13 Jul 2021 Taipei’s growing legion of friends Natasha Kassam There’s serious regional clout behind Taiwan’s goal of peace and stability.
1 Jul 2021 Sweet and sour: Taiwan’s pork and pineapple battles Melissa Conley Tyler , Liam Gibson Nationalist consumer sentiment has become a decisive factor in Taiwan’s food bans with the US and China.
29 Jun 2021 Hsinchu: Taiwan’s city at the centre of China’s conundrum Perry Q Wood Semiconductors are the drivers of the digital economy. The US needs them. So does China. And Taiwan makes the most.
30 Apr 2021 Taiwan: Renewing a southbound vision Kannan R. Nair Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.
1 Apr 2021 Closer Taiwan-US ties are stabilising the region, not the opposite Natasha Kassam Displays of solidarity for Taiwan won’t contain Beijing’s ambition, but US support must factor in its thinking.
2 Nov 2020 Taiwan: Rising stakes for Australia Jade Guan , Wen-Ti Sung America’s policy of “strategic ambiguity” is being hotly contested, but multilateralism might offer a fresh approach.
30 Sep 2020 The unfinished Chinese civil war John Culver Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
17 Jul 2020 Taiwan tiptoes in cross-strait relations Nicholas Chiu Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has carefully navigated Beijing’s bullying and wishful thinking about Washington.
9 Jul 2020 The semiconductor industry is where politics gets real for Taiwan Kate Sullivan-Walker These tiny strategic products can profoundly change the world as the US and China fight over the brains of electronics.
19 Jun 2020 COVIDcast: Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Taiwan’s place in the world Natasha Kassam The latest episode in a podcast to discuss the implications of coronavirus for Australia, the region and the world.
9 Apr 2020 WHO and China: Compounding politics and policy Rowan Callick The World Health Organization has been heavily criticised for appeasing China instead of leading the Covid-19 fight.
15 Jan 2020 Taiwan voters reject Beijing, but not populism Nick Aspinwall Tsai Ing-wen’s party used fear of Beijing to see off a weak opponent. She’ll have much to prove during her second term.
7 Jan 2020 The absurdity shaping Taiwan’s presidential elections Natasha Kassam The country that isn’t a country might one day reunify with the PRC, of which it was never a part. That’s just a start.
29 Nov 2019 Taiwan embraces Southeast Asian migrant workers, one book at a time Randy Mulyanto A bookstore in New Taipei aims to bring a little piece of home to new migrants and help locals connect to the region.
11 Oct 2019 For China, “national reunification” with Taiwan remains a dream Randy Mulyanto Xi Jinping regularly invokes “one country, two systems” to unite China and Taiwan, yet wins little support.
19 Sep 2019 China-Taiwan: Solomon Islands’ switch and a “new normal” Dan McGarry Should the US and Australia really be surprised that Pacific nations see China filling a vacuum?
12 Sep 2019 The wisdom of Solomons: Taiwan and China’s Pacific power play Graeme Smith Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare offers an insight on the whys and why nots of diplomatic recognition.
29 Jul 2019 Can Taiwan’s President fend off a populist wave? Nick Aspinwall <p>The next election is cast as a Clinton v Trump-like contest between a breezy populist and “adult in the room”.</p>
10 Jul 2019 Hong Kong sets an example to push Taiwan even further from China Randy Mulyanto <p>Taiwan’s close watch on Hong Kong has only firmed its opposition to Beijing’s “one country, two systems”.</p>
31 May 2019 The importance of Taiwan’s diplomatic partners in Oceania Timothy S. Rich With the China challenge in the Pacific, Australia and the US could work together to help Taiwan preserve regional ties.
30 May 2019 Taiwan’s gay marriage law victory not an obvious win for its President Nick Aspinwall <p>Passage of a historic law is unlikely to bolster Tsai Ing-wen in her struggle at the ballot box.</p>
9 May 2019 Taiwan’s tense politics on the international fault line Mark Harrison Beijing hovers with building pressure as the jostling ahead of Taiwan’s next presidential election ramps up.
2 May 2019 The high seas danger to workers in Taiwan’s fishing fleet Nick Aspinwall Alleged killings, fisherman lost and punishing work hours leave Taiwan’s lucrative fishing industry at risk of sanction.
29 Apr 2019 Tsai wins US sympathy, but what about Taiwan’s voters? Stuart Lau Taiwan’s President portrays herself as the only reliable choice against an assertive China.
18 Mar 2019 Diplomatic switch? Solomon Islands relations with Taiwan or China Denghua Zhang , Transform Aqorau <p>Honiara might break with Taipei after the April election, and may not be the last in a tug of war with Beijing.</p>
5 Feb 2019 Not only China, Tsai Ing-wen must master the politics of pork William Sharp The agricultural lobby is making trouble for Taiwan’s president, yet tackling vested interests might be key to winning.
