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Ko Wen-je Rose Up in Opposition to Ma Ying-jeou, Now Ma Could Help Make Him President. Ko Might Be Able to Pull Off the Apparent Contradiction
After former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) brokered a deal allowing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) to join forces
2024 Taiwan Presidential Election Polls: Thursday, November 16
In the biggest story of the 2024 Taiwan presidential election so far, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)
Can Ko Wen-je Maintain Support Among Young Voters if He Joins Up With the KMT?
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
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
Beijing Anger-ometer, November 2023: Aggravators From Beyond the Grave
Instead of spending their youth in a godforsaken rural cave to relive the Cultural Revolution in the image of no less a figure than Xi Jinping, the
China’s Disregard for Small State Agency Hampers Its Foreign Policy
On October 22, 2023, two separate collisions took place near Second Thomas Shoal, an underwater feature that an international tribunal in 2016 ruled
What Do People in the Pacific Really Think of China? It’s More Nuanced Than You May Imagine
Denghua Zhang, Australian National University and Bernard Yegiora, Divine Word University China has been steadily increasing its footprint in the
The War in Gaza Opens Up New Opportunities for China in the Middle East
Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) The western world’s support for Israel as it attacks Gaza has provoked fury across the Arab world and
When Marx Met Confucius: Xi Jinping’s Attempt to Influence China’s Intellectual Loyalties Has Met With a Mixed Reception at Home and Abroad
Tao Zhang, Nottingham Trent University A new film series produced in China, When Marx Met Confucius, was viewed more than 8 million times in the
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