Taiwan has continued to be a contentious issue in the Solomon Islands. With the election of Jeremiah Manele as prime minister, given that Manale is understood as favoring ties with China, this led to the withdrawal of the Solomon Islands from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China earlier this month...
Chinese disinformation has aimed to cast doubt on Taiwan’s ability to defend itself on several fronts in the past week. We can point to several examples...
Greenpeace has criticized the Fisheries Agency, accusing the Fisheries Agency of allowing for illegal shark finning in a restricted area of the northern Pacific Sea...
The Central Election Commission has approved a referendum on resuming operations for the recently shuttered Ma-anshan nuclear power plant, while rejecting a referendum on capital punishment...
The Executive Yuan has approved draft legislation to manage the data from the National Health Insurance system. Such legislation follows on a 2022 ruling by the Constitutional Court that decided that the use of such data by academic and research institutions was permissible, but there was a requirement for an opt-out mechanism and an oversight mechanism. To provide that oversight mechanism, a consultative committee will be established...
With the DPP seeking a constitutional interpretation on the KMT’s attempt to block the Executive Yuan’s budget, the KMT has hit out at the move. The KMT has framed the matter as the DPP using its control of the Constitutional Court to block any and all measures pushed for by the KMT...
The World Masters Games, which are being held in Taipei and New Taipei, have come under criticism over a number of controversies. The sporting event is distinguished from other sporting events of its kind in that there is no age limit for participation, and it is open to individuals of all skill levels...
With the shutdown of the Ma-anshan nuclear reactor, it can be expected that partisan contention regarding nuclear energy will continue rather than stop...
