Taiwan Insight

Mei’s Original Sin (美之原罪): Settler Colonialism, “Beautiful Country,” White Beauty

16 October 2026 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Sheng-mei Ma. This article focuses on self-alienation and the pursuit of Eurocentric beauty standards. It examines how Chinese linguistic biases and the prevalence of cosmetic surgery among celebrities reflect a subconscious, self-inflicted whitewashing that parallels historical settler colonialism and racial hierarchies.

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LIBERTY SQUARE REVISITED: THE WILD LILY MOVEMENT AND TAIWAN’S DEMOCRATIC CRISIS

15 October 2026 Adrian Chiu

Written by Vasja Hafner. This article argues that the Wild Lily Movement not only created repertoires that have been repeatedly reused in subsequent movements, using occupation of public space as the primary way to articulate democratic legitimacy, but also helped create a structural gap in the constitutional architecture. The same protest repertoire is now being used to contest the institutional order.

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Beyond Exclusion: Countering Taiwan’s Identity Subordination in Non-State Institutions

14 October 2026 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Nilufer Mistry Sheasby. This article examines how non-state institutions undermine Taiwan’s identity by mandating subordinating terminology in ostensibly apolitical settings. It argues that traditional diplomatic responses are insufficient and proposes a multi-faceted playbook: coordinating government and private actors to challenge naming decisions, mobilising stakeholder pressure, and mitigating harm when reversal remains impossible.

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Lithuania’s Taiwan Balancing Act Tests Europe’s Resolve

2 October 2026 Chee-Hann Wu

Written by Jozef Huljak. This article discusses how Lithuania is resuming economic cooperation talks with Taiwan despite internal political pressure to reset relations with Beijing. This strategy aims to shift the relationship from symbolic solidarity to durable economic interest, testing Europe’s resolve against Chinese coercion while proving that a resilient, mutually beneficial partnership can withstand domestic political cycles.

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China Goes OBOR: Can Taiwan Join?

1 November 2017

Written by Gerald Chan. In her maiden policy address on 11 October 2017, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special

Genre, Industry, and Politics of Taiwanese Language Cinema

25 October 2017

Written by Hongwei Bao. On 21 October, I had the pleasure of watching the film Brother Wang and Liu Tour Taiwan (王哥柳哥遊台灣dir. Li Xing, Fang

Ascertaining the Status of Taiwan from Treaties and the ROC Constitution

17 October 2017

Written by Chai Boon Kheng. The question of Taiwan presents one of the most elusive problems in international law. While treaty texts pertaining to Taiwan are

Taiwanese Food? A Contested but Mouth-Watering Menu

16 October 2017

Written by Julie Yu-Wen Chen. Culinary preference is a personal and subjective matter. An attempt to write a completely neutral analysis and commentary on culinary

The Strange Case of Taiwanese-Language Cinema

16 October 2017

Written by Chris Berry. Taiwanese-language cinema has fascinated me since I first came across it in the late 1990s. So I am delighted to be

Catalonia: How Can Taiwan Draw Lessons?

12 October 2017

Written by Ian Inkster. For one political system to draw lessons from what is happening in another is a tortuous notion and a difficult practice. But

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