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Editor Picks Taiwan Politics
President Tsai’s Scorecard, One Year On
Posted On May 2, 2017 Kate Hart and Timothy Rich 0

Governing Taiwan is never going to be easy, and as expected, support for the Tsai administration has dropped since May …

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China Editor Picks World
China as a Global Leader
Posted On March 28, 2017 Jojje Olsson 0

China is looking for a leadership role in the global community. But its repressive behavior and lack of allies are …

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China Cross-Strait Editor Picks
China’s New Terror Campaign Against Foreign Opponents
Posted On March 27, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

A wave of disappearances in recent years could be part of ongoing efforts by Beijing to further insulate China from …

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Editor Picks Society & Culture
‘Mainlanders’ and What it Means to be a Taiwanese
Posted On March 14, 2017 Hugo Tierny 0

Despite their wish to perpetuate their Chineseness abroad, mainlanders in Taiwan were changed by historical and social processes. They were …

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Society & Culture Taiwan Politics
Revisionism in the KMT Global Narrative: A Comparison of Ma Ying-jeou’s Rhetoric at Home and Abroad
Posted On March 4, 2017 Gloria Hu 0

Although the KMT has rewritten its rhetoric to appear “rehabilitated” as a functioning party within a democratic system, thinly veiled …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks Taiwan Politics
Avoid the Vicious Circle
Posted On March 2, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

The greatest impediment to ‘peaceful’ unification in the Taiwan Strait is the consolidation of a distinct system of beliefs and …

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Editor Picks Society & Culture
Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan: It’s More Complex than You Think
Posted On March 1, 2017 Ashleigh Cleary and Timothy Rich 0

Taiwan has become increasingly tolerant on gay issues over the years. But partisan differences, framing, and linking same-sex marriage legalization …

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China Editor Picks Hong Kong
What Became of Hong Kong (Part 2)
Posted On February 3, 2017 Jojje Olsson 0

China is not only denying the residents of Hong Kong the ability to elect their leader through universal suffrage. Several …

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China Cross-Strait Hong Kong
Why Jiang Yi-huah Will be Able to Talk About Taiwan’s Democracy in Hong Kong
Posted On January 25, 2017 J Michael Cole 0

The former Taiwanese premier under president Ma Ying-jeou appears to have slipped through the firewall that has been erected around …

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Editor Picks Taiwan Politics
Have Efforts to Reform Taiwan’s Electoral System Stalled?
Posted On January 19, 2017 Timothy Rich 0

As long as legislators, parties, and voters see electoral advantages in the current format, the momentum for reform is unlikely …

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Cross-Strait Editor Picks
A Mafia Fifth Column in Taiwan: The Significance of Mobster Attacks on Hong Kong’s Opposition Politicians
Posted On January 9, 2017 Ho Ming-sho 0

Beijing’s growing reliance on gangsters to further its political aims sends a worrying signal to Taiwan.   Invited by Taiwan’s New Power …