US Economy Shrinks as Firms Import More Ahead of Tariffs
The US economy shrank in the first three months of the year due a drop in government spending and a surge in imports as firms raced to get goods into the country ahead of tariffs. The economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.3%, a sharp downturn after growth of 2.4% in the previous quarter, […]
Revisit The Fate of Intellectuals Between China and Taiwan
The third part of Southward Journey and Northward Return tells the story of intellectuals in the Republic of China (Taiwan) at a historical crossroads—how they chose their paths, and how those choices shaped their destinies. In 1949, after the Kuomintang army was defeated and Chiang Kai-shek’s dream of dividing the nation by the Yangtze River […]