On October 10, 1911, the Shin Hai Revolution, led by Dr Sun Yat-sen, overthrew 5,000 years of dynastic rule in China and established the Republic of China. On Double Ten Day, when Chinese communities worldwide celebrate this centenary, they inevitably think of Taiwan.
For many years, after the relocation of the seat of Republican government to Taipei in 1949, Taiwan stood as a bright but lonely beacon in a dark world dominated by the contending totalitarian powers of the People’s Repu…
