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Candidates Propose Healthcare Policies Ahead of Elections

Brian Hioe
Ahead of the January elections, Taiwanese presidential candidates have begun to outline the steps they would take to improve the healthcare system. This takes place even as all candidates are largely in agreement that Taiwan faces fundamental demographic issues regarding its declining birthrate and rising elderly population. As such, the proposed measures take place within this context...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20234 min read

Hou and Gou Make Economic and Political Proposals for Kinmen

Brian Hioe
President Tsai Ing-wen, KMT presidential candidate Hou You-yi, and Foxconn founder Terry Gou all traveled to Kinmen over the last week. Though Gou has not formally announced a presidential run, he has strongly hinted at one. Gou would be likely running as an independent, having ruled out the possibility of collaboration with the KMT and this also being unlikely with Ko Wen-je’s TPP, seeing as neither he nor Ko would serve as the other’s deputy...
August 2023EnglishPolitics6 min read

One-Day Uptick in Chinese Military Activity Observed After Lai Transit

Brian Hioe
China launched another set of military drills after vice president William Lai returned from his trip to the US and Paraguay. Lai’s trip involved a stopover in San Francisco and New York City. Though the ostensible main purpose of the trip was to attend the presidential inauguration of Paraguayan president Santiago Peña, there was greater attention to the sensitivity of Lai’s transit through the US, given the possibility of a reaction from China...
August 2023EnglishInternationalPoliticsRegional Tensions6 min read