Taiwan Insight

A 2020 Vision for Strategic Clarity on Taiwan

16 September 2020 Editor

Written by Gerrit van der Wees. As the United Nations General Assembly is preparing to meet in New York for its annual gathering, the international community is facing multiple issues in all parts of the world that need to be resolved. Among all of those issues, there is one burning question: why is a free and democratic Taiwan not part of the gathering? Why is a vibrant democracy being excluded from the international family of nations?

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President Lee Teng-hui as a Scholar- A Recollection and Tribute: Part III

14 September 2020 Editor

Written by Frank Hsiao. The basic idea of his Cornell thesis was a two-sector model of economic growth: namely, the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors (instead of usual growth model of consumer good and investment good sectors).). Based on the idea of “primitive capital accumulation” by Karl Marx—whom LTH did not mention explicitly—he investigated, in the absence of foreign resources (foreign direct investment, loans and aid), whether the surplus-value in the agricultural sector could be exploited (transferred) as capital flow to the financial and foreign sectors, along with government taxes and levies, and also to the non-agricultural sector for industrial development.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Taiwan’s Economy and Future Prospects

28 May 2020 Editor

Written by Min-Hua Chiang. Despite economic shrinkage, the impact of COVID-19 on Taiwan’s economy is restrained compared to other countries. Singapore (-2.2%), European Union (-2.7%), USA (-4.8%), China (-6.8%) and Hong Kong (-8.9%) have reported a more significant drop in the first quarter of 2020. Taiwan’s success in controlling the spread of COVID-19 has minimized the impact of COVID-19 on its economy. As of May 11 2020, Taiwan reported 440 cases and seven deaths, lower than most other countries in the world.

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The Roots of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples Protests

9 October 2017 Editor

Written by Scott Simon. President Tsai Ing-wen began her term on 20 May 2016, full of promise for Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. In her inauguration address,

Holding the Status Quo? Taiwan’s Security under the Tsai Administration

5 October 2017 Editor

Written by Shang-su Wu. Since Tsai Ing-wen took power in May last year, Taipei’s military modernisation has improved. The navy has launched a range of

Taiwan’s Southbound Practices vs. China’s Belt & Road

4 October 2017 Editor

Written by Alan H. Yang. All Asian powers are currently strengthening their regional ties. Some aim to spearhead development to build their own sphere of influence.

Summer Universiade Puts Taiwan in the Spotlight

2 October 2017 Editor

Written by Chun-yi Lee. The 2017 Summer Universiade finished on 30 August in Taipei. Taiwan successfully bid on the right to host the 2017 Universiade

Taiwan, the UK and the Chinese Factor

27 September 2017 Editor

Written by Ian Inkster. The meeting between President Tsai and a British parliamentary delegation on the 3rd of August in Taipei was full of enthusiastic

Have TV shows helped Taiwanese view China differently?

12 September 2017 Editor

Written by Ya-Hui Cheng. For eight years, under the leadership of Taiwan’s President, Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan and China had maintained close ties. When President Tsai took

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