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Beyond Winning and Losing: Taekwondo Bronze Medalist Lo Chia-lingPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Beyond Winning and Losing: Taekwondo Bronze Medalist Lo Chia-ling

Lo Chia-ling, whose kicks in the Tokyo Olympics were precise, swift, and fierce, is outside the ring a sincere and upbeat young woman who scrupulously abides by the spirit of Taekwondo. “In fact, I was more nervous during the qualifying events than I was in the formal competition.” Thinking back on her experience, she can’t help but laugh. “By the time I got to the formal competition, my mind was calm, and I wasn’t worried about winning or losing.”

Surviving Bone Cancer: The Rainbow Destiny of Chang BuPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Surviving Bone Cancer: The Rainbow Destiny of Chang Bu

At age 21, Chang Bu, like her fellow undergraduates, was in the prime of life. No one guessed that in that year she would be diagnosed with a type of bone cancer with an incidence of only around one case per million people per year. With her life plans derailed overnight, the young woman ventured into a world she had never imagined.

Boxing Clever: Huang Hsiao-wen Brings Home BronzePhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Boxing Clever: Huang Hsiao-wen Brings Home Bronze

“Huang Hsiao-wen used straight punches and jabs with her forward hand to draw her opponent in, then attacked. In the first round, four of the five judges gave her a score of ten.”
“Huang Hsiao-wen won the third round with assur­ance, and advanced to the semifinals by a score of five to nothing.”

A Life without Limits: Lin Hsin-pei Embraces Her DisabilityPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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A Life without Limits: Lin Hsin-pei Embraces Her Disability

For Lin Hsin-pei, flaws in her appearance do not mean she is not normal, just as a nearsighted person is not abnormal for wearing glasses. Paralyzed from the waist down, she needs only a wheelchair and accessible spaces to live the life of an ordinary person. Lin has filmed a commercial for an around-the-world tour and has competed on the TV show I Am a Speaker. She has delivered more than 450 lectures, and lent moral support to countless people in trouble.

Our Very Own “Camino”: Pilgrimage Routes to Catholic Churches in TaiwanPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Our Very Own “Camino”: Pilgrimage Routes to Catholic Churches in Taiwan

“Buen Camino!” (“Good Path!”) is a phrase you are sure to hear on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) in Spain, as pilgrims from around the world wish each other a safe journey.

Helping Children Find Courage: Friend of Nauru, Peggy LiaoPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Helping Children Find Courage: Friend of Nauru, Peggy Liao

In 2009 Peggy Liao, in her role as an Inter­national Youth Ambassador, visited Taiwan’s diplo­matic ally Nauru for the first time. Many youth ambassadors visit this place once, then never go back, but thus far Liao has made four return journeys to ­Nauru.

Epitomizing Taiwan’s Art History—The Sun Ten Collection Comes HomePhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Epitomizing Taiwan’s Art History—The Sun Ten Collection Comes Home

Sun Ten Pharmaceutical’s Chinese patent medicines are famous, but few people know that the company’s founder, Hsu Hong-yen (1917-1991), was a dedicated collector of Taiwanese art. Believing that “medicine heals our bodies, and culture heals our souls,” he left behind an invaluable collection of cultural assets. Having taken care of these treasures for more than two decades, Hsu’s descendants in the United States at last decided to send them back to Taiwan.

Dedicated to Helping Refugees: Human Rights Advocate Hu Chun-yuanPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Dedicated to Helping Refugees: Human Rights Advocate Hu Chun-yuan

Born in 1995, Hu Chun-yuan, now 26, was a studious child who before enter­ing university “didn’t pay attention to anything outside the classroom window.” “When I was in high school, the ‘Arab Spring’ broke out in the Middle East and North Africa.” But for high-school students, major international events were just text that scrolled by on the TV news.

Through Women’s Eyes: The Women Make Waves Film FestivalPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Through Women’s Eyes: The Women Make Waves Film Festival

Now in its 28th year, the Taiwan-based Women Make Waves International Film Festival—Asia’s first all-female international film festival—has been introducing films by Taiwanese and foreign women since its inception in 1993. By exploring topics such as gender diversity, the festival gives audiences a chance to view the world through ­women’s eyes.

Running Down a Dream: Peking Opera Educator Dano PanPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Running Down a Dream: Peking Opera Educator Dano Pan

Under the bright lights at center stage, the actor’s ­every movement is seductive as he gracefully performs a dan role (a female role in Peking Opera). Later, he sits offstage at a long table, back straight, neatly dressed, calligraphy brush in hand, writing with complete focus. This is the many-­talented Dano Pan, appearing some years ago at an overseas venue in his capa­city as an Inter­national Youth Ambassador for Taiwan.