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Month: April 2018

The challenges of population ageing and seniors’ lifelong learning in Taiwan

25 April 2018 Editor

Written by Hsiu-Mei Tsai. According to a WHO report, population ageing is poised to become one of the most important social transformations of the twenty-first

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China’s shifting rhetoric towards Taiwan explained

24 April 2018 Editor

Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. In late October 1950, Mao Zedong ordered hundreds of thousands of People’s Volunteer Army soldiers to cross the Yalu River

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Taiwan-U.S. security cooperation in the face of China

24 April 2018 Editor

Written by Kwei-Bo Huang. The strategic importance of the Republic of China (hereafter Taiwan) in the United State’s Indo-Pacific strategy has been rising in recent

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Taiwan’s FDI: Why outflows are greater than inflows

23 April 2018 Editor

Written by Anthony Kuo & Ming-Sung Kao. With regards to the size of Taiwan (35,883 km2), which sits somewhere between Belgium and the Netherlands, one may

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China’s live-fire drill in the Taiwan Strait explained

19 April 2018 Editor

Written by J. Michael Cole. The Chinese military will hold live-fire exercises in the Taiwan Strait this week as President Tsai Ing-wen is on her first

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What next after the Taiwan Travel Act?

19 April 2018 Editor

Written by Shirley Kan. The U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act, and President Trump signed the bill into law on March 16, 2018. The

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F-35 stealth fighters for Taiwan?

18 April 2018 Editor

Written by David An. In a recent letter to President Donald Trump, dated March 26, Senators John Cornyn and James Inhofe advocated the sale of the F-35 Joint

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Taiwan–U.S. relations face a watershed year

17 April 2018 Editor

Written by Gerrit van der Wees. The year 2018 is promising to be a watershed for US-Taiwan relations. The key event setting things in motion

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A diplomatic challenge for New Southbound Policy

13 April 2018 Editor

Written by Josie-Marie Perkuhn. Taiwan’s new foreign policy agenda, simply put, is to build sustainable relations. Yet, Taiwan’s foreign policy role is facing a new

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2017 Taipei Universiade: The political power of sport in Taiwan

10 April 2018 Editor

Written by Alan Bairner. Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, played host to the 29th Summer Universiade, a multi-sports event organised by the International University

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When it comes to outward direct investment, mainland Chinese firms are ignoring Taiwan

9 April 2018 Editor

Written by Jan Knoerich. When looking at overseas investment in Taiwan, one might expect direct investments from mainland China to play an important role. Not

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Turkey-Taiwan relations: Opportunities and limitations

5 April 2018 Editor

Written by Selcuk Colakoglu. During the early stages of the Cold War, Turkey was one of the many countries looking to recognise the Republic of China

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The Taiwan Studies Programme is a research centre based at the University of Nottingham focusing on all aspects of contemporary Taiwan. The Taiwan Studies Programme does not privilege political positions and the views published on Taiwan Insight are those of the author and not the institute.

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Taiwan Studies Programme
School of Politics and International Relations
University of Nottingham
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