The night before she was released, Tursunay Ziyawudun couldn’t sleep. For 10 months, locked in a reeducation camp near her hometown in Xinjiang, she
The Brewing Fight Over Free Speech in Taiwan
Under Taiwanese law, calling someone “retarded” (智障) in public can cost you 50,000 New Taiwan dollars (around $1,600). The penalty for saying they
How Taipei 101 Became a Symbol of Democratic Unity
Before Alain Robert, the French climber who calls himself “Spider-Man,” climbed to the top of Taipei 101 on Christmas Day in 2004, the skyscraper’s
Xinjiang Whistleblower Awaits Asylum Decision While Chinese Influencers Work to Discredit Him
When BuzzFeed News published its 2020 expose on the scale and architecture of China’s crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the report didn’t just touch
The Difference Between Chinese and U.S. Special Forces
The U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has inspired discussion about the implications for China and Taiwan. Will Beijing feel
Taiwan Invasion Would Bring Severe Economic Pain for China
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, China has doubled down on an economic strategy that prioritizes high-tech manufacturing and export dominance. Investment
New Year, Same Political Crisis for Taiwan
Sticking to a simple New Year’s resolution under normal circumstances is hard enough. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) resolution is not
China’s Justice Mission 2025 Military Drills Around Taiwan: What to Watch For
The Chinese military announced Monday that it would conduct a series of Justice Mission 2025 live-fire drills around Taiwan. China’s army, navy, air
The Making of Taiwan’s Constitutional Crisis
In Taiwan, December 25 is a national holiday, but officially, it’s not for Christmas. The date marks the 1947 adoption of the Republic of China’s
Taiwan Constitutional Court Drops Hammer on Brewing Political Crisis
On Friday, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court effectively reactivated itself, declaring amendments that had prevented it from delivering rulings for more
A Taiwan Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand (Book Review)
In a world where influence over policy perfectly corresponded with expertise, it would be hard to know whom to recommend J. Michael Cole’s new book,
Joint Drone Program Highlights Taiwan Provisions in New U.S. Defense Bill
For years, defense experts have called on Taiwan to ramp up its drone production to prepare for a Chinese invasion. The island’s government has made