Though underreported upon, Tsai Ing-Wen’s statement that under certain circumstances she would be willing to meet with Xi Jinping was deeply shocking to many of her supporters...
We might point to the strange set of similarities between Taiwanese president Ma and Chinese president Xi. Will this be a source of common ground in their meeting?...
We might note that the Xi-Ma summit has significant effects in perceptions of cross-strait relations. And are we seeing unexpected retrenchment in cross-straits policy by the DPP?...
The eleventh hour meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and Taiwanese president Ma Ying-Jeou planned for November 7th in Singapore comes as a curveball...
The gay pride parade which is held yearly in Taipei took place this past Saturday. We might use the occasion to more broadly look at the current state of LGBTQ politics in Taiwan...
It is anxieties about Taiwan's place in the world which undergird arguments for Taiwan’s entrance into the TPP. But in joining the TPP, what do we risk in terms in terms of the values we are willing to throw overboard?...