TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Jesse R.04/17/2024

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

Brian Hioe04/10/2024

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

Brian Hioe04/09/2024

Chinese Efforts to Intimidate Taiwan Continue During Hsiao Bikhim’s Trip to Europe

Brian Hioe04/08/2024

China Detains Adrift Taiwanese Fisher Due to Military Status

Brian Hioe03/27/2024

International

China’s New Economic Incentives Offered to Taiwan Are a Repeat of Old Tactics

Brian Hioe11/10/2019

The Chinese government announcing 26 new measures aimed at attracting Taiwanese firms is clearly a measure aimed at influencing Taiwanese elections, with just over sixty days left before January 2020 elections. However, what may be noteworthy is to what extent the Chinese government is falling back on tactics it has tried before in the past to influence elections, rather than coming up with new tactics...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalNovember 20196 min read

America’s Withdrawal from Syria Offers Lessons for Taiwan

Brian Hioe10/27/2019

America’s planned unilateral withdrawal from Syria should be a dire warning to Taiwan about the perils of aligning with American military might as a bulwark against China...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalOctober 20195 min read

Lack of Attention in Taiwan to Protests in Ecuador

Andi Kao10/20/2019

Despite the obvious parallels between the ongoing popular uprising in Ecuador and the evolving crisis in Hong Kong, there has been scant media attention in Taiwan to the spiraling political situation in the former...

EnglishInternationalOctober 2019Regional Tensions10 min read

Kiribati Breaks Ties with Taiwan, Raising Fears That Other Diplomatic Allies Will Switch to Recognizing China

Brian Hioe09/25/2019

Kiribati broke ties with Taiwan in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with China last week, making it the second diplomatic ally to break ties with Taiwan in a week...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20196 min read

Detention of Taiwanese Pro-Unification Advocate in China for Over 420 Days Raises Worrying Possibilities

Brian Hioe09/19/2019

The revelation that Taiwanese academic Tsai Chin-shu has been detained by China for over 420 days should be highly worrying. That Tsai was detained for over 400 days with no information coming to light about his imprisonment suggests a higher number of Taiwanese currently detained by the Chinese government than was previously known. Likewise, Tsai was a known advocate of unification with China, suggesting that China will not only target pro-independence activists for arbitrary detention...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20198 min read

Taiwan Excluded from WHA for Third Straight Year

Brian Hioe06/03/2019

It may be of little surprise that Taiwan was blocked from participating in the annual summit of the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health Organization, for a third straight year...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 20195 min read

What Are the Implications of Taiwan and America’s National Security Chiefs Meeting?

Brian Hioe06/01/2019

Reactions from China have, unsurprisingly, been unhappy regarding a recent meeting between American National Security Advisor John Bolton and Taiwanese National Security Council Secretary-General David Lee. However, perhaps too many in Taiwan have proved unwilling to look a gift horse in the mouth regarding the meeting...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalMay 20197 min read

Huawei Ban by Google Could Lead to Further Escalation of US-China Trade War

Brian Hioe05/29/2019

The US-China trade war has significantly escalated in the past week, with American tech giant Google cutting off Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from firmware updates for its Android operating system, the Google Play store, and Google apps. It is highly possible that China will take some retaliatory action against America in coming days, though it is unclear what form such retaliatory actions would take...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalMay 20196 min read

Recent Incidents Point to Increasing Chinese Influence on Taiwanese Media

Brian Hioe05/13/2019

Concerns regarding Chinese influence on Taiwanese media have again been raised in the past week through a number of incidents. However, it generally should not surprise that large elements of the Taiwanese media remain firmly beholden to China...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 20196 min read

Han Kuo-Yu Revives Ma Era Policy with Notion to Establish Free Economic Zones in Kaohsiung

Brian Hioe05/09/2019

With a recent proposal by Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu to create free economic zones within Kaohsiung, one observes the unusual revival of a Ma era political idea: the establishment of special economic zones within Taiwan. Perhaps this should not surprise...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 20197 min read

Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

How Taipei Became the Home of Live Comedy During the Pandemic

International

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

Interviews

“Trying to Gain More Autonomy in Our Narrative”: An Interview with René Hà on Stamped

Reflecting on an Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with the Interviewees of All Static & Noise

Interview: David Novack and Janice Engelhart on All Static & Noise

Politics

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Social Movements

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

Chinese Efforts to Intimidate Taiwan Continue During Hsiao Bikhim’s Trip to Europe

China Detains Adrift Taiwanese Fisher Due to Military Status

International

China’s New Economic Incentives Offered to Taiwan Are a Repeat of Old Tactics

America’s Withdrawal from Syria Offers Lessons for Taiwan

Lack of Attention in Taiwan to Protests in Ecuador

Kiribati Breaks Ties with Taiwan, Raising Fears That Other Diplomatic Allies Will Switch to Recognizing China

Detention of Taiwanese Pro-Unification Advocate in China for Over 420 Days Raises Worrying Possibilities

Taiwan Excluded from WHA for Third Straight Year

What Are the Implications of Taiwan and America’s National Security Chiefs Meeting?

Huawei Ban by Google Could Lead to Further Escalation of US-China Trade War

Recent Incidents Point to Increasing Chinese Influence on Taiwanese Media

Han Kuo-Yu Revives Ma Era Policy with Notion to Establish Free Economic Zones in Kaohsiung

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security