Written by Sam Robbins. The tragic cases of Liu, Peng, and Bai happened at a critical intersection in Taiwan’s transition from authoritarianism.
Tag: Politics
The Results of US Midterm Elections and Its Implications for Taiwan and Cross-Strait Issues
Written by Elizabeth Freund Larus With the hotly contested over, all eyes are on the incoming 116th Congress. What do the US midterm election results imply
Taipei Mayor Election in 2014 and 2018
Written by Chia-hung Tsai 2014: A New Episode In Taiwan, the Taipei mayor election is probably the most eye-catching contest among all local elections. Before 2014, KMT
Taiwan independence: The elephant in the room
Written by Linda Gail Arrigo. There is a looming shadow in any discussion of satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the administration of Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive
Political reform under Tsai Ing-wen: A disappointing record
Written by Kharis Templeman. Before the 2016 election brought them to power, Tsai Ing-wen and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) pledged to pursue political reforms
Tsai’s second year: The emergence of non-partisans in Taiwan
Written by Austin Horng-En Wang and Yeh-Lih Wang. In the past two years, one of the most important phenomena in Taiwan politics is the emergence
The decay of Taiwan’s democracy?
Written by Kai-Ping Huang. After four months’ inquiry and clarification, the Ministry of Education (MOE) officially annulled the selection of the president of the National Taiwan
Taiwan–U.S. relations face a watershed year
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. The year 2018 is promising to be a watershed for US-Taiwan relations. The key event setting things in motion
Turbulence above the Taiwan Strait
Written by Kuan-Wei Chen. The unilateral activation of the northbound M503 air route by the People’s Republic of China in January 2018 is creating turbulence over
The winners and losers of the Taiwan Strait aviation row
Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. Early morning on January 4, China announced that it would begin using the new aviation route M503, connecting its most important
Cross-Strait relations: The strategic importance of Taiwan
Written by Joseph Bosco. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it also simultaneously attacked the Philippines, triggering World War II in the
Cross-Strait aviation and Beijing’s hybrid warfare
Written by Russell Hsiao. On January 4, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced that
