Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te leads polls in Taiwan’s presidential race and has done so for months. But those
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2024 Taiwan Presidential Election Polls: Friday, October 3
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) and his campaign team must carefully assess his recent decline in most of
To Defend Taiwan, U.S. Must Counter China’s Biggest Threat in Space
Last month, U.S. and Chinese officials met on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress and talked about coordinating space traffic
Review: ‘Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat’
The new book “Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat” presents a weighing up of the impasse that Taiwan finds itself in vis-a-vis China. Amid a
Australia’s Trade Access Agenda Should Take Advantage of Taiwan
Even as the chokehold of Beijing’s economic coercion loosens, trade diversification remains the mantra in Canberra. The Anthony Albanese government
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
Is Taiwan a Country? It’s More Complicated Than You Might Think
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.