Taiwan’s continued territorial claims over disputed South China Seas islands also claimed by Japan may lead to eventual backlash against Taiwan, despite current efforts by Tsai Ing-Wen to build ties with Japan... Read More
We see frequently the claim that Tsai Ing-Wen needs to unify political divisions in Taiwan now that she is president. But what does this mean exactly?... Read More
Given the recent inauguration of Tsai Ing-Wen, the theme for the next issue of New Bloom will be “New Government.” / 呼應蔡英文總統的就職,破土最新一期的主題為「新政府」。... Read More
An editorial in Chinese state-run media outlet Xinhua News has provoked much backlash after denigrating recently sworn-in Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen for being unmarried and single... Read More
Although it probably does not mean much, reactions from China to Tsai Ing-Wen’s inauguration have for the most part been subdued. We will see if this changes... Read More
One day after Tsai Ing-Wen’s inauguration, we may perhaps look back in further detail upon one of the events which prompted controversy—the musical performance which preceded Tsai’s inauguration speech... Read More