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Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:12:09 +0900 en-US KMT’s Han Kuo-yu Is Taiwan’s New Legislative Speaker https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/kmts-han-kuo-yu-is-taiwans-new-legislative-speaker/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/kmts-han-kuo-yu-is-taiwans-new-legislative-speaker/ After the Election: Where Will Lai Lead Taiwan? https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/after-the-election-where-will-lai-lead-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/after-the-election-where-will-lai-lead-taiwan/ Taiwan’s New President-Elect Should Prioritize the Economy https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/taiwans-new-president-elect-should-prioritize-the-economy/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/taiwans-new-president-elect-should-prioritize-the-economy/ Post-Election, Where Do Taiwan’s Political Parties Stand? https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/post-election-where-do-taiwans-political-parties-stand/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/post-election-where-do-taiwans-political-parties-stand/ Taiwan’s DPP Wins Presidency, Falls Short in Legislature https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/taiwans-dpp-wins-presidency-falls-short-in-legislature/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/taiwans-dpp-wins-presidency-falls-short-in-legislature/ How Should Beijing Engage with the Next Taiwanese Administration? https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/how-should-beijing-engage-with-the-next-taiwanese-administration/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/how-should-beijing-engage-with-the-next-taiwanese-administration/ Nobody Enjoys Celebrating ‘Taiwan National Day’  https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/nobody-enjoys-celebrating-taiwan-national-day/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/nobody-enjoys-celebrating-taiwan-national-day/ Taiwan Strait Tensions Will Stabilize – But Only Temporarily https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/taiwan-strait-tensions-will-stabilize-but-only-temporarily/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/taiwan-strait-tensions-will-stabilize-but-only-temporarily/ Taiwan’s Vice President Plans US Stopover as Presidential Campaign Heats up https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/taiwans-vice-president-plans-us-stopover-as-presidential-campaign-heats-up/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/taiwans-vice-president-plans-us-stopover-as-presidential-campaign-heats-up/ Taiwan’s Energy (In)security: Between Green Ambitions vs. Fossil Fuel Realities https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/taiwans-energy-insecurity-between-green-ambitions-vs-fossil-fuel-realities/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/taiwans-energy-insecurity-between-green-ambitions-vs-fossil-fuel-realities/ For Taiwan’s DPP, an Unprecedented ‘3-peat’ Depends on a Third Party https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/for-taiwans-dpp-an-unprecedented-3-peat-depends-on-a-third-party/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/for-taiwans-dpp-an-unprecedented-3-peat-depends-on-a-third-party/ Taiwan’s 2024 Election Campaigns See Early Stumbles https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-2024-election-campaigns-see-early-stumbles/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-2024-election-campaigns-see-early-stumbles/ How Taiwan’s Growing Economic Woes Will Impact Its 2024 Elections  https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-taiwans-growing-economic-woes-will-impact-its-2024-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-taiwans-growing-economic-woes-will-impact-its-2024-elections/ With DPP’s Candidate Pick, Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Race Begins https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/with-dpps-candidate-pick-taiwans-2024-presidential-race-begins/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/with-dpps-candidate-pick-taiwans-2024-presidential-race-begins/ Did Taiwan Call off Another US House Speaker Visit? https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/did-taiwan-call-off-another-us-house-speaker-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/did-taiwan-call-off-another-us-house-speaker-visit/ The Prospects for a Recalibration of China’s Taiwan Policy https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-prospects-for-a-recalibration-of-chinas-taiwan-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-prospects-for-a-recalibration-of-chinas-taiwan-policy/ Taiwan Politics Outlook: A KMT Resurgence? https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/taiwan-politics-outlook-a-kmt-resurgence/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/taiwan-politics-outlook-a-kmt-resurgence/ The Politics Behind Taiwan’s Military Draft Extension