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
Category: Politics
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 president of the National Taiwan
Taiwan’s maritime concerns: The Arctic and the South China Sea
Written by Dana S. Trif. The Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) issued in July, 2016 its
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 with Taiwan. It was one
Can the KMT reinvent itself? Lessons from the past
Written by Dafydd Fell. In a recent article I was sceptical of the Kuomintang’s (KMT) chances of taking back power at the local level in 2018 and
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 to cross the Yalu River
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 has been rising in recent
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 and the Netherlands, one may
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 on March 16, 2018. The
F-35 stealth fighters for Taiwan?
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
Taiwan–U.S. relations face a watershed year
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
When it comes to outward direct investment, mainland Chinese firms are ignoring Taiwan
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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