Tag Archives: China

UPDATE: RESILIENCE ROADMAP (V2.0)

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Big John

Version 2.0 of Resilience Roadmap: An Emergency Preparedness Guide to Expats in Taiwan is now ready for sharing. Updates have been made to the following areas: The section on fires now covers dealing with toxic smoke. Material about evacuating buildings … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, civil-defense, civil-resilience, emergency-preparedness, pla, Taiwan, taiwan-strait, xi-jinping | Leave a comment

Legacies of the Pacific War: From Tamsui to Yasukuni

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Big John

By John Groot While there actually is no ancient Chinese curse that translates to “May you live in interesting times,” the idea that major historical events can mean chaos and grief to everyday folk is widely understood. One person who … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged asia, China, history, japan, pacific-war, Taiwan | Leave a comment

Foreigner with a Taiwan ID

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Big John

Here in expat haven Taiwan, where residence is easy but citizenship hard, it’s a dream of many long-term foreign residents to become legally Taiwanese, without having to first renounce their original nationality. It’s my dream as well. I hope never … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged China, Citizenship, Immigration, Indonesia, Marriage, Students, Taiwan, Vietnam | 14 Comments