Written by Cecília Mello The films of Tsai Ming-liang have been helping to shape our world cinema landscape since the early 1990s. On one hand, they belong to what
Category: Taiwan
Taiwan New Cinema, Post-New Cinema, and Wei Te-sheng
Written by Ming-yeh T. Rawnsley Taiwan New Cinema (TNC) is a cinematic movement that emerged in the 1980s just as democracy was introduced to the island. Its impact cannot be overstated: TNC not only expanded cultural
Coast Guard build-up: Taiwan’s approach to the South China Sea
Written by Wu Shang-Su. Taipei’s expansion of its coast guard fleet with four large offshore patrol vessels (OPV) demonstrates its concerns about Beijing’s assertiveness and
Strategizing Taiwan’s International Forum Policy
Written by Alan H. Yang, Jeremy Chiang and Sherry Liu. In the past few decades, Taiwan has experienced an extremely challenging diplomatic onslaught, which has seen its formal
What Tibet tells us about China’s intentions towards Taiwan
Written by Christopher MacDonald. Directly across from the Potala Palace, in Lhasa’s main square, there stands a triumphal, 120-foot-high slab of concrete commemorating Tibet’s 1951
Taiwan’s best option for deterring China? Anti-Access/Area Denial
Written by Eric Gomez. There are few David versus Goliath matchups in the international system quite like Taiwan versus China. Across virtually every indicator of