Cross Strait

Does China Realize Its Taiwan Strategy Has Failed?

Brian Hioe
With rumors of an impending shuffle in China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, including the replacement of Zhang Zhijun as its head, this may signal a shift in China’s attempts to lure Taiwan back into its fold. But while it is anyone’s guess as to what China’s next steps will be, it may be, in fact, hasty to assume that this means that China has realized that its Taiwan strategy has failed and so wishes to change tack... Read More
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJuly 20170 Comments 06 min read

What Can We Learn From The Emirates Airline Incident?

Brian Hioe
With Emirates cabin crew from Taiwan ordered by the company to remove their ROC pins from their uniforms and to replace them with PRC pins, as well as ordered to follow "One China Policy," it is not surprising that this has led to outrage in Taiwan. But what can we learn from this incident, in terms of how international companies handle cross-strait issues, and how Taiwan can leverage on such incidents to raise awareness of its international plight?... Read More
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 20171 Comment 09 min read

Can Taiwan Use Exclusion From The WHA To Raise Awareness Of Its Plight Internationally?

Brian Hioe
If the Tsai administration is careful about it, Taiwan’s exclusion from this year’s meeting of the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, can ultimately serve as an opportunity to raise Taiwan’s international profile and raise awareness of international bullying of Taiwan by China... Read More
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 20170 Comments 07 min read

Australia Conference Debacle Actually Opportunity For Taiwan

Brian Hioe
With a recent incident in Australia last week in which the Taiwanese delegation to the Kimberley Process conference on blood diamond trafficking was expelled following the demands of the Chinese delegation and affiliated African delegations, however counterintuitively, we can observe an opportunity for Taiwan to make its plight known to the international world. The real question is whether the Tsai administration is willing to take action to make Taiwan’s plight better known to the international world... Read More
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 20170 Comments 06 min read

Chinese Asylum Seeker Denied Application To Stay By Tsai Administration

Brian Hioe
The rejection of Chinese asylum seeker Zhang Xiangzhong’s application for asylum in Taiwan illustrates the Tsai administration’s unwillingness to rock the boat on cross-strait matters at present. This is likely indicative of a highly conservative impulse in the Tsai administration’s current attempts to maintain a stable relationship between Taiwan and China... Read More
April 2017Cross StraitEnglishInternational0 Comments 010 min read