Written by Michael A. Turton. In the local media and among election observers, the story of this election has been the meteoric rise of Han
Category: Politics
The 2018 Local Elections – Five Questions for Election Night
Written by Kharis Templeman. On November 24, Taiwan voters will go to the polls to elect over 11,000 local officials for nine different kinds of
Taiwan’s Upcoming Local Elections: Implications beyond 2018
Written by T.Y. Wang. In less than a week, millions of Taiwanese voters will go to the polls to vote in one of the most
Counterattack of the Reform Losers
Written by Yu-tzung Chang. International news reporters visiting Taiwan to report on elections for the first time will certainly be amazed by the variety of
Midterm elections in the US and Taiwan
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. As the results of the US mid-term elections are just being analyzed, Taiwan is preparing for its own mid-term
President Tsai Ing-wen’s trip to South America
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. In mid-August 2018, Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen undertook her fifth journey abroad since taking office. The nine-day state visit
The ‘Taiwan card’ and its role in U.S.-China relations
Written by Joseph Bosco. When two U.S. Navy destroyers passed through the international waters of the Taiwan Strait in early July, the head of China’s
A tale of two cities: Relocating U.S. embassies in Israel and Taiwan
Written by Simon Preker. At first sight, Jerusalem and Taipei do not share much common ground. Sure, certain approaches in Taiwan’s official memory politics intersect
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 Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive
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) pledged to pursue political reforms
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 of Taiwan’s relations with China,
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 Taiwan politics is the emergence
