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Is The Tsai Administration Planning To Push For Use Of The Name “Taiwan” Internationally?

Brian Hioe01/02/2017

Renewed contestation has erupted regarding Taiwan’s name, with China lodging protest over the renaming of Taiwan’s de facto embassy organization in Japan from the “Interchange Association (Japan)” to the “Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association”. Is this a sign that the Tsai administration plans on pushing for greater use of the name "Taiwan" internationally in the near future?...

EnglishInternationalJanuary 2017Regional TensionsTimeline7 min read

Does São Tomé Breaking Ties With Taiwan Indicate Future Challenges For Taiwanese Foreign Policy?

Kevin Hsu12/27/2016

In a shocking turn of events, the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has broken off relations with Taiwan. Until this rupture, 22 nations across the world recognized Taipei, rather than pay obeisance to Beijing. Now that number drops to 21 ...

December 2016EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions12 min read

Singaporean Arms Seizures A Warning For Taiwan?

Brian Hioe12/21/2016

Hong Kong's seizure of Singaporean armored vehicles returning from training exercises in Taiwan in late November raises the question whether China is applying pressure and putting a wedge between Singapore and Taiwan...

December 2016EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions4 min read

South China Seas Tensions Set To Continue After US Drone Seizure

Brian Hioe12/20/2016

The Chinese seizure of an American underwater drone in the South China Seas has provoked much controversy in recent days...

December 2016EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions6 min read

Appointment of Chinese Official to Head of Interpol Provokes Worry

Brian Hioe11/15/2016

The recent appointment of Meng Hongwei as president of Interpol is one worrisome to human rights advocates across the world. Meng, China’s vice minister of public security, would be the first Chinese president of Interpol...

EnglishInternationalNovember 2016Regional Tensions5 min read

Duterte’s Detente with China and Its Implications for Taiwan

Garrett Dee10/26/2016

Rodrigo Duterte, the recently elected president of the Philippines, brought his brazen anti-American rhetoric to its logical conclusion this week with his proclamation before the People’s Congress in Beijing that he would be ending his country’s alliance with the United States and would be switching his partnership to China. What are the implications for Taiwan?...

EnglishInternationalOctober 2016Regional Tensions13 min read

An Uphill Struggle For The New Southwards Policy?

Brian Hioe10/19/2016

Recent reports may indicate that Tsai administration officials hope to renew the push towards the New Southwards Policy by ensuring better coordination in the future among relevant officials, pointing to the current challenges of the New Southwards Policy...

EnglishInternationalOctober 2016Regional Tensions7 min read

Is China Seeking To Export Its Model of Human Rights Abroad?

Brian Hioe10/09/2016

Recent statements by China that it seeks to export its model of human rights abroad indicate how the Chinese party-state perceives criticisms made against it in the name of human rights as simply being western attempts to undermine it...

EnglishInternationalOctober 2016Regional Tensions6 min read

Joshua Wong’s Detention In Thailand

Brian Hioe10/06/2016

The detention of Joshua Wong at an airport in Thailand for over twelve hours on Wednesday has provoked shock and anger. The request for Wong’s deportation may have come from Chinese authorities...

EnglishInternationalOctober 2016Regional Tensions6 min read

Surprisingly Aggressive Responses Over South China Seas Islands By The Tsai Administration?

Brian Hioe10/02/2016

If the Tsai administration has taken surprisingly aggressive responses where disputed South China Seas islands are concerned, perhaps we can find answers as to why in the way the previous DPP presidency of the Chen Shui-Bian administration responded to the issue of South China Seas islands...

EnglishInternationalOctober 2016Regional Tensions8 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

Regional Tensions

Is The Tsai Administration Planning To Push For Use Of The Name “Taiwan” Internationally?

Does São Tomé Breaking Ties With Taiwan Indicate Future Challenges For Taiwanese Foreign Policy?

Singaporean Arms Seizures A Warning For Taiwan?

South China Seas Tensions Set To Continue After US Drone Seizure

Appointment of Chinese Official to Head of Interpol Provokes Worry

Duterte’s Detente with China and Its Implications for Taiwan

An Uphill Struggle For The New Southwards Policy?

Is China Seeking To Export Its Model of Human Rights Abroad?

Joshua Wong’s Detention In Thailand

Surprisingly Aggressive Responses Over South China Seas Islands By The Tsai Administration?

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