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.
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
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