Despite the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) agreeing to a joint ticket for next year's presidential election, many
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How Foxconn Founder Terry Gou’s Candidacy Is Affecting Taiwan’s Political Landscape
Terry Gou (郭台銘), founder of Foxconn Technology Group, renowned for its iPhone assembly, has announced his candidacy in the 2024 Taiwanese presidential
2024 Taiwan Presidential Election Polls: Friday, November 10
Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) fell in the polls this week. Coverage of China-born Xu Chunying (徐春鶯), a potential legislative
Missed Opportunity: Taiwan’s Election Left Behind on Climate Issues (Again)
Over the course of Taiwan’s presidential election campaign, environmental policy, like many other issues, has struggled to take center stage ahead of
Interview: How Ko Wen-je Represents the Legacy of Ma Ying-jeou’s ‘Pragmatism’ in Cross-Strait Relations
Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) campaign for Taiwan’s presidency regularly gets framed as a force of reaction against a generalized status quo. As a third party
Taiwan’s Election in Nicknames: Oyster Fart Versus Scoundrel Dog
Highlighted by the contrast with China President Xi Jinping’s censorship of Winnie the Pooh, democracies abound with nicknames for political leaders.
Does Lai Ching-te Need a Large Majority?
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te leads polls in Taiwan’s presidential race and has done so for months. But those
2024 Taiwan Presidential Election Polls: Friday, October 3
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and his campaign team must carefully assess his recent decline in most of
Review: ‘Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat’
The new book “Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat” presents a weighing up of the impasse that Taiwan finds itself in vis-a-vis China. Amid a
Australia’s Trade Access Agenda Should Take Advantage of Taiwan
Even as the chokehold of Beijing’s economic coercion loosens, trade diversification remains the mantra in Canberra. The Anthony Albanese government
Why Is the Chinese Government Investigating Terry Gou’s Company?
The Chinese government’s decision to investigate Terry Gou’s (郭台銘) company, Foxconn, looks like an obvious indication it wants him out of Taiwan’s
Will the KMT Join Up With Ko Wen-je?
Taiwan’s election has broken out into shadow boxing between the Taiwan People’s Party’s (TPP) Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). The