Taiwan’s highest court could strike down the country’s criminal adultery statute within the next two months… or, in a saga familiar to all who followed the legalization of same-sex marriage, it may take a couple years.
The BBC’s coverage of a coronavirus quarantine in Hualien revealed deeper issues about its approach to covering Taiwan.
U.S.-Taiwan ties have been strong during the Trump presidency, but there’s no reason for Taiwan to be worried if Joe Biden defeats him in November.
Recent instances of alleged discrimination against foreigners are problematic, but the real concern is an apparent societal tendency to consider the pandemic “foreign.”
Beijing’s efforts to exclude Taiwan from the international community are harmful in normal times. They’re continuing in the midst of a global pandemic, even though Taiwan is ready and willing to help.
Brendan Taylor’s recommendation that Australia “advocate for more robust crisis management and risk avoidance mechanisms” is a good starting place, but there is far more that Canberra can and should do to avert conflict in the Taiwan Strait.