Written by Bonnie S. Glaser. On January 2, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his first speech focused exclusively on policy toward Taiwan. The occasion for
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Contrasting the ‘Ethnic’ with the ‘Indigenous’: exploring different depictions of the ‘other’ in Taiwan.
Written by David O’Brien Recently I had the pleasure of a few days in the beautiful, chilled-out Taitung, Taiwan’s self-described “most indigenous city”. Taitung County
Inclusivity- New Policies on Taiwan’s cultural diplomacy in the Culture White Paper 2018
Written by Chun-Ying Wei The long-anticipated Culture White Paper 2018 was officially published last December following the National Cultural Congress in 2017. I had the
English as a National Language
Written by Isabel Eliassen and Timothy S. Rich. For several months, Taiwanese officials have been drafting plans to make Taiwan into a Mandarin-English bilingual nation.
China’s Meddling in the 2018 Taiwan Local Election
Written by Yu-Hua Chen. Taiwan completed its nine-in-one local election on 24 November 2018, which ended up with a historical defeat of the ruling Democratic
Three Public Opinion Trends Paved the Way for the DPP’s Defeat
Written by Dongtao Qi. The results of Taiwan’s 2018 nine-in-one local elections surprised many observers. Surely many of them had been anticipating the DPP’s loss