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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang: ‘recession will be followed by a new boom’
China is experiencing its worst economic slowdown in decades with tens of millions of people unemployed and a demand slump around the world dampening chances for a quick recovery. Premier Li Keqiang nonetheless sounded an upbeat message on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress.
Beijing lashes out at Pompeo after he congratulates Tsai Ing-wen on second term
Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén) began her second term as Taiwan’s president today, after winning reelection in a landslide in January. In her inauguration speech…
Most Taiwanese view China negatively, favor closer ties to the U.S.
A new report by the Pew Research Center, a public opinion research organization based in Washington D.C., has found that a majority of Taiwanese adults hold negative views of mainland China, and support closer economic and political ties with the United States.
Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League is the only game in town (and the world)
In Taiwan, professional baseball is back. Games are played in empty stadiums with piped-in crowd noise and, in some cases, mannequin fans — but they…
Taiwan gains influence as it successfully contains COVID-19
Taiwan is now competing with China in “mask diplomacy,” and is racing to deliver medical assistance to countries around the world that are in the middle of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Popular Chinese science channel, praised for COVID-19 video, falls victim to nationalists
With COVID-19 at its peak in February, authorities in China found themselves fighting on two fronts: the disease itself, and also a rash of misinformation flooding…
Transitional justice and the ‘voyage’ of democracy in Taiwan
Now that Tsai Ing-wen has won a second term as Taiwan’s president, it’s time to expect results on one of her most important pledges: Delivering “transitional justice” to Taiwan’s democracy.
A big win for Tsai Ing-wen and Taiwanese identity
Tsai Ing-wen won the Taiwan presidency by a landslide on Saturday, beating her primary challenger, Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu, by 2.7 million votes (57.1 to 38.6 percent). The 8.2 million votes Tsai received was the most ever in the island’s seven direct presidential elections.
A thousand-dollar plane ticket? For some, just the cost of democracy in Taiwan
Ahead of Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections on Saturday, all parties are going full throttle to mobilize as many of their voters as possible. As…
Taiwan is fighting Beijing influence, but it won’t close the door to mainland Chinese people
Countries around the world fighting Beijing’s influence have seen upticks in resentment toward Chinese nationals. But Taiwan is doing its best to differentiate between the…
Taiwan elections: Presidential candidates take center stage, but don’t overlook the parliament races
Illustration by Anna Vignet Freddy Lim (林昶佐 Lín Chǎngzuǒ) sits on a foreign relations committee in Taiwan’s parliament and hopes he can use the position…
One murder, two storms
A murder case was cited by the Hong Kong government for the extradition bill that sparked paralyzing protests over the past half year. But now the case has taken on a life of its own, becoming a major issue in the upcoming January 2020 elections in Taiwan. How might this end?
Han Kuo-yu, a Beijing-friendly populist, might still win Taiwan 2020
Opinion polls tip Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén) to win a second term in office in large part because of her tough stance on…
Taiwan’s historic pride parade is celebration for Asia and reminder that the fight isn’t over
When Taiwan legalized gay marriage earlier this year, it positioned itself as a beacon of hope for the region. Its neighbors have not yet followed its example, and gay couples in Taiwan are still fighting for certain rights, but this year’s pride parade showed how far the place has come.
A setback for Beijing in Solomon Islands
A map from Wikipedia of the various groupings of island nations in the Pacific, which we included in our brief guide to China and the Pacific…
Independence activist Su Beng dies at 100, believing until the end that ‘Taiwan people need to persevere’
Revered Taiwan independence activist and trusted adviser to Tsai Ing-wen, Su Beng, passed away on Friday at the age of 100. This was one of his final interviews.
First, the Solomon Islands, next, Kiribati?
Will more countries ditch Taiwan after the Solomon Islands?
‘A City of Sadness’: Hou Hsiao-hsien’s historical tragedy remains a masterpiece 30 years later
The first Chinese-language film to ever win the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A City of Sadness is the story of three brothers during…
The impossible politics of doing business in ‘China’
The Taiwanese fruit tea chain Yifang recently found itself battered by — successively — mainland Chinese internet users, Hong Kongers, and Taiwanese customers. They’re not…
