China The lamb goes quietly to the slaughter February 18, 2019 2 Written by Linda Gail Arrigo. Recently, on 20 October 2018, diehard Taiwan Independence forces mustered by the chairman of Formosa TV, Kuo Pei-hung (郭倍宏), held…
China Declining Taiwanese identity? February 8, 2019 3 Written by T.Y. Wang. The results of Taiwan’s 2018 local elections shocked the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and came as a surprise to some.…
Japan Contemporary Japan-Taiwan Relations in Historical Context July 13, 2018 0 Written by Robert Hoppens. Taiwan has recently become the focus of renewed international concern. The election of President Tsai Ying-wen of the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive…
China Defending Taiwan against China’s united front March 29, 2018 0 Written by Lauren Dickey. From the corridors of Canberra to Washington DC, the issue of Chinese influence in the domestic affairs of other countries has emerged over the last…
China The Resurgence of “Martial Reunification”: Beijing’s Best Strategic Choice? August 28, 2017 0 Written by Derek Ye Xiao Di. Cross-Strait relations in China entered a so-called “cold peace” (冷和平) period when Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) did not explicitly acknowledge…
China Trump Swings for the Fences on Taiwan January 11, 2017 0 Written by Wayne Pajunen. When U.S. President-elect Donald Trump respectfully referred to China’s debased “leader on Taiwan” as “President Tsai Ing-wen” in a historic phone call…
China Trump’s Unlikely Ally: The Chinese Dissident January 4, 2017 1 Written by Edward White. This March, Donald J. Trump, then standing to become the Republican presidential nominee, drew the ire of three prominent Chinese dissidents…
China Parsing the Significance of the Tsai-Trump Call December 6, 2016 0 Written by Courtney Donovan Smith. The news that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took a call from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) – breaking over 40…
Taiwan China Faces Not One But Two Forces for Independence in Taiwan March 22, 2016 5 Written by J. Michael Cole With the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) set to assume office in Taiwan less than two months from now, the Chinese…
International Relations Compelling Compliance? How Taiwanese Identity Disrupts Cross-Strait Deterrence March 2, 2016 1 Written by Raymond Kuo. Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a historic victory in the island’s January elections. But this victory has prompted concerns of…
