China’s new five-year plan provides a birds-eye view of the country’s economic priorities. But for residents of Kinmen, a Taiwanese island located
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On Saturday, the first day of the Iranian work week, Tehran was bombarded with explosions in broad daylight. In a dramatic series of coordinated
The KMT Shows Its Hand in Defense Budget Fight
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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As Taiwan broke for the lunar new year holiday this week, the United States’ leading populists were busy undermining the longstanding pillars of
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
Xi Can’t Deliver
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On the night of December 14, over 1,000 police officers surrounded Yayang Church in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. At 3 a.m. they burst into the church “with
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The Making of Taiwan’s Constitutional Crisis
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The Political Minefield of China’s Planned ‘Mega Embassy’ in London
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Exclusive: Two More Chinese Oil Rigs Found to Have Been Operating in Taiwan’s EEZ
China has operated two more oil rigs in Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone than were previously known, Domino Theory has found. The vessels, both owned