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Beijing bans Cathay Pacific flight crew who protest
On Friday, Beijing revealed a new strategy to sanction people and companies that participate in protests: “Beijing has ordered Cathay Pacific to stop aircrew who…
Beijing makes clear it is trying to punish Taiwan’s DPP
Image: Jerome Favre (Bloomberg/Getty Images) When Beijing unexpectedly announced two days ago that it would stop issuing individual travel permits to Taiwan, the one-sentence statement from…
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen visits New York, protesters scuffle
Photo by Johanna Costigan On Monday, July 8, the U.S. approved a $2.2 billion sale of arms and military equipment to Taiwan, the fourth since Trump became…
‘Western Pacific’: U.S. messaging in the South China Sea includes recommitment to Taiwan
Washington, D.C., is signaling its commitment to the Western Pacific — a favored umbrella term for any part of the Pacific Ocean that China claims…
‘Unanimous bipartisan support’ for Taiwan on Capitol Hill
The United States House of Representatives on May 7 unanimously passed a bill to support security in Taiwan, reports Reuters. The House voted 414-0 for…
What’s in a name? Taiwan and China are fighting a war of words over identity and sovereignty
The armed conflict between China and Taiwan has been dormant for decades, but a wider war over global influence has ensnared multinational corporations, regional celebrities, and cross-strait meme creators.
Nana Ou-Yang doubles down on pro-mainland China comments: ‘I love my country’
Nana Ou-Yang doubles down on pro-mainland China comments: ‘I love my country’
A testament to failed compromise: The KMT museums of Guangzhou
The district of Yuexiu in Guangzhou is a diorama of the early history of the CCP and the KMT. It is a blood-stained landscape in miniature, however, and one that looks capable of repeating itself.
Sinica Podcast: Taiwanese independence, identity, and role in the world
This week’s Sinica Podcast is now live. This week, we feature the second half of an extensive interview (first part here) with Shelley Rigger, a…
Young Taiwanese are dreaming of careers in China — but unification is still a nightmare
Xi Jinping has dangled economic carrots with hopes that political consensus will follow. But the majority of Taiwanese citizens have little interest in abandoning their democracy.
Taiwan’s indigenous are still seeking justice on the democratic side of the Taiwan Strait
Last month, 31 indigenous representatives signed an open letter condemning the “hegemony” of Xi Jinping — but don’t interpret that as full-throated support for Taiwan’s current…
China, Taiwan, and a dearth of ideas
Did Xi Jinping, in a January 2 speech, misjudge the will of the Taiwanese for self-dependence — and inadvertently revive Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen’s political…
Chinese don’t fight Chinese, but they might invade your island
On New Year’s Day, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén) gave a speech (English, Chinese) in which she describes “four musts” (四個必須 sìgè bìxū)…
Kuora: Explaining mainland China’s case against Taiwan independence
Elections in Taiwan on Saturday saw the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (民進黨 mínjìndǎng), which is broadly pro-independence, lose its majority to the Kuomindang (國民黨 guómíndǎng), which…
Taiwan’s political landscape changes overnight
On Saturday, the people of Taiwan headed to the polls to cast ballots for nearly 11,000 officials, in local elections — think mid-terms — and…
Is China meddling in Taiwan’s elections?
“Taiwan’s government accuses China of meddling in elections” is the headline of a piece by longtime Taiwan resident Chris Taylor on Asia Times. “I am…
Could Taiwan win a war with China?
“China says it has filed an official protest over plans by the United States to sell military equipment to Taiwan,” reports VOA. A foreign ministry…
Sinica Podcast: Live from Schwarzman College, Paul Haenle
This week’s Sinica Podcast is now live. This week, Kaiser chats with Paul Haenle, who is the Maurice R. Greenberg Director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center…
Taiwan loses El Salvador
Beijing counted another small victory in its decades-long endeavor to box Taiwan out of international space when yet another country broke diplomatic ties with the…
