The Taiwan-China Meeting: Not as Important as You Think (The Diplomat)
Co-author: Jonathan Sullivan* Published in The Diplomat. Wang Yu-chi (left) and Zhang Zhijun greet at the Purple Palace Hotel. Photo: Simon Song (source: SCMP) Later today Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Youth: Blamed if you don’t, blamed if you do (CPI blog)
Photo: Michal Thim It seems that Taiwan has grown accustomed to frequent protests targeting a broad range of issues, starting with land grabbing disputes, ending with increasingly unpopular...
View ArticleCan the European Experience Provide Inspiration for Cross-Strait Relations?
At the end of September, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) spoke with EU parliamentarians via videoconference in what will likely be one of his last foreign policy engagements. President Ma focused on...
View ArticleMa-Xi meeting: A sign for concern
Note: This is an extended version of a report for the Wikistrat. Access the original report in full here or click on the image below. Image Credit: Wikistrat In a surprising turn of events, Taiwanese...
View ArticleSoundbites: Lyle J. Goldstein on Taiwan-China Relations
Lyle J. Goldstein: “How China Sees the Risky Path Ahead With Taiwan” The National Interest, December 28, 2015....
View ArticleBeijing should see new political realities in Taiwan as a chance to find...
民進黨上台 北京應如何應對三大兩難局面? The January 16 general elections in Taiwan elevated to power the Democratic Progressive Party in a radical overturn of results from 2008 when the Kuomintang swept the DPP from the...
View ArticleKMT Chair Elections: Looking for a Hero
What a difference eight years can make. Badly beaten party is waiting for someone to pick it up and put it back on the track. That description was as apt for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in...
View ArticleNo ulterior motive: Taiwanese extradition case was just badly handled by Beijing
Last week, a total of 45 Taiwanese, shortly after some of whom were acquitted in a Kenyan court, were handed over to Chinese police. The fallout from what otherwise should be mere case of cross-border...
View ArticleTaiwanese Navy Plans to Enhance Fleet Air Defense
Written by Michal Thim & Liao Yen-fan. Despite the pivotal position Taiwan plays in the military planning of the People’s Republic of China and the United States, defense issues played a mostly...
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