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
The New KMT Chair and the Russian Dictator
New Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairperson Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) caused controversy last week when she told German public media Deutsche Welle that
Taiwan Launches New Long-Distance Coast Guard Patrol Ship
Taiwan launched and named a new coast guard cutter on November 1. The Siraya is the first in a new six ship class of “high-latitude ocean patrol
Taiwanese Officials Made Previously Unreported Visits to France and Belgium
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) reportedly visited Paris this autumn, and National Security Council advisor Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) visited
In Hong Kong, LGBTQ+ Groups Adapt to a More Restrictive Environment
Pink Dot, previously the largest LGBTQ+ event in Hong Kong, will this week hold an online concert after failing to secure its usual venue in West
Xi Has Little to Offer Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (習近平) on Thursday in South Korea. Trade and tariff talks are on the