cross-strait relations

Lai Administration Blocks Chinese Job Platform Targeting Young Taiwanese

Brian Hioe
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has announced the blocking of a Chinese platform that offered educational and employment opportunities to Taiwanese young people. Specifically, the MAC cited that the platform could be used to collect data from Taiwanese young people, as well as that it violated Articles 23, 33, and 34 of the Cross-Strait Act. These articles pertain to Taiwanese taking up educational opportunities, participating in Chinese political organizations, and regarding advertisements for Chinese goods and services. 2,000 companies had posted 6,000 vacancies on the platform before its blocking...
August 2026Cross StraitEnglishInternational4 min read

Batanes Claims Show Chinese Nationalism’s Irredentist Streak

Brian Hioe
Claims by Chinese scholars that Batanes, which constitutes the smallest province of the Philippines, belongs to China were widely circulated in Philippine media last month. In particular, the claims were advanced at a conference by scholars from Chinese institutions, such as the School of International Studies at Jinan University and the Center for South China Sea History and Culture at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies...
EnglishInternationalJuly 2026Regional Tensions4 min read