Politics Sunny Days and Nuclear Disasters: The China Factor in Taiwan’s Local Elections November 21, 2014 0 Written by Stefan Fleischauer. Taiwan is gearing up for the largest slate of local elections it has ever seen to date. On 29 November, more…
Soft Power The Soft Power of Local Elections November 19, 2014 0 Written by Stefan Braig. One of the core elements of Taiwan’s soft power and public diplomacy is its self-portrayal as the beacon of democracy among…
Taiwan Beijing’s Trojan Horse? November 18, 2014 0 Written by Gunter Schubert. Before an important election is due, Taiwanese businesspeople investing in China (known as Taishang) regularly make headlines in the Taiwanese media.…
Hong Kong Beijing face to face with universal suffrage promise October 1, 2014 0 Written by Surya Deva. After days on the streets, thousands of Hong Kong residents are still occupying several major streets of their city. Already nicknamed…
Hong Kong Constitutional Impasse in Hong Kong January 30, 2014 0 Written by Michael C. Davis. The global media has recently been fixated on a number of seemingly intractable constitutional impasses that have given rise to…
China-Japan The Diaoyu Islands Dispute in Domestic Politics February 27, 2013 0 By Hongyi Lai. The flare-up of the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands in the recent months has caught worldwide attention. In early September 2012 the Japanese government…
