2016/09/13 |
Taiwan County Leaders Seek to Travel to Beijing Amid Cross-Strait Tourism Spat
A group of Taiwanese county leaders are breaking with the government line on cross-Strait relations and plan to travel to Beijing to woo Chinese tourists.
2016/09/08 |
Official Blames ‘Rude’ Taiwanese for Drop in Chinese Tourism
‘We need to stop using smearing language about Chinese people, especially on the Internet.’
2016/09/05 |
New Southbound Policy Q&A
‘Taiwan does not need to compete with others, but must instead try its best to make use of its strengths.’
2016/09/02 |
UPDATED: PO Denies Tsai’s New Southbound Policy Coordination Office to Close
The Executive Yuan and negotiators from the Ministry of Economic Affairs will now be in charge of implementing the policy.
2016/09/01 |
Ex Foreign Minister James Huang Heading for Singapore: Reports
The Tsai Ing-wen administration has yet to confirm the news of Huang's appointment.
2016/08/30 |
Taiwan and the Catholic Church
Taiwan’s relationship with the Catholic church, while good, can hardly be described as strong.
2016/08/25 |
President Tsai's Apology: Signaling the Modern Taiwan
'The apology to Taiwan’s indigenous peoples will further the cause of indigenous rights, but also signals the distinctive modern society and polity that Taiwan has become.'
2016/08/24 |
OP-ED: The Tsai Administration Needs to Stop Stalling on Marriage Equality
For years the DPP blamed the KMT for stalled efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Taiwan. Now in control of both the executive and legislative branches of government, the DPP has no valid argument for further delays.
2016/08/24 |
Hong Kong No Longer Has Autonomy on Immigration
In the current environment of uncertainty in Hong Kong, controls over who comes in and who goes out will be used more frequently as an instrument by which to deny individuals contact with Hong Kong’s society.
2016/08/23 |
OP-ED: Rebuild the Dapu Pharmacy
As the Tsai administration mulls updating Taiwan’s antiquated laws on land expropriation, one demolished building serves as a powerful symbol.
2016/08/19 |
OP-ED: Patience, Patience on UN Bid
Taiwan’s inability to join the U.N. under a proper name and as a full member is preposterous. But those are that cards that history has dealt it, and it must use them wisely. Impetuousness will gain it nothing.
2016/08/18 |
FEATURE: The KMT’s Long, Slow Road to Reform
Can a more than 100-year-old dog learn new tricks? A young party official’s take on the future of Taiwan’s Kuomintang.
2016/08/10 |
INTERVIEW: Behind the Scenes with Taiwan’s New Power Party
The New Power Party's leaders are well-known, but behind the scenes there are people who are equally as committed and devoted to changing Taiwan.
2016/08/01 |
Tsai Gets Passing Grade for Apology to Taiwan’s Aborigines
President Tsai’s apology to the nation’s Aborigines went better than expected. But that was the easy part: now the real work begins.
2016/07/27 |
Chinese Warns of ‘Soft’ and ‘Insidious’ Taiwan Independence Forces
Chinese officials and academics continue to fail to understand the origins of the widespread opposition to unification in Taiwan.
2016/07/26 |
A Catalyst for KMT Reform?
In post-Sunflower Taiwan, the KMT’s ‘ill-gotten’ assets are more scarlet letter than an advantage.
2016/07/26 |
Taiwan to Face Difficulties Investigating Party Assets, Lawyer Says
Hard to prove? After decades of campaigning and a marathon session in Taiwan’s parliament, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party finally passed a law to investigate the party assets that were allegedly illegally obtained during the Kuomintang’s 50 years in power. But one lawyer suggests the hard work may be just getting started.
2016/07/21 |
Ex-Convict Calls on ‘Anti-Independence Heroes’ to Firebomb DPP HQ
Tung Nien-tai is known to seek publicity and may be mentally unstable. Police have been alerted.
