Taiwan Social issues, Civil Society and the Quality of Democracy March 26, 2013 1 By Ketty Chen. Last Thursday (March 21, 2013), residents of the Huaguang Community (華光社區) went to the Ministry of Justice to protest the forced demolition…
Taiwan Anti-Media Monopoly Policies in Taiwan March 25, 2013 1 By Ming-yeh Rawnsley. The student-led Anti-Media Monopoly Movement (反媒體壟斷運動) in Taiwan has garnered strong support within and outside the island since the second half of…
Taiwan A New Tool for Promoting Human Rights in Taiwan March 24, 2013 0 By Yu-Jie Chen. Earlier this month Taiwan concluded a United Nations-type review of its implementation of the two principal human rights treaties, the International Covenant…
International Relations Behind Beijing’s East Asian Maritime Assertiveness March 21, 2013 2 By Chong-Pin Lin. For China 2008 was a year of diplomatic harvests. Not only did Beijing reach agreement with Moscow in October on their disputed…
Taiwan How Ma Ying-jeou shot himself in the foot March 20, 2013 2 By Chris Wang. 51.6, 13 and three. Those are probably the only numbers one needs to know when examining Taiwanese politics a year or so…
Taiwan The DPP One Year On: Regrouping or Regressing? March 19, 2013 0 By Chris Wang. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) thought it had President Ma Ying-jeou beaten in the presidential election in January last year. But ultimately…
Taiwan Mind The Gap March 17, 2013 4 By Paul R. Katz. One of the most striking aspects of Taiwan’s 2012 presidential election was the contrast between campaign financing, with Ma Ma Ying-jeou…
Taiwan Taiwan’s 2013 Quadrennial Defense Review March 15, 2013 5 By Michal Thim. The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) of the Republic of China is a major defence policy document that has to be updated every…
Taiwan Sorry Beijing, You Probably Won’t Get Much More From Ma Ying-jeou March 14, 2013 2 By J. Michael Cole. The breadth and scope of the liberalization that has occurred in the Taiwan Strait since the election of Ma Ying-jeou of…
Taiwan Media Freedom in Taiwan: The Real Threat of Monopoly February 28, 2013 6 By Ketty W. Chen. During the past winter break, a group of university students traveled around Taiwan in the back of a small, old pickup…
