Taiwan is a politically charged place, with contentious party politics and high voter turnout rates. As Taiwan’s democracy has matured since the
2024 Taiwan presidential election
Taiwan Protests and Lai Ching-te’s Inauguration: Young People’s Expectations for the Next Four Years
As Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te (賴清德), was inaugurated this Monday, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan achieved the unlikely feat of overshadowing the
How Does Organized Crime in Taiwan Compare to the 1990s? Part Two: Politics
Note: This is a follow-up on our previous article on the impact of organized crime in Taiwanese business. Read the first article here. After
South Asia Sides With China After Taiwan’s Elections
Following Taiwan’s general elections in January 2024, where the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won a third term, South Asian countries released a
Taiwan’s Democracy Triumphs
The Taiwanese democratic process is a sight to behold. Final rallies by the three electoral candidates brought hundreds of thousands to the streets on
Taiwan Election: The Future of the TPP and Ko Wen-je
Among Taiwan’s election results, the rise of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) appears to be the standout new development. Driven primarily by young
Time to Face the Money? President-Elect Lai Under Pressure to Fix Taiwan’s Economy
Taiwan’s January election results indicate an appetite for change. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost its majority in the legislature and
2024 Taiwan Elections: Candidates Who Get Their Freak On
During a policy presentation for the highland indigenous people constituency (山地原住民選舉區), independent legislative candidate No. 3 Lin Shih-wei (林世偉),
Taiwan Election: What Do Young People Think About the Results?
As the results of Taiwan’s parliamentary and presidential elections have been picked through this week, one of the key themes has been the positioning
Taiwan Election Results: Unpicking the Layers
Before Saturday’s elections, we asked various experts what to look out for when the results were released. They painted a more layered picture of what
Post-Election Analysis: TPP Emerges as Kingmaker
All three major parties were winners in the 2024 Taiwan general election. Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the
Beijing Anger-ometer, January 2023: A Swarm of Elections Stings China’s Dictatorship
China, a dictatorship drowning in a sea of democracies, started 2024, the year in which over a billion people are registered to participate in