International

Appeasement in the Name of Anti-War is Rising: How Can We Build Solidarity Based on Resistance?

Writer Lung Ying-Tai has emphasized that for Taiwan, "there can be no democracy without first ensuring peace." In recent years, Lung has consistently identified herself as "anti-war," advocating for Taiwan to avoid conflict and seek peace. Similarly, in 2023, four scholars in Taiwan started an advocacy for a "Ukraine-Russia armistice agreement"(烏俄停戰談判), "opposing a US-China war"(反對美中戰爭), and "maintaining an equally friendly diplomatic relationship with great powers"(與大國維持友好等距外交)—all under the banner of an anti-war stance...

Is the KMT Seeking to Expand Its Reach Over Security Powers?

A new security measure introduced by KMT legislator Chen Yeong-kang aims to shift security powers to the legislature from the executive. Consequently, the proposal has been criticized by the DPP as an attempt to arrogate further powers from the executive branch of government and to bring this under the control of the KMT-controlled legislature–specifically those powers pertaining to defense...

Electoral Impact of DPP Spying Cases Likely Limited

A series of scandals have broken out regarding Chinese espionage cases at high levels of the DPP. Though several cases have now been reported, the highest profile has been that of a former assistant of National Security Council secretary-general Joseph Wu. It, of course, raises concerns that an assistant of Taiwan’s top national security official was implicated in Chinese espionage...

The Pro-Unification Left, Anti-War Left, and the “Yaya in Taiwan” Case

A controversy has again broken out regarding the pro-unification left in Taiwan. In particular, this scandal revolves around the strong stance that pro-unification left groups have taken in defense of “Yaya in Taiwan”, the Chinese Douyin influencer who expressed support for the military unification of Taiwan and China. Defense for Yaya has largely been framed as defense of freedom of speech–and against the DPP’s curbs on freedoms of speech in the name of security...