Taipei has held a special place in my heart since I first visited in 1994, the summer before I went to university in Britain to study Chinese, a language I was drawn to because of my interest in Taiwan and its unusual international situation. After periods studying and working in Taipei over the years, I returned full-time in 2019 as the Reuters Taiwan bureau chief. I have covered everything from elections and semiconductors to the thriving pop music scene, a blast from the past given the hours I spent as a young man perfecting my Chinese skills at all-night karaoke sessions. Taiwan is so much more than microchips and geopolitical tensions. Here is how to spend time in the capital and its environs, the local way: An exhibit at the National Palace Museum. REUTERS/Ann Wang Where to...
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