Politics · International diplomacy · published 2026-10-13 · via Hudson Institute

Taiwan Marks National Day as Beijing Looms over Nobel and Russia Plague Comparisons

The item covers Taiwan’s National Day celebrations despite pressure from China. It also discusses Chinese influence surrounding the Nobel Peace Prize and draws a comparison between a Russian plague incident and the Wuhan COVID-19 outbreak.

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The item says Taiwan marked National Day despite pressure from China. It also raises Chinese influence around the Nobel Peace Prize and compares a Russian plague incident with the Wuhan COVID-19 outbreak.

The accompanying text is a Foreign Policy long-read dated Sep 30, 2026, with contributors Michael Doran, Ludovic Hood, Zineb Riboua, and Natalie Arbatman. It covers U.S. national security and antisemitism, Ceuta, anti-Japanese propaganda, and defense industrial attacks; a caption shows migrants at the Ceuta border near Fnideq, Morocco.

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The combination of Taiwan’s celebrations, Nobel-related concerns, and plague comparisons may shape how international audiences view China and Russia. Diplomats, Taiwanese communities, Nobel observers, and public-health audiences could interpret these narratives in different

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