The KMT courts controversy once again, with plans by the party to fast-track a bill that could allow PRC nationals to take up public office without giving up their original nationality...
It proves noteworthy that in recent comments to US President Donald Trump about Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed that the return of Taiwan to China was an important part of the post-war political order. In this sense, Xi was attempting to reinforce Chinese claims over Taiwan on the basis of the history of World War II...
An op-ed in the Washington Post by Lai Ching-te published yesterday emphasized plans to increase the military budget to 40 billion USD, which would be 3.3% of the GDP next year and 5% by 2030...
Earlier this year, the Lai administration announced plans to relax requirements that individuals aged 80 years or older, or who are between 70 and 79 but suffer from stage 2 cancer or above, need to pass a Barthel index examination before hiring a migrant caregiver. This was the result of legislation passed last year by the KMT-controlled legislature...
An on-the-record press briefing by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung last week proved a bizarre exercise in diplomatic ineptness and tacit endorsement of a genocide...
Transgender Day of Remembrance was commemorated in Liberty Plaza in Taipei today. Around 40 were in attendance at the commemoration, which began at 7 PM under the archway in Liberty Plaza, a frequent site for demonstrations, commemorations, and rallies in Taipei....
More than 1,000 people participated in a climate march on November 1st. The demonstration was organized by over 100 civic groups, proving to be the largest climate protest in over twenty years...
With increased international attention on Taiwan in past years–particularly with the rise in tensions in the Taiwan Strait–one now sees a curious phenomenon: that of the China hand who wishes to get in on the so-called “Taiwan story.” After all, what could be more exciting than writing on the “most dangerous place on Earth”?...
