On Friday, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court effectively reactivated itself, declaring amendments that had prevented it from delivering rulings for more
Trump Approves Massive $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan
The U.S. announced weapons sales to Taiwan on Wednesday totalling $11.1 billion. The State Department approved eight different packages: 82
New Report on Taiwan’s Outreach in Europe: More Than Before, More to Be Done
The Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) published a major new report on Europe-Taiwan relations today, with individual chapters on 30
Seediq Descendents Unfazed by China Weaponizing Their Story
Walis Pawan (郭明吉) remembers his grandfather, one of the Seediq Indigenous people who rebelled against Japanese rule and carried out a massacre at a
Wolves Fans Display Taiwan Flags in Protest Against Failing Chinese Ownership
Fans of the Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club in the U.K. are displaying Taiwan flags at protests against their Chinese owners Fosun. The flags
Hong Kong Keeping Joshua Wong in Jail ‘as Long as They Can’
When Joshua Wong (黃之鋒) was arrested on June 6 this summer, he wasn’t picked up from the streets of Hong Kong or asked to report to a local police
China to Rerelease Taiwanese Movie About Anti-Japanese Rebellion
China will rerelease the Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale” (賽德克.巴萊) in December amid tensions with Japan over Taiwan. The
Taiwan President’s $40 Billion Defense Spending Announcement Not That New
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) penned an op-ed in The Washington Post yesterday in which he praised President Donald Trump’s “peace through
Democracy Activists in Hong Kong Are Spending Years in Jail Waiting for Their Trials
Since the crackdown on the democracy movement in Hong Kong in 2020, a disturbing phenomenon has emerged. Political prisoners, accused of crimes that
China Threatens Japan’s ‘Evil Witch’ Over Taiwan Comments
Sino-Japanese ties have nose-dived following Chinese overreactions to remarks made by new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: September-October, 2025
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) visited New York in September, the same week as the United Nations General Assembly. Lin’s full
Taiwan Makes Europe Diplomacy Breakthrough
Taiwan launched a charm offensive in Europe this week, with two of its top stateswomen making keynote addresses on threats to Taiwan’s democracy and











