An Evening in DPP Legislator Candidate Hsieh Pei-fen’s Campaign
In the heart of Taipei, DPP’s newcomer candidate Hsieh Pei-fen is working her hardest to win a district that almost never votes DPP. What’s her day like?
Taiwan’s Minimum Wage Would Have Grown to NT$40,000 Under Tsai’s Growth Rate
Tsai Ing-wen is criticized for Taiwan’s low minimum wage, but she has done far more to increase wages than her two presidential predecessors.
Taiwan Media Conference Takes On ‘Fake Guccis and Pradas’ of Online Disinformation
Reporters Without Borders has unveiled new media certification standards. They can’t come soon enough for Taiwan’s disinformation-infested media environment.
Taiwan Can’t Control Its Temples and China Knows It
Taiwan’s temples are powerful political actors, which make them prime targets for China’s grassroots influence campaigns. And it’s working.
The New ‘In’ Spot for the World’s Makers
In 2013, designer Gina Hsu launched the “Black Village” project in Sanchong to bring the struggling fabrication shops in the area together and give them a new voice. What motivated her to save these small producers and has the response justified the effort?
Where is the DPP Concentrating Its Firepower?
Where is the ruling DPP focusing its campaigning firepower, with less than three weeks to go to Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections?
Handemonium: Estimated 500,000 Voters Protest ‘Ludicrous’ Kaohsiung Mayor
An estimated 500,000 people took to the streets of Kaohsiung on Saturday to call for the mayor, Han Kuo-yu, to be removed from office.
Han Kuo-yu Supporters in Kaohsiung: Don’t Believe the Polls, We Won’t Give Up
An estimated 350,000 supporters of KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu hit the streets of Kaohsiung on Saturday, perhaps to try and drown out the voices of the anti-Han crowd kilometers away.
How Was Taiwan’s Presidential Debate? Sorry I Fell Asleep
Too busy to catch this week’s Taiwan presidential debate? We kept score–but we barely stayed awake.
China’s Growing Grip on the South Pacific
As China intensifies its grip of the South Pacific nations, How will Taiwan align?
What’s Next for Taiwan’s New Power Party and Its ‘Third Force’ Companions?
Internal disagreement within the New Power Party over whether or not to work with the DPP became increasingly public over time, eventually leading to a number of major changes that rocked the party this summer.
Prague’s Sister City Shift from Beijing to Taipei: An Exception or New Trend?
Prague’s switch from Beijing to Taipei was a surprise to many, even though controversies surrounding China’s engagements with the Czech Republic and the changes in Czech local politics long indicated a change of course.