A number of recent incidents highlight Taiwan’s exclusion from the international community. In particular, reference to even just the name “Taiwan” has sometimes led to strong reactions from China. This occurs at all levels...
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was arrested last Thursday, on charges of illegally participating in a demonstration that took place last year in October...
The Good Daughter is an observational and interview-based documentary film made in the vérité tradition. The film centers on A-zhe, a mail order bride from Vietnam, and her husband A-long...
A march against climate change took place today, as organized by the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition, to commemorate the global climate strike that took place across the world on September 25th. The march was attended by several hundred, despite drizzling rain throughout the day...
A recent controversy regarding the distribution of counterfeit “Made in Taiwan” masks proves the COVID-19 edition of a long-running social issue in Taiwan...
It surprised few when the formation of an informally organized “Progressive Youth Alliance”, consisting of young, progressive politicians across party lines was announced earlier this week...
China's military escalation toward Taiwan has visibly escalated in past weeks. Apart from military exercises conducted in the region, a visit to Taiwan by American Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach saw multiple consecutive days of warplanes sent into Taiwanese airspace...
A recent blog post by writer Tanner Greer entitled “Why I Fear for Taiwan” argues against less ambiguous policy by America regarding Taiwan. As Greer would have it, Taiwan is not sufficiently committed to its own defense to warrant more direct commitments by the US toward Taiwan. And so the US should continue to maintain an ambiguous attitude regarding whether it is committed to defending Taiwan...
Last month, Taiwan's Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics announced that it expected the Taiwanese economy to grow by about 1.6% in 2020, as measured by GDP. This was a small downward revision of Taiwan's growth metric, from slightly over 1.6%, but this still reflects strong growth in the Taiwanese economy...
A three-day to Taiwan by American Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach ended yesterday, though not without some controversy...
