — for example — that all public services are available in both languages?       

Educational and research collaboration in environmental art between India and Taiwan is not limited to awarding degrees. It is about preparing a generation that views art as a tool for ‘problem-solving.’ When two progressive nations combine their intellectual and technical strengths with sensitivity towards nature, they build a future where development and the environment complement each other.

The synergy between Taiwan and India is rooted in the combination of Taiwan’s precision engineering capabilities and India’s large-scale market. As Taiwan seeks to diversify its supply chains and invest in sustainable infrastructure internationally, India provides a promising environment for “Make in India” green initiatives.

By Dr. TUNG Chen-Yuan, Taiwan’s Representative to Singapore. According to the latest estimates by Bloomberg Economics, as of May 2026,…

This “deliberate absence” was no accident. Rather, it reflects a consistent policy choice by Singapore. For a country with an ethnic Chinese majority but a deeply diverse society, Singapore has always drawn a strict line between personal ties of blood and culture, and national political loyalty and policy orientation. Political leaders’ distance from their ancestral hometowns is an important symbol: internally, it strengthens national cohesion; externally, it demonstrates independence.

As one Taiwanese voter told the Christian Science Monitor from a bus stop in Hualien, “Taiwan is a democratic, autonomous country. Going there is tantamount to bowing down and submitting”. A retired businessman in Taipei Ningxia Night market was blunter: “It’s like she’s Xi Jinping’s daughter”. 

At the center of the relocation ideas is a broader planning question: Should Kaohsiung continue operating under its current dual-administrative-center structure following the 2010 county-city merger, or use future infrastructure projects to create a more unified administrative hub?