Written by June Teufel Dreyer. “United Front Work is an important magic weapon for the victory of the party’s cause.” Xi Jinping, October 2017 The Chinese
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Introduction to Special Issue on Cross-Strait Air Safety
Written by Karolina Wysoczanska. Since 1949, when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists lost the civil war to Mao Zedong’s Communist forces and set up a government in
Taiwan’s Tough History with the United Nations
Written by Alexander Kozlov. Taiwan has had a long and dramatic relationship with the United Nations, from being — as the Republic of China (ROC)
The ‘Marriage’ Imagination of the Queer Communities in Asia
Written by Hongwei Bao. With same-sex marriages soon to be legalised in Taiwan, which has instantly triggered the imagination of ‘marriage’ in Asia’s queer communities,
Life in Death, Life After Death: The story of Taiwan’s LGBTQ pioneer
Written by Wing-Fai Leung. The Taiwanese writer Qiu Miaojin (1969-1995) committed suicide in Paris aged twenty-six, leaving behind a handful of short stories and two
Taiwan’s place in Global Trans History
Written by Howard Chiang A new era for trans history has arrived. Like most historical fields that emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century,
Pride Online: Same-Sex Marriage and LGBTQ Activism on Social Media
Written by Ping-Hsuan Wang The 15th Pride parade in Taipei attracted over 100,000 people in 2017 and broke all previous records for event attendance. Earlier
Special Issue: LGBTQ in Taiwan
In May 2017, Taiwan’s top court issued a landmark decision in favour of marriage equality, after ruling that Article 972 of the Civil Code, which
A Further Note on Taiwan-UK Relations
Written by Ian Inkster. In the 27 September 2017 issue of Taiwan Insight I spelled out in ‘Taiwan, the UK and the Chinese Factor’ some
Taiwan’s Circular Economy: A New Era For Waste Management
Written by Ming-Chien Su Taiwan is in the process of initiating a circular economy for waste management. The circular economy is an economic process which
Rookie Experience: Studying Mandarin in Taiwan
Written by Karmen Truong. Studying Mandarin intermittently throughout university, I became a little frustrated at my progress and overall ability despite taking classes for three
The dynamics at play for US-Taiwan-China relations in 2018
Written by Michal Thim. Cross-Strait relations took off in 2018 with a dispute over new commercial air routes launched by China. In a move that reneged on
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