Taiwan’s 2024 elections were not just about China Wei-ting Yen - January 31, 2024 These five points help decode the January election outcome.
Good to Know: The U.S. commitment to Taiwan Jeremy Wallace - January 10, 2024 U.S.-Taiwan relations are complicated. Here's an explainer.
What has changed between China and Taiwan? Scott L. Kastner - November 10, 2022 Even before the latest surge in tensions, the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait was on the rise
Taiwan is moving away from ‘zero-covid.’ That’s harder than it seems. Wei-ting Yen and Li-Yin Liu - June 1, 2022 When people see the virus as a national threat, they expect strict government policies to remain in place
Mike Pompeo accused China of committing ‘genocide,’ an international crime. Biden’s team agrees. Jessica Chen Weiss - January 22, 2021 This probably won’t lead to prosecutions but it will hurt China in the court of public opinion
Legislators threw pig guts in Taiwan’s parliament. Here’s what you need to know about legislative brawls. Shelley Rigger and Nathan Batto - December 11, 2020 Disruptive tactics around the world get rewarded, sometimes.
How China sees the U.S. policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ in the Taiwan Strait Jie Dalei - October 15, 2020 Changes in U.S. policy have heightened Beijing’s concerns about an incremental drift toward Taiwan independence.
Hong Kong’s protests looked a lot like Shanghai anti-colonial protests a century ago Mark W. Frazier - April 14, 2020 This time, the protests were against a new imperial power: China.
Taiwan’s first female president easily won reelection. Are Asian women taking note? Shan-Jan Liu - February 10, 2020 This election was about more than Taiwan’s uneasy relations with China
Why Taiwan is watching Hong Kong very closely Shelley Rigger - September 3, 2019 How ‘one country, two systems’ plays out in Hong Kong could factor into Taiwan’s 2020 elections.
Three big takeaways from Xi Jinping’s 2019 Taiwan speech Jie Dalei - January 10, 2019 Xi voiced a new sense of urgency for unification — but no timetable.
Four key takeaways from Taiwan’s recent election surprises Kevin Luo and Fang-Yu Chen - December 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81654" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A voter reacts during the initial
Taiwan votes on 10 referendums this week. Here’s what you need to know. Shan-Jan Liu and Austin Wang - November 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80530" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivered a
Chinese leaders tried before to assimilate the Uighurs. This time it might face less resistance. Justin Jacobs - October 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79596" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chinese military police attend an anti-terrorist
The Malaysian election results were a surprise. Here are 4 things to know. Sebastian Dettman - May 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73348" align="aligncenter" width="960"] At a convenience shop in Kuala
China-U.S.-Taiwan relations are in choppy waters. Here’s what’s going on. Scott Kastner - April 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72796" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Chinese armed helicopter engages in a
Donald Trump is wrong. When Democrats were offered secret help by the Soviets, they refused. Richard Moss - July 13, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/donald-trump-jr-defends-his-meeting-with-russian-lawyer/2017/07/12/cbb7082e-66c4-11e7-94ab-5b1f0ff459df_video.html Yesterday, President Trump suggested in a Reuters interview that
Will Beijing cut Trump some slack after that phone call with Taiwan? Kacie Miura and Jessica Chen Weiss - December 6, 2016 In a single phone conversation with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen
Peru rejected Keiko Fujimori, but most new democracies vote authoritarian parties back into office. Here’s why. James Loxton - June 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42106" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Demonstrators rally against presidential candidate Keiko
Taiwan kicked out its ruling party for getting too close to mainland China. Here’s what comes next. Roselyn Hsueh - February 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35132" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Supporters of Democratic Progressive Party presidential
Will Beijing be gobsmacked by Taiwan’s election results on Saturday? T.Y. Wang - January 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_34425" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: Taiwan's 2016 presidential election candidates
Taiwan and mainland China in talks? Here are the 5 things you need to know about what Taiwanese people are thinking. Austin Wang - November 6, 2015 On Saturday, the two Chinas will have a historic encounter:
5 things you should know about Taiwan’s upcoming election Timothy Rich - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29634" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party
5 things you should know about Taiwan's upcoming election - September 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29634" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party
Are European elections ever about Europe? Tim Haughton and Alenka Krasovec - May 23, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10806" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Campaign poster of Janez Jansa's
Conceding and Thriving: Strong-State Democratization in Asia Joshua Tucker - June 26, 2012 Continuing our on going partnership with the Comparative Democratization Section