For months, Taiwan’s main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has played the role of obstructor, repeatedly refusing to consider the ruling
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Li Chen-Hsiu (李貞秀) didn’t follow the usual path into Taiwanese politics. She was born in China, but left in 1993 after marrying a man from Taiwan. For
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About a month after her release from the Shanghai Women’s Prison in May 2024, citizen journalist and former lawyer Zhang Zhan (張展) made her first post
Taiwanese President Urges Swift Passage of Defense Bill
Taiwan’s president said yesterday “there can be no more waiting” and called on the opposition-controlled parliament to pass his $40 billion special
KMT Brushes Off ‘Lower Level Opinions’ From U.S. Officials Over Defense Budget
Taiwan’s opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is “playing with fire,” in the words of one U.S. senator, as it blocks $40 billion in proposed
Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years in Hong Kong National Security Trial
Jimmy Lai (黎智英), the media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison, marking the end of the high-profile trial
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi’s High-Stakes Election Gamble
With two days to go until Japan’s lower house election on February 8, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s gamble to dissolve parliament has
The Xi Loyalist Hosting the KMT’s China Delegation
When a delegation from Taiwan’s main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) travels to Beijing this week, they will be received by a relatively
KMT, TPP Advance Alternate Special Budget for Defense Spending
Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan, is considering a defense special budget that effectively funds all of the items on the recently-announced
The Chinese Citizen Poised to Enter Taiwan’s Parliament
Taiwan’s smaller opposition party, the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), is poised to undertake a major legislative reshuffle in February because its six
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