China The return of the Taiwan issue to U.S.-China relations September 23, 2015 0 Written by Richard C. Bush III. President Xi Jinping is likely to make Taiwan a major issue at his summit with President Obama. The island is…
China Taiwan and the Diaoyutai Spat: Is All that Noise Really Necessary? July 29, 2015 0 Written by J. Michael Cole. If a few years ago you had asked people outside the region whether they had ever heard about the Diaoyutai islets,…
Taiwan The coming collapse of the KMT? May 14, 2015 4 Written by C. Donovan Smith. A rich party with a long history and extensive local factional networks, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in Taiwan is…
Taiwan Change and continuity in policy in Taiwan March 13, 2015 0 Written by Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley. The November 2014 9-in-1 elections have had a significant impact on Taiwan’s political landscape: the ruling KMT previously controlled 14 out…
Japan-Taiwan Volatile Neighborhood, Teflon President, and Taiwan’s Shrinking Diplomatic Space February 19, 2015 0 Written by Jing Sun. In 2007, I published an article entitled Japan-Taiwan Relations: Unofficial in Name Only. In it, I argued that Japan and Taiwan…
Sunflower Movement Don’t judge the Sunflower Movement by local election outcomes November 27, 2014 0 Written by André Beckershof. A little more than half a year after the Sunflower Movement, the local elections might be seen as a first indicator of…
Taiwan local elections Taiwan’s 9-in-1 Contest: Is it a “Midterm Election”? November 25, 2014 1 Written by Shelley Rigger. Barack Obama and Ma Ying-jeou were both elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. Today, both face intractable problems and waning…
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…
Taiwan Taiwan’s Pivotal Place in Asia’s Territorial Dispute Chessboard October 17, 2014 0 Written by Alex Calvo. A look at the Indian-Pacific Ocean Region reveals a landscape full of territorial disputes, with more than a few featuring regular…
Taiwan Taiwan: Too Much Democracy Or Too Little Democratic Representation? June 30, 2014 1 Written by Ben Goren. Last week, former National Security Council Secretary-General and former Mainland Affairs Council Minister Su Chi (蘇起) delivered the the 18th annual…
