The specter of “rising tensions” or in Taiwan or ever-worsening relations with China as a product of ramped up cross-strait anxiety is a trope of reporting about Taiwan which urgently needs to go away...
A recent visit by Taiwanese president Ma Ying-Jeou to disputed island of Itu Aba, also known as Taiping Island, has made waves because of the potential to incite territorial disputes over islands in the South China Seas...
One of the most common accusations against Marxism has been that its implementation inevitably leads to an authoritarian government like that of Stalinism or Maoism...
Students the University of Hong Kong are on strike. There are unconfirmed reports of police use of pepper spray during demonstrations last night. Demonstrations are scheduled to last the week...
The recent deal between Japan and Korea reached on the historical issue of comfort women is probably an attempt to cement relations in the face of the threat of China...
2016 elections in Taiwan drew attention in Thailand even from the first announcement. Interestingly, in Thai cyberspace, netizens converse about Taiwan politics in relation to the current Thai politics...
Recent comments by current DPP general-secretary Joseph Wu recently stirred waves. Wu stated the incoming DPP government under Tsai Ing-Wen will preserve the spirit of cooperation of the 1992 Consensus. What is surprising about Wu’s comments is that the DPP has in the past never acknowledged the existence of the 1992 Consensus...
The striking results of 2016 elections have come about not only because of “regular” rumblings of economic discontent or the “traditional cleavages” of identity politics...