Written by Joel Atkinson. In December 2016, the small African island state of Sao Tome and Principe cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognised China. Panama followed
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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
Despite icy China relations, Tsai starts 2018 in command at home
Written by Sheryn Lee. After being elected on a high in 2016, President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration faced the harsh realities
Taiwan’s Political Party System—Past, Present and Future
Written by John F. Copper. Any political system can be assessed and judged by its party structure, parties being a sine qua non to the functioning