Taiwanese perceptions of maintaining diplomatic recognition are influenced by views of China and concerns about aid requests from recognizing countries, with little variation by party. However, party identification largely explains who the public blames for recent diplomatic losses.
In July, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published its most recent defense white paper detailing its military goals in the coming years, using several new terms and rhetorical tools with greater intensity than previous ones, ahead of Taiwan’s 2020 presidential and legislative elections. The changes in the paper provide meaningful insight into the intention of China’s propaganda on Taiwan.
Michelle I-jou Wu (吳奕柔) is a third-year law student who gained prominence in the media as an activist when controversy erupted over the appointment of National Taiwan University’s president. In this interview, her role and experience as a student activist in Taiwan are discussed.
We’re here to help you make sense of Taiwan’s political spectacle with a handy guide to the major power players who are “in play” and could disrupt this election in a big way—if they haven’t already.
雖說柯文哲作為獨立政治家有大量的追隨者，但他政治立場的不穩定性可能最終會弊大於利。