The satisfaction of bloody retribution notwithstanding, capital punishment is the lazy way out, as it doesn’t require us to address the re...

Hung’s election is the worst possible outcome for Taiwan, as it puts the KMT’s formidable assets at the disposal of politicians who should...

Beijing does not only have to contend with traditional 'taidu,' but 'huadu' as well, two forces that, when joined, play a ...

As a post-modern state, Taiwan should not worry too much about its official diplomatic allies, many of which are micro-states. It must ins...

作為對照及定義自身認同的對象，台灣人在今天的中國身上看見的，正是他們所不願成為的模樣 這個趨勢幾年前就開始了，不論台北和北京的兩個政府是怎樣同步勸誘台灣人回心轉意，大造宣傳還是施以甜頭，都無法阻擋：越來越多台灣人認同自己是台灣人而不是中國人。有幾項人口統計因素對今日台灣人...

By making the contrast between the two societies increasingly sharp, Chinese nationalism inadvertently helps consolidate Taiwanese self-id...

Warnings by the international media and marginal players do not reflect the reality among top leaders  If we believed many of the articl...

A Review of Shawna Yang Ryan’s ‘Green Island’  It wasn’t the dreaded knock on the door in the middle of the night. Instead, the undercov...

The latest reaction by a conservative religious alliance in Taiwan occurs just as Beijing passes new controversial regulations banning the...

Key Points  China remains committed to eventual unification with Taiwan despite its moderate response to the election of an anti-unifica...

As long as the governments in Taipei and Beijing remain pragmatic and flexible, the sky won’t fall over the Taiwan Strait  With the May ...

A controversy over a proposal to remove portraits of Sun Yat-sen in public buildings raises important questions about national symbols and...

Winning the elections was the easy part. Now president-elect Tsai Ing-wen needs to reach across the political spectrum to build a truly un...

My two recent books look at the impact of civic nationalism in Taiwan, one from a domestic perspective, and the other at the strategic lev...

With pragmatism, creativity and understanding from both sides, there is no reason why relations in the Taiwan Strait should sour under a D...

The public humiliation of a young Taiwanese entertainer in South Korea has sparked outrage among the Taiwanese, who retaliated with an eve...

Administrations tend to ossify over time. Peaceful transitions of power are a healthy way to rejuvenate a democracy  Politics is a bit l...

Why the KMT will likely be severely defeated on Saturday  More than ever before in Taiwan’s history, political contention is not defined...

Rule #1 in electoral politics: know what your voters want  Recent developments in Taiwan, from the boisterous campaign leading up to thi...

New Power Party candidate Huang Kuo-chang was invited to appear on a CNN talk show. But the territory’s immigration authorities won’t let ...