Even as the chokehold of Beijing’s economic coercion loosens, trade diversification remains the mantra in Canberra. The Anthony Albanese government
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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
Taiwan Election: National Identity Dealigns With Party Affiliation
The alternative candidates in Taiwan’s presidential election are appealing more to voters at opposite ends of national identity, according to a new
Beijing Anger-ometer, October 2023: A Knife to Hegemony
Brushed off from spending the tens of billions of dollars that it borrows from China on infrastructure it would actually like to build, Pakistan saw
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Joshua Holzer, Westminster College Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Take the case of
Book Review: The Role of Taiwanese Businesses in Forming Economic Links to China
In his run for the job of president of Taiwan, Terry Gou (郭台銘), one of Taiwan’s richest businessmen, has called for the revival of economic and
Flying Taiwan’s Military Drones From the Office
Taiwan is currently in the process of buying and building thousands of military drones in an attempt to deter a Chinese invasion of its territory.
China Building Giant Hovercraft to Invade Taiwan’s Beaches
Analysts say at least two new hulls of Chinese-owned giant Zubr-class hovercraft have recently appeared in social media imagery, putting the PLA’s
Project Replicator’s Switchblade Problem
On Wednesday we looked at why the Pentagon recently launched a program called Replicator, which aims to develop and manufacture in only two years
Why Do Young People Want to Leave Taiwan?
This much we know: Under-30s in Taiwan have significantly lower wages than the national average, higher rates of unemployment, and their chances of
From Organ-Harvesting to Triads, Is Ko Wen-je Unelectable?
Summer heat may be receding in Taipei, but the temperature is certainly rising for the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), which, for much of the buildup to