8 Jan 2019 Taiwan: Tsai Ing-wen’s battle to discipline the DPP Charlie Lyons Jones The Taiwanese president struggles to get the green light for DPP leadership in the 2020 presidential elections.
13 Dec 2018 What went wrong? Taiwan fails to legalise same-sex marriage Daniel Flitton Foreign influence helped scupper a bid to be the first Asian nation to formally legalise gay marriage.
28 Nov 2018 Key takeaways from the Taiwan elections Lauren Dickey The Kuomintang made big gains which have given the party a second opportunity at political relevance.
19 Nov 2018 What to watch in the Taiwan elections Lauren Dickey These elections are a barometer for the ruling party and will provide a sense of the public's satisfaction with it.
13 Nov 2018 Scoring China’s happiness quest Gerda Wielander Data from China challenges assumptions of what indicates a country’s happiness – and allows for interesting comparisons.
26 Sep 2018 China’s ‘divide and conquer’ charm offensive Jeremy Huai-Che Chiang , Alan Hao Yang China’s creeping influence in Taiwan’s democracy is a prelude of what a possible ‘Chinese Century’ might look like.
25 Sep 2018 Exploring Taiwan’s aid to the Pacific Jonathan Pryke , Michael Nguyen Per capita, Taiwan spends more than twice as much as China on Pacific aid.
19 Sep 2018 Taiwan: the lonely winter Stuart Lau China aims to cut Taiwan off from Japan, as well as backing from the Vatican, to ensure the island is out in the cold.
12 Sep 2018 How Taiwan deters China – and can do better yet Euan Graham , Charlie Lyons Jones Far from a “lost cause”, the Asia Power Index demonstrates the chance Taiwan has to strengthen its defence networks.
10 Sep 2018 Political blackmail in the Taiwan-China contest Jason Lim Countries with diplomatic ties to Taiwan are blackmailing Taipei before ditching ties in favour of Beijing.
4 Sep 2018 Will Solomon Islands abandon Taiwan? James Batley Taipei will find it increasingly hard to dispel the intangible sense the tide of history is running in China’s favour.
14 Aug 2018 Taiwan’s small-power diplomacy Lauren Dickey Taipei is facing more competition from Beijing over which “China” is allowed to exist in the international community.
23 Jul 2018 Taiwan and Australia’s refugee treatment deal Zoe Wang The Taiwanese have expressed mixed attitudes towards arrangements for the medical treatment of asylum seekers on Nauru.
9 Jul 2018 US Navy sails into Taiwan sunset Sam Roggeveen Whereas in 1996 America’s affirmations of support for Taiwan were genuine, they are now a bluff.
7 Jun 2018 Name shame: China’s trouble with Taiwan Merriden Varrall , Charlie Lyons Jones Beijing’s nomenclature belligerence may actually be working in Tapei’s favour.
30 May 2018 Taiwan: Tsai Ing-wen at the halfway mark Lauren Dickey The security threat from China grows by the day, but domestic policies increasingly shape how voters see Taiwan’s president.
4 May 2018 The language of cross-strait tensions Jason Lim The Chinese military has released a propaganda video aimed at Taiwan recorded in Hokkien, a language widely discouraged in China.
23 Mar 2018 Cross-strait tensions rising, but Chinese aircraft carrier poses no threat Euan Graham Sending the Liaoning through the Taiwan Strait may signal China’s displeasure, but in military terms is an irrelevance.
11 Dec 2017 Taiwan and its South Pacific allies Kwei-Bo Huang President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the Pacific took an intriguing detour, perhaps a signal of trouble to come.
6 Dec 2017 How America can build a durable military balance in Asia Michael Beckley China’s neighbours are not passive dominoes or feckless pawns in a US-China power contest.
18 Oct 2017 Pacific island links: PNG politics, Ambae, Tsai’s visit and more Euan Moyle, an intern with the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program, with links on developments across the Pacific.
11 Oct 2017 Australia’s One-China Policy and why it matters Mark Harrison Australia's One-China Policy requires a familiarity with China's modern and classical history.
13 Jul 2017 The end of martial law: An important anniversary for Taiwan Mark Harrison When martial law ended on 15 July, 1987, people began the fraught and intricate task of speaking truths silenced by Taiwan’s coercive state.
22 Jun 2017 Who will abandon Taiwan next? Fabrizio Bozzato A ‘cascade’ of countries flowing from Taipei to Beijing isn't likely any time soon. Nonetheless, the question remains – who’s next after Panama?