Recent comments by Ma Ying-Jeou outlining three “Noes” for Taiwan are a clear attempt to influence the course of 2018 local elections in favor of the KMT...
The televised Taipei mayoral debate broadcast last Saturday was, overall, a non-starter between the five current Taipei mayoral candidates, with no serious debate taking place. However, Ko Wen-Je appears to have been the clear winner, with the other candidates articulating no clear political vision of their own but instead focusing on attacking Ko...
Concerns are on the rise that the unexpected popularity of Han Kuo-yu, the KMT’s candidate for Kaohsiung mayor in this year’s election, is the result of Chinese election interference...
A total of ten referendum questions are up for the vote in local elections at the end of this month, during which a nationwide referendum will also be held regarding these ten questions. Some confusion remains about how voters will tackle these questions...
The disqualification of a Taiwanese team, Sad Story, for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice esports competition next year sets a negative precedent for not only future Taiwanese participation in esports, but sporting events more broadly...
Polish media organization Idź Pod Prąd recently released a video declaring support of Taiwan and opposition to China. Unfortunately, while many in Taiwan have celebrated this as an international expression of support for Taiwan, they have failed to notice that this comes from a far-right wing Christian group that is anti-gay and has links to white supremacist groups...
It may be that the strategy adopted by Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen of calling back popular, high-profile DPP politicians to serve in her central administration is backfiring. Namely, Tsai’s actions threaten the ability of the DPP to develop and maintain political promising careers for its members for the sake of the party’s future and long-term sustainability...
The Taiwanese government continues its abysmal record of support for authoritarian regimes in the hopes that they will support Taiwan with congratulations issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to recently elected Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on social media. Bolsonaro is a far-right wing firebrand and his election has raised concerns globally that Brazil will see resurgent authoritarianism under his presidency...