Outside observers are fond of appending the term “messy” to Taiwanese politics. It’s not always meant as a negative thing, but it’s an odd adjective
Ko Wen-je Rose Up in Opposition to Ma Ying-jeou, Now Ma Could Help Make Him President. Ko Might Be Able to Pull Off the Apparent Contradiction
After former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) brokered a deal allowing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) to join forces
Can Ko Wen-je Maintain Support Among Young Voters if He Joins Up With the KMT?
Despite the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) agreeing to a joint ticket for next year's presidential election, many
Missed Opportunity: Taiwan’s Election Left Behind on Climate Issues (Again)
Over the course of Taiwan’s presidential election campaign, environmental policy, like many other issues, has struggled to take center stage ahead of
Interview: How Ko Wen-je Represents the Legacy of Ma Ying-jeou’s ‘Pragmatism’ in Cross-Strait Relations
Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) campaign for Taiwan’s presidency regularly gets framed as a force of reaction against a generalized status quo. As a third party
Does Lai Ching-te Need a Large Majority?
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te leads polls in Taiwan’s presidential race and has done so for months. But those
To Defend Taiwan, U.S. Must Counter China’s Biggest Threat in Space
Last month, U.S. and Chinese officials met on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress and talked about coordinating space traffic
Review: ‘Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat’
The new book “Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat” presents a weighing up of the impasse that Taiwan finds itself in vis-a-vis China. Amid a
Will the KMT Join Up With Ko Wen-je?
Taiwan’s election has broken out into shadow boxing between the Taiwan People’s Party’s (TPP) Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). The
Taiwan Election: National Identity Dealigns With Party Affiliation
The alternative candidates in Taiwan’s presidential election are appealing more to voters at opposite ends of national identity, according to a new
Not Taking Sides: Malaysia’s Stance on China-U.S. Relations
Step off a plane into Malaysia and one thing is obvious: The country is built around cars. If Taiwan is pedestrian hell, Malaysia is the ring road
Where Next for Chip Sanctions Against China? Expect Further Tightening After Four Taiwanese Companies Found Helping Huawei
This week, four Taiwanese companies were found to be “helping [Chinese tech firm] Huawei Technologies Co. build infrastructure for an under-the-radar