Contrary to the idea of democracy’s inherent popularity, the Chinese government’s efforts to convince other countries’ citizens of the appeal of its
Meet the Man Tasked With Laying the Groundwork for Taiwan ‘Unification’
Last week, Nikkei Asia reported that Wang Huning (王滬寧), a high-ranking member of China’s Politburo Standing Committee, has been given the “mission is
An Interview With a Taiwanese Conscript (Part One: Who’s The Enemy?)
Taiwan’s decision to extend compulsory military service from four months to one year, effective Jan. 1, 2024, has energized an existing debate over
‘Beijing’s Global Media Offensive’ Is Full of Failure, but That Doesn’t Mean It Won’t Have an Impact
Increasingly, U.S. outlets carry statements like this: China’s government is “trying to choke shows of sympathy in America and silence voices in the
Taiwanese People Continue to Identify as Taiwanese, Over ‘Both Taiwanese and Chinese’
The Election Study Center at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University has released its annual survey results on political attitudes in Taiwan. They show
Former Deputy National Security Adviser Under Trump Says Xi Jinping ‘Changed the Game’ Over Taiwan
Matthew Pottinger, a deputy national security adviser under Trump, has said that China has “changed the game” under President Xi Jinping with its
Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Pitches Democracy-Only Rival to WHO
Matthew Pottinger, a deputy national security adviser under Trump, has said China had consistently blocked the release of information about the COVID
What Does Chinese Government Propaganda Actually Look Like?
Let’s start with a complaint. There is a growing genre of “Chinese influence literature,” which seeks to describe the Chinese government’s attempts to
Is China the Reason We Don’t Have Flying Cars?
Let’s be honest: To an outsider, the catalog of U.S. criticism of China’s economic methodology can come across as sour grapes. The U.S. is the world’s
U.K.’s ‘Golden Era’ With China Over. What About Relations With Taiwan?
Ahead of the U.K. government’s latest attempt to re-assess its relationship with China in a strategic review, and in the context of Prime Minister
How the U.S. Used to See China Versus How It Does Now, via Anthony Bourdain
In recent months, markers of U.S. suspicion toward China have begun to feel routine. For instance: A World Trade Organization panel has just ruled
What Did It Feel Like When Taiwan Broke Out of Authoritarian Restrictions?
The latest exhibition at The Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) will be of interest to anyone interested in Taiwan’s relationship with authoritarianism.