Taiwan’s presidential and legislative candidates are ramping up efforts to win over voters with one week to go until the 2024 presidential
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Taiwan 2024 Election: The Pointless Illusion of Consensus Over Renewable Energy
If you listen to liberal commentators, the idea of cross-party agreement often turns into a panacea for all problems. If political parties could
In a Lip-Synch Election, Taiwan Sings Its Own Tune
What do Bjork, Blackpink’s Lisa, BTS, Maroon 5, Jon Bon Jovi and the Britpop band Oasis all have in common? You guessed it! Each has been banned,
Taiwan’s Slowing Growth and National Security
Taiwan’s GDP growth declined to 1.4 percent in 2023, down from 2.6 percent the previous year and 6.6 percent in 2021. The economic slowdown raises
How Do Taiwan’s Elections Work?
This week Chinese leader Xi Jinping used his new year’s address to reiterate that China will “surely be reunified” with Taiwan. With that as a
Human Rights & China, December End, 2023: AI Influence and Internet Autocracy as Genocide Allegations Endure
In the land where a one-month cleansing of internet “chaos” is midway to its authoritarian conclusion, netizens will soon be safe to venture online
Hong Kong & Human Rights, December 2023: Sanctions-Busting and Show Trials
On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions on three Hong Kong or Hong Kong-Malaysia entities named Dirac Technology
Why David Cameron’s Past and Present Relations With China Could Be Rishi Sunak’s First Big Political Headache of 2024
Timothy Oliver, University of Manchester Almost immediately after being appointed as foreign secretary, David Cameron’s ties with China generated
2024 Taiwan Presidential Election Polls: Friday, December 29
The candidates focused on domestic issues during Taiwan’s second and third televised presidential policy forums on Tuesday and Thursday, in contrast
Mongolia Strengthens Independent Policy Despite Debt and Corruption
Mongolia is successfully navigating great power geopolitical rivalry, the dynamics of electoral democracy and the challenges that face small,
Debunking the Myth That China Will Stop at Taiwan
For anybody who believes that allowing the Chinese Communist Party to take control of Taiwan will sate its expansionist desires and usher in an era of
Biden Can Tip the Scales on China’s Illegal Pangolin Trade
In a new, tersely worded letter to Congress, U.S. President Joe Biden uses a word that — just a few short years ago — was seemingly foreign to the