Viewed through this lens, developments in Venezuela matter not because Taiwan will directly benefit from new resource flows, but because they illustrate how strategic optionality is being ...

China competition intensifies, Taiwan occupies not the margins of a regional dispute, but a central position within a global contest whose consequences extend far beyond the Taiwan Strait.

The United States has been rocked by large street protests over the past two weeks, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while being arrested by four police officers. These ...

This article is based on a Taiwan Report podcast, Taiwan Report News Brief–DPP Factions, prepared for Ketagalan Media by the author. Recently, while working on an entry in an upcoming book, the ...

In recent years, the Taiwanese government has worked actively to consolidate cultural resources, using public funding and platforms such as the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) to connect ...

This is a translation of the original 進步本土的小黨，如何成為有政治實力的第三勢力？ by Yi-Hsuan Lin (林邑軒), a journalist and columnist ...

With the 2016 general elections right around the corner, the island nation of Taiwan will once again exercise its hard-won democracy in a contest heralding exciting political change. On January 16, ...

Taiwan’s GDP per capita is expected to exceed US$40,000 next year. Also, Taiwan’s GDP per capita and cost of living is now on par with Spain, Slovenia and Japan (left chart below). But how does Taiwan ...

This article first appeared in The NTNU ITSC Email Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 3. Powered by Ketagalan Media, the NTNU ITSC Email Newsletter brings you the latest news in Taiwan Studies worldwide, guest ...

There’s a cliche popular in Taiwan that Taiwanese education is “Confucian” or based on the philosophy of Confucianism. This is used as praise where it succeeds: high standards, high societal respect ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 9, Issue 15. Used with permission. To get the ...

This article is partially based on a Taiwan Report News Brief podcast. Who becomes the next KMT chair is more important that most people realize. It will determine who leads the party into the 2022 ...