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How Will Taiwan’s Next President Approach Relations With Washington and Beijing?

Hiro Fu

Much like the 2020 elections, the results of the 2024 elections are crucial to Taiwan’s future in the face of increasing Chinese aggressions.

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President Tsai Nominates Justices for Constitutional Court Vacancies

TNL Staff

The Constitution allows presidents to appoint all 15 members of the Constitutional Court.

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House Speaker McCarthy States ‘Unwavering’ US Support for Taiwan

Voice of America

“This is not our intention to escalate,” McCarthy said. “We want to continue to build and foster democracy and freedom. There should be no fear.”

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Taiwan’s Military Conscription in 2024

Ian Murphy

Taiwan needs to overhaul its current training methods in accordance with the Overall Defense Concept to make the most out of the reform taking place in 2024.

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What Tsai Ing-wen’s Resignation From DPP Leadership Means

Hiro Fu

With the 2024 DPP nomination favored to go to Vice President Lai Ching-te, attention is now on whether he will deviate from President Tsai’s cross strait policy.

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Deterrence Across the Taiwan Strait Demands a Diplomatic Touch

East Asia Forum

A survey in 2022 showed that simply informing citizens in Taiwan that the U.S. would come to help them in a war created a significant boost in their willingness to defend themselves.

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The DPP Lost Because Taiwanese Livelihoods Have Not Improved

Roy Ngerng

The DPP once had ambitions to usher in a new era, not only politically, but also economically. Now a lack of a social welfare program is costing the DPP local elections.

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Taiwan’s Foreign Minister: Biden-Xi Meeting Conducive to Taiwan Strait Stability

Voice of America

“There’s been no official contact between Taiwan and China for quite some time. If the United States is able to talk to the Chinese side some of the concerns on the Taiwanese side, that will be very helpful to Taiwan as well.”

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European Lawmakers Visit Taiwan, Taking Different Path from Scholz

Voice of America

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out on a high-profile visit to Beijing while lawmakers from seven European countries and the European Union were winding up a show of solidarity in Taiwan.

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The Tsai Administration Is Silent on Lula’s Victory. What Would It Take for That To Change?

Brian Hioe

The Tsai administration’s passing on an opportunity to demonstrate support for democracy in Brazil is disappointing. All the more so because in 2018, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued immediate congratulations to Bolsonaro on the day of his presidential election.

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