2019/01/02 |
Tsai Ing-wen Puts Forth 'Four Musts' for Positive Cross-Strait Relations
Tsai stated China must recognize Taiwan's existence and respect its commitment to democracy.
2018/12/24 |
ANALYSIS: Taiwan's 'Blue Wave' Election & Referendum Results in a Global Context
What happens when we measure Taiwan's election and referendum results against global political trends?
2018/12/24 |
Taiwan News: Govt Offers Disaster Relief to Indonesia After Deadly Tsunami
Your daily bulletin of Taiwan news, courtesy of ICRT.
2018/12/20 |
Democracy or Dictatorship? The Taiwanese Opinion Trends Nobody's Talking About
Surveys show Taiwanese voters increasingly support dictatorship while rejecting democracy and independence.
2018/12/01 |
OPINION: Watch for KMT City-to-City Exchanges Between Taiwan and China
The KMT may try and push a model of cross-Strait cooperation pioneered by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je.
2018/11/29 |
The Perfect Storm: How the DPP Lost Its 20-Year Hold on Kaohsiung
Things couldn't have gone much worse for the DPP in Kaohsiung than they did in 2018.
2018/11/28 |
5 Lessons We Learned From Taiwan's Dramatic 2018 Elections
The DPP is in tatters and the referendum system needs repair, but democracy in Taiwan is rocking on.
2018/11/28 |
Taiwan News: Cabinet Spikes Nuclear-Free Plan, Tsai Seeks Answers in Kaohsiung
Your daily bulletin of Taiwan news, courtesy of ICRT.
2018/11/28 |
ANALYSIS: DPP Eats Election Bitterness as Han Kuo-yu Leads KMT Revival
A catastrophic Democratic Progressive Party defeat leaves the party's strategy in pieces and paves the way for a hotly contested 2020 presidential race.
2018/11/27 |
OPINION: How the DPP Failed Its Supporters by Becoming Another KMT
In 2016, the DPP swept into power promising social progressivism and economic rejuvenation. So why does it now look like the KMT's B team?
2018/11/26 |
OPINION: Why the DPP Lost Taiwan's Local Elections
President Tsai Ing-wen should summon up the courage to be the progressive Taiwan's young voters put into power in 2016, or risk the collapse of the DPP's reform project.
2018/11/23 |
Out of the Blue: Who Is Han Kuo-yu and Can He Win Kaohsiung?
The 'Han wave' is a reality, but the result of the mayoral race in Kaohsiung may be of secondary importance to Han's emergence as a KMT contender for the presidency.