Internal Party Politics Roil Taiwan’s Main Political Parties
In the aftermath of the Great Recall Movement, there has been internal contention in both the Kuomintang (KMT), which controls…
What Next for the Taiwan People’s Party?
The future of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) continues to be in question, with party leader Ko Wen-je currently in…
Taiwan’s Great Recall Movement Is Officially Over
Taiwan’s Great Recall Movement has come to an end, with the second round of recall voting that took place on…
Recall Campaigns Reach Fever Pitch in Taiwan
With just under two weeks before the recall votes scheduled to take place on July 26, the political atmosphere in…
Taiwan’s ‘Great Recall’ Fizzles Out
After many months of campaigning, Taiwan’s “Great Recall” came to a halt on Saturday with the unexpected defeat of recall…
Trump Tariffs Spark Political Debate in Taiwan
On April 2 – which Donald Trump dubbed “Liberation Day” – the U.S. president announced massive tariff hikes on nearly…
Could Taiwan Hold a New Round of Elections?
The ongoing wave of recalls against Kuomintang (KMT) legislators in Taiwan has taken an unusual turn. Some KMT politicians have…
Taiwan’s Former President Tsai Ing-wen Tours Europe (Again)
Former President Tsai Ing-wen has continued to take on a role as an unofficial diplomat for Taiwan with a recent…
Taiwan’s Government Cracks Down on Links to China
The Lai administration has signaled new efforts to curb Chinese influence in the government with a probe of civil servants…
Taiwan’s ‘Great Recall’ Moves Ahead – But Only Against the KMT
Although presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan were only last year, the current political mood feels like a campaign year.…
China Car Crash Plan Targeting Hsiao Bi-khim Shocks Taiwan
Comments late last month by General Petr Bartovský, the director of Czech military intelligence, stated that Chinese officials had planned…