Two years into Tsai’s China policy: Is it time for change?
Written by Yu-Hua Chen. At her inauguration speech on May 20th 2016, President Tsai Ing-wen pledged to maintain the stability […]
Taiwanese Popular Music: World War II to the 1960s (Part II)
Written by Eric Scheihagen. Despite the efforts of the songwriters mentioned in part one and others, Hoklo songs saw a […]
Understanding contemporary Japan-Taiwan relations
Written by Robert Hoppens. Taiwan has recently become the focus of renewed international concern. The election of President Tsai Ying-wen […]
Taiwanese popular music: World War II to the 1960s (Part I)
Written by Eric Scheihagen. The years immediately following World War II were a commercial low point for the music industry […]
Taiwan and alternative spiritualities in China
Written by Paul Farrelly. Wandering around Beijing in November 2017 I noticed a number of large banners proclaiming ‘Socialism with Chinese […]
The future of Taiwan
Written by Christopher Dandeker. I am not a mandarin speaking analyst of Taiwan, nor an analyst of cross-strait relations, but […]
Taiwan’s visibility in China’s reality singing competitions
Written by Matt Taylor. Televised singing competitions enjoy enormous popularity in China. With over 30% of broadcast television involving competitive […]
10 years after Cape No. 7: The development of cinema in Taiwan
Written by Ting-Ying Lin. I can still vividly remember the scene back in the summer of 2008: I spent a […]
Taiwan independence: The elephant in the room
Written by Linda Gail Arrigo. There is a looming shadow in any discussion of satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the administration of Tsai […]
Political reform under Tsai Ing-wen: A disappointing record
Written by Kharis Templeman. Before the 2016 election brought them to power, Tsai Ing-wen and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
Taiwan’s maritime security in Asia’s contested waters
Written by Andrew Maxey. Last month, the Ministry of National Defence tapped CSBC Corp, who previously produced the 12-vessel Ching […]
Tsai’s second year: The emergence of non-partisans in Taiwan
Written by Austin Horng-En Wang and Yeh-Lih Wang. In the past two years, one of the most important phenomena in […]
The decay of Taiwan’s democracy?
Written by Kai-Ping Huang. After four months’ inquiry and clarification, the Ministry of Education (MOE) officially annulled the selection of the […]
Educational approaches to promote successful aging in rural Taiwan
Written by Stephanie Yu-Ching Chen. Taiwan has an ageing population. The total proportion of elderly people exceeded 14% in March 2018. […]
Taiwan’s diplomatic status erodes again
Written by John F. Copper. On May 1st 2018, the Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with China and broke ties […]
The challenges of population ageing and seniors’ lifelong learning in Taiwan
Written by Hsiu-Mei Tsai. According to a WHO report, population ageing is poised to become one of the most important […]
China’s shifting rhetoric towards Taiwan explained
Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. In late October 1950, Mao Zedong ordered hundreds of thousands of People’s Volunteer Army soldiers […]
Taiwan-U.S. security cooperation in the face of China
Written by Kwei-Bo Huang. The strategic importance of the Republic of China (hereafter Taiwan) in the United State’s Indo-Pacific strategy […]
Taiwan’s FDI: Why outflows are greater than inflows
Written by Anthony Kuo & Ming-Sung Kao. With regards to the size of Taiwan (35,883 km2), which sits somewhere between Belgium […]
China’s live-fire drill in the Taiwan Strait explained
Written by J. Michael Cole. The Chinese military will hold live-fire exercises in the Taiwan Strait this week as President Tsai […]
What next after the Taiwan Travel Act?
Written by Shirley Kan. The U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act, and President Trump signed the bill into law […]
