In May, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), which control Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, pushed through a series of
Thousands Gather Around Legislature to Protest Reform Bills Review
On May 20, Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was inaugurated as Taiwan’s new president in an unprecedented third consecutive term for the Democratic Progressive
How Does Organized Crime in Taiwan Compare to the 1990s? Part Two: Politics
Note: This is a follow-up on our previous article on the impact of organized crime in Taiwanese business. Read the first article here. After
The Unusual Shape of the Debate Around Fertility Treatment in Taiwan
In its 2020 census data, Taiwan’s working-age population was shown to have fallen for the first time, with its 16.55 million people aged 15 to 64
Free Speech vs. National Security: How Should Taiwan Decide What Constitutes ‘False Narratives’?
Taiwan is the world’s biggest target for foreign disinformation, according to The V-Dem Institute, and its society reflects this. Its National Science
Is Taiwan Really Ready for Migrant Workers From India?
To help make up for the labor shortage in the domestic market here in Taiwan, the Taiwan government signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with
How Does Organized Crime in Taiwan Compare to the 1990s? Part One: Business
A follow-up article on organized crime in Taiwanese politics can be read here. An owner of a medium-sized vegetable distribution company in New
China’s New Gray Zone Tactics Near Taiwan Raise Tensions
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office last week contested the validity of Taiwan’s “prohibited” (禁止水域) and “restricted” waters (限制水域) around the Kinmen area,
2024 Taiwan Elections: Candidates Who Get Their Freak On
During a policy presentation for the highland indigenous people constituency (山地原住民選舉區), independent legislative candidate No. 3 Lin Shih-wei (林世偉),
Post-Election Analysis: TPP Emerges as Kingmaker
All three major parties were winners in the 2024 Taiwan general election. Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the
2024 Taiwan Election: Friday, January 12
The 2024 Taiwan presidential election happens tomorrow, when voters will enter the voting booth to choose who will lead Taiwan over the next four
Taiwan Election: What Taiwanese People Are Thinking Ahead of the Vote
“We’ll go out and interview some normal people on the streets of Taiwan to see what people are thinking ahead of the election.” This is, actually, not