Taiwan’s Silicon Shield Still Constrains U.S.-China Relations

Yet the global economy remains deeply tied to semiconductor production concentrated in Taiwan, creating risks that neither Washington nor Beijing can easily ignore.

How Taiwan Fared during the 2026 Trump-Xi Summit

Nonetheless, Trump’s insistence on delaying arms sales to Taiwan after the summit could represent a more drastic shift in America’s cross-Strait policy. 

Under One Blue Sky, Two White Suns

The KMT’s difficulty lies less in the fact that it contains competing views than in the fact that both views remain tethered to external reference points.

Cuba’s Blackouts and the New Geopolitics of Fragility in Latin America

Taiwan’s future relevance in Latin America may ultimately depend not only on diplomatic recognition, but also on whether countries across the region begin valuing stable institutional cooperation…

How Not to Fall in the Racism Trap?

Both India and Taiwan leaders and people need to work together not only to identify and detest such distasteful narratives which are being peddled but also to bring the relationship much closer by exploring and working on different themes.

漫長的自由之夏

漫長的自由之夏

2014 年,所有共同經歷過這一段歲月的我們,體驗了衝撞體制、警方毆打、媒體黑白顛倒、司法體系緊咬不放、當權者冥頑不靈等各種民主失衡的現象,也必當建立起奪回自己國家,拯救自己國家的決心與意志。我們的這一場自由之夏,才剛為接下來的暴風雨揭幕…

The Debrief, 4/29/14

The Debrief, 4/29/14

Taiwan’s nuclear energy controversy engulfed Taiwan in heated debate once again, US President Obama’s trip to Asia and its impact on Taiwan, an opportunity for sensible and equitable development in Danshui, and Japan’s whale hunting expedition.

The Debrief, 4/22/14

The Debrief, 4/22/14

A chemical plant in Tainan ‪and ‎Formosan‬ leopard cats in Miaoli; social civil unrest around the world; two left-wing leaning Taiwanese independent newspapers stopped publishing; and a new regressive marriage law in ‪Iraq‬.

The Debrief, 4/15/14

The Debrief, 4/15/14

In the Debrief this week, we wrap up some continuing stories from the Sunflower Movement, and UN’s climate change report and contraception in the Philippines. Finally, a sex party on a train in Taiwan sparks legal debate.

The Debrief, 4/8/14

The Debrief, 4/8/14

The aftermaths of Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement, the 20th anniversary of Rwanda’s genocide, protests in China over chemical refineries, HIV policy changes in Taiwan, and a US Senate hearing on US-Taiwan relations.

The Debrief, 4/1/14

The Debrief, 4/1/14

We update you on stories such as Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement, independence referendums in Transnistria and Venice, the peace treaty between the Philippines and Muslim rebel groups and more.