The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

China’s war against Taiwan at the World Health Organization

The outgoing Taiwanese premier tells The Counteroffensive why exclusion from bodies like WHO hurts global health. And in reporter's notebook, Elaine visits the prestigious Academia Sinica labs.

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Elaine Lin
Jun 02, 2024
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Editor’s Note: This is our monthly supplemental issue on Taiwan! Today’s issue is sponsored by the STUF United Fund, an American non-profit focused on international charity work, especially public health.

We believe that empathy and authoritarianism can’t mix – that when we tell deeply-reported human stories of people threatened by dictators, it compels…

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Hi, I'm Elaine from Taiwan. I'm pursuing a career in journalism by working with The Counteroffensive and The Iran War Dispatches. I hope to let the world know more about Taiwan’s story!
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