China’s Strategy and the Fragile Taiwan Status Quo
Rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait reflect a deeply entrenched rivalry whose fragile equilibrium is now increasingly under strain.
Taiwan’s Security Under Trump: What Can It Expect
While Trump’s last tenure saw the U.S. strengthening its influence abroad, the current presidency prioritizes foreign policies based on transactionality. With rising tariffs on allies and a reversal of the More
Flashpoint Taiwan: The Role of American “Strategic Ambiguity” in Preventing Conflict
“Time to warn Taiwan secessionists and their fomenters: war is real.” So reads the headline of an editorial published in late 2021 in China’s Global Times. With the threat of More
Independence Means War? The Future of Taiwan
Amid concerns that Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen may be steering the nation towards a formal declaration of independence, Beijing has recently adopted a tougher stance. On January 31st, Taiwanese authorities More
Global Crisis Management: Assessing Government Responses to COVID-19
In the current dialogue surrounding the coronavirus, there has been a recurring image of ineffective government: administrations fumbling the opportunity to address the crisis efficiently and responsibly. More than just More
The Cross-Strait Relationship in the Time of COVID-19
Although many expected the cross-Taiwan-strait relationship to worsen after the recent election in Taiwan, many were still surprised at how quickly it deteriorated due to the recent interactions between Beijing More
Opinion: The Aftermath of the Taiwanese Election
The Republic of China (ROC)—informally known as Taiwan, held its presidential election on January 11th, 2020. Mirroring what recent polls projected, the incumbent president Tsai Ing-Wen, nominee of the Democratic More
China Makes Waves: Why the PRC Just Leased an Entire Island in the Solomon Islands
In the last two weeks, it has been revealed that a Beijing-based company with close ties to the Communist Party has gained “exclusive development rights” for the entire island of More
Taiwan 2020 and the KMT’s Controversial Rising Star
On the weekend of April 6th, thousands took to the streets of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan to protest against China’s proposal to incorporate the island into the “one country, two More
From Trade War to World War? Cross-Strait Relations on Choppy Waters
The recent trade war has unsettled the global economy, but the future of US-China relations depends on a longer-standing political concern: the fate of Taiwan. Taiwan has remained one of More