Taiwan’s Surprising Drop in Trade Dependence on Mainland China
[ad_1] Although elected with a clear mandate to decrease Taiwan’s trade dependence on mainland China, President Tsai Ing-wen met with limited success in her attempt...
After the 2024 Election, Taiwan’s Real Challenge Begins
[ad_1] Since Taiwan’s first democratic presidential election in 1996, national elections have centered on national identity and the island’s future relationship with China. At present,...
China-Taiwan Boat Collision Near Kinmen Continues to Reverberate in Taiwanese Politics
[ad_1] An incident in mid-February that led to the deaths of two Chinese fishermen continues to be politically contested between the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps...
The Precarious State of the Nordic Countries’ One China Policy
[ad_1] What at first glance looks like an innocuous statement may on closer inspection turn out to be yet another indication of how Taiwan’s political...
A Month After Taiwan’s Election, Cross-Strait Tensions Continue to Simmer
[ad_1] It’s been a month since Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won Taiwan’s presidential election. Since then, there have been a number...
The Non-consensus Consensus of Taiwan’s Election
[ad_1] When Lai Ching-te led Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to an unprecedented third term in the presidency on January 13, international commentators were quick...
KMT’s Han Kuo-yu Is Taiwan’s New Legislative Speaker
[ad_1] Taiwan’s 2024 elections resulted in neither the Democratic Progress Party (DPP) nor the Kuomintang (KMT) holding the majority in the legislature, even if the...
Taiwan’s Election Has Big Ramifications for Energy Security
[ad_1] Taiwan’s next president, Lai Ching-te of the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), is planning to decommission all nuclear power plants by 2025. Taiwan is...
Germany’s rude political awakening
[ad_1] Germans have long considered the blandness of their politics to be a virtue. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a man whose seeming automation earned him the...
When Will Cross-Strait Tourism Return to Normal?
[ad_1] Tourism between China and Taiwan has declined sharply under Taiwan’s outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen due to travel restrictions imposed by both sides. After years...