Written by John Copper. On November 24, 2018, Taiwan held its mid-term election or what was better known as its “Nine-in-One Election.” Voters went to
Tag: Tsai Administration
Who Will Win? Observing Taiwan Local Election 2018
Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. Taiwanese local election of 2018 is seen as the midterm election of Tsai Ing-wen’s first Presidency. The incumbent Democratic Progressive
President Tsai Ing-wen’s trip to South America
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. In mid-August 2018, Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen undertook her fifth journey abroad since taking office. The nine-day state visit
Has the U.S.–China–Taiwan relationship changed?
Written by Mark Lai. Last month, President Tsai Ing-wen visited Paraguay and Belize, two of the handful countries that still have formal diplomatic relations with
Tsai’s overseas visit and Taiwan-U.S. relations since 2016
Written by Shih-Yueh Yang. Tsai’s recent visit to the U.S. marked a warming of the U.S.-Taiwan relations since 2016. Though the U.S. was only the
Understanding contemporary Japan-Taiwan relations
Written by Robert Hoppens. Taiwan has recently become the focus of renewed international concern. The election of President Tsai Ying-wen of the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive
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
Turkey-Taiwan relations: Opportunities and limitations
Written by Selcuk Colakoglu. During the early stages of the Cold War, Turkey was one of the many countries looking to recognise the Republic of China
