Another year comes to a close, and once again this man-made transition reminds me of the truth behind what my parents told me, years ago,...

Forget the 1992 Consensus. What matters is substance, and Tsai Ing-wen has promised it  With Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive ...

Abolishing the hukou system and adopting absentee voting would make a lot of sense, but doing so is more complex than you think  It was ...

By convincing us that our Taiwan policy is the same as Beijing’s, the Chinese government has succeeded in imposing limitations on our abil...

《黑色島嶼: 一個外籍資深記者對台灣公民運動的調查性報導》, the Chinese-language version of Black Island: Two Years of Activism in Taiwan , was published by Business W...

"Taipei had to wait through nearly the entire second term of the Obama administration before it could secure a new arms package from ...

In the post-Sunflower context, it was downright foolish of the KMT to think that it could pick a running mate who had abused some of socie...

The assault on a French journalist occurs at a time when Beijing authorities are tightening their grip on the media and the Internet, whic...

Those who were hoping that a recent prisoner exchange between Taiwan and China was a sign of warmer ties are deceiving themselves  Two j...

China’s actions and repressive political system are to blame for public apprehensions about China, not the DPP  Lacking an actual policy...

The powerful Chinese man behind the attempted acquisition of Eastern Broadcasting Co is the son of a former top PLA leader  The recent a...

'In reality, the meeting was a distraction that is unlikely to fundamentally alter the face of politics between the two countries'...

Despite the little substance to the summit, President Ma’s reference to ‘one China’ has sparked severe criticism back in Taiwan  For the...

Those who look for a game changer on Saturday stand to be disappointed  The oft-neglected island-nation of Taiwan was at the center of i...

Less than two months before presidential and legislative elections in which the KMT is expected to fare poorly, a bombshell that is sure t...

Ideology is a driver of Xi’s policy, but its influence must also be weighed against other, and often more pragmatic, considerations  The...

Despite the balance of power having shifted in China's favour, Beijing's list of options to coerce Taiwan is rather limited  Wit...

Opponents of same-sex marriage have no compelling argument and must therefore resort to fear and senselessness. We should not remain silen...

The pursuit of an economic solution to the Taiwan 'issue' is an exercise in futility and one that can only cause more frustrations...

The eleventh-hour move was made to prevent further hemorrhaging at the local level and to salvage the KMT’s chances in the legislative ele...