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What Would Happen if Cheng Li-wun Met Donald Trump?

Brian Hioe05/02/2026

KMT chair Cheng Li-wun has called for a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Such calls occurred shortly after Cheng’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last month. A meeting between Trump and Xi is scheduled for this month. Cheng is herself scheduled to set off on a ten-day visit to the US in June...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalMay 2026Politics4 min read

Splits Emerge in the KMT Over Defense Spending

Brian Hioe05/01/2026

Internal splits continue to occur in the KMT about the prospect of increasing defense spending. This occurs after the KMT had delayed review of the central government’s budget for over 220 days...

America and the Asia PacificCross StraitEnglishInternationalMay 2026PoliticsRegional Tensions5 min read

Is Lai’s Op-Ed in the Washington Post Intended to Placate the US or Bait the KMT?

Brian Hioe11/27/2025

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...

EnglishInternationalNovember 2025PoliticsRegional Tensions5 min read

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Would Taiwanese Culture Have Representation on the World Stage, if the KMT Had Its Way?

Artists Carry Out Guerrilla Art Installation in Bangkok Art and Culture Center to Resist Chinese Censorship

Review: Ká-sióng, A Collection of Taiwanese Short Fiction

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Lai Administration Moves to Expand Regulation of Travel to China by Government Officials

Journalist Expelled from China Over Interview with Lai

Despite Cheng’s Appeals, Taiwan Still Excluded from the World Health Organization

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Lai Administration Moves to Expand Regulation of Travel to China by Government Officials

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budget in Taiwan

What Would Happen if Cheng Li-wun Met Donald Trump?

Splits Emerge in the KMT Over Defense Spending

Is Lai’s Op-Ed in the Washington Post Intended to Placate the US or Bait the KMT?

Lai Administration Moves to Expand Regulation of Travel to China by Government Officials

What New Zealand and Taiwan Can Learn From Each Other About Disaster Resilience

Civil Society Groups Demonstrate Lack of Progress on Social Housing

Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary, Protest Held to Call for Release of Hong Kong Activists

Lai Administration Moves to Expand Regulation of Travel to China by Government Officials

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