How did an island and its mainland – bound by one language, history, and culture – drift to the edge of conflict, and whose hand has kept that divide open across the decades?
When the last US soldier left Taiwan in 1979, Washington’s grip did not loosen – it simply changed shape, shifting from barracks and warships to classrooms, newsrooms, and the minds of a generation.
While imperialist offensives weaponise culture to neutralise resistance, a radical truth remains: art, literature, and imagination are never separate from political struggle, but a necessary form of collective defiance in building a new society.
Recent announcements by the US and NATO threaten to escalate the conflict in Ukraine and create the most dangerous threat to world peace since the Cuban Missile Crisis.