Tsai administration

Reflexive Defensiveness Of The Trump Administration From Western Commentators On Taiwan?

Brian Hioe
It is strange to observe the means by which many otherwise sharp western observers on Taiwanese politics, particularly Americans, continue to cling to strange delusions regarding Trump’s potential positive influence on Taiwan or at least his lack of any harmful influence on Taiwan. Such views may ultimately be reflexive in nature for many...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalMay 201719 min read

Is An Unpopular Government A Permanent Characteristic Of Taiwanese Democracy?

Brian Hioe
With recent polling by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation indicating that the majority of the Taiwanese public is dissatisfied with the government, this would be a sign of the Tsai administration’s failure to maintain the political momentum it rode into power on. However, although this does not absolve Tsai from blame for her political actions either, perhaps this ultimately is due to the characteristics of Taiwan’s democracy as a result of the process of Taiwanese democratization...
April 2017EnglishPolitics6 min read

Chinese Asylum Seeker Denied Application To Stay By Tsai Administration

Brian Hioe
The rejection of Chinese asylum seeker Zhang Xiangzhong’s application for asylum in Taiwan illustrates the Tsai administration’s unwillingness to rock the boat on cross-strait matters at present. This is likely indicative of a highly conservative impulse in the Tsai administration’s current attempts to maintain a stable relationship between Taiwan and China...
April 2017Cross StraitEnglishInternational10 min read

Comments By Chiu Tai-San On Gay Marriage Provoke Outrage As Judicial Yuan Hearing Held

Brian Hioe
A hearing by the Constitutional Court of the Judicial Yuan on the subject of gay marriage earlier today has provoked anger among marriage equality advocates after comments by Minister of Justice Chiu Tai-San arguing against marriage equality during the hearing. The outcome of the hearing remains forthcoming, but could potentially legalize marriage equality in Taiwan...
EnglishGender/SexualityMarch 2017Social Movements10 min read