Written by Yuan-kang Wang. The most important geostrategic event of this century is the rivalry between the United States and China. International competition between these
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Is this the “China Dream”?
Written by Robert S. Wang. On 5 February 2019, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) published an article entitled “PLA bombers, jet fighters in
Cross-Strait relations 2019: Promoting and rejecting unification
Written by Qi Dongtao. The dynamics of cross-Strait relations in 2019 were revealed by Taiwan and mainland China’s top leaders’ speeches in the first two
Cross-Strait Narratives of Now and the Future
Written by Michael Mazza. Taiwan’s November 2018 nine-in-one elections looked like a major setback for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. The DPP won only six
Trump Withdrawing: Global Forces and Forecasting Taiwan in 2019 and Beyond (Part 2)
Written by Ian Inkster. The first part of this paper outlined trends that could dominate discussions on Taiwan’s international position in 2019, providing a shaky
Trump Withdrawing: Global Forces and Forecasting Taiwan in 2019 and Beyond (Part 1)
Written by Ian Inkster. Most social scientists now regard global dynamics as a complex system, more akin to a human body than to the workings
The 1995-96 Taiwan Strait Crisis: Three What Ifs?
Written by Joseph A. Bosco. There has been much talk about the recent comments of a Chinese military official issuing a dire warning against the
Taiwan, Prospects for 2019
By Gerrit van der Wees. Taiwan got an auspicious start for the New Year 2019: on the first day of the year, President Tsai Ing-wen
China’s Xi and Taiwan’s Tsai – the Opening Salvoes in 2019
Written by Kerry Brown. For a leader imputed with such huge powers by the rest of the world, we often lose sight of the fact
Exploring the complex China-Taiwan relationship
Written by Daouda Cissé. In November 2015, the meeting between Ma Ying-Jeou – then president of Taiwan and leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) – and
What does China think about the elections that were held in Taiwan in November 2018?
Written by Mark Lai. This question was repeatedly met with a firm stance by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (TAO) in Beijing.
Xi Jinping’s Message to Compatriots in Taiwan Signals Change in Taiwan Policy
Written by Elizabeth Freund Larus. Xi Jinping’s January 2ndMessage to Compatriots in Taiwan, in which China’s leader called for unification under a “one country, two
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