https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/the-politics-behind-taiwans-military-draft-extension/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/the-politics-behind-taiwans-military-draft-extension/ What Will the New Chair of Taiwan’s Ruling Party Mean for Cross-Strait Relations? https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/what-will-the-new-chair-of-taiwans-ruling-party-mean-for-cross-strait-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/what-will-the-new-chair-of-taiwans-ruling-party-mean-for-cross-strait-relations/ Cross-Strait Relations After the 2022 Midterm Election in Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/cross-strait-relations-after-the-2022-midterm-election-in-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/cross-strait-relations-after-the-2022-midterm-election-in-taiwan/ Once Again, KMT Scores Big in Taiwan’s Local Elections https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/once-again-kmt-scores-big-in-taiwans-local-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/once-again-kmt-scores-big-in-taiwans-local-elections/ Previewing Taiwan’s 2022 Midterm Elections https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/previewing-taiwans-2022-midterm-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/previewing-taiwans-2022-midterm-elections/ Accounting Act Changes Spark Brawl in Taiwan’s Legislature https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/accounting-act-changes-spark-brawl-in-taiwans-legislature/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/accounting-act-changes-spark-brawl-in-taiwans-legislature/ KMT Served Double Defeat in Taiwan’s Latest Recall and By-Election https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kmt-served-double-defeat-in-taiwans-latest-recall-and-by-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kmt-served-double-defeat-in-taiwans-latest-recall-and-by-election/ DPP Sweeps Taiwan’s Latest Referendum Vote https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/dpp-sweeps-taiwans-latest-referendum-vote/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/dpp-sweeps-taiwans-latest-referendum-vote/ Taiwanese Presidents Will Not and Can Not Unilaterally Change Taiwan’s Status https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/taiwanese-presidents-will-not-and-can-not-unilaterally-change-taiwans-status/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/taiwanese-presidents-will-not-and-can-not-unilaterally-change-taiwans-status/ The Politics of Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-politics-of-taiwans-covid-19-response/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/the-politics-of-taiwans-covid-19-response/ Japan, Taiwan Lawmakers Discuss China Threat https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-taiwan-lawmakers-discuss-china-threat/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/japan-taiwan-lawmakers-discuss-china-threat/ Afghanistan’s Collapse: The View From Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/afghanistans-collapse-the-view-from-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/afghanistans-collapse-the-view-from-taiwan/ Taiwan’s Referendum Mayhem https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/taiwans-referendum-mayhem/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/taiwans-referendum-mayhem/ Taiwan Visit by Trump’s UN Envoy Canceled, Ending a Wild Ride in Taiwan-US Relations https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/taiwan-visit-by-trumps-un-envoy-canceled-ending-a-wild-ride-in-taiwan-us-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/taiwan-visit-by-trumps-un-envoy-canceled-ending-a-wild-ride-in-taiwan-us-relations/ KMT Pushes for Formal US-Taiwan Ties in Course Change for Beijing-Friendly Party https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/kmt-pushes-for-formal-us-taiwan-ties-in-course-change-for-beijing-friendly-party/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/kmt-pushes-for-formal-us-taiwan-ties-in-course-change-for-beijing-friendly-party/ Chen Chi-mai Wins Kaohsiung Mayor By-Election, Leaving Taiwan’s KMT In Turmoil https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/chen-chi-mai-wins-kaohsiung-mayor-by-election-leaving-taiwans-kmt-in-turmoil/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/08/chen-chi-mai-wins-kaohsiung-mayor-by-election-leaving-taiwans-kmt-in-turmoil/ Taiwan Legislators Brawl Twice in 2 Weeks Over Government Watchdog Nomination https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/taiwan-legislators-brawl-twice-in-2-weeks-over-government-watchdog-nomination/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/taiwan-legislators-brawl-twice-in-2-weeks-over-government-watchdog-nomination/ Changing of the Guard as William Lai Replaces Taiwan’s Epidemiologist Vice President https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/changing-of-the-guard-as-william-lai-replaces-taiwans-epidemiologist-vice-president/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/changing-of-the-guard-as-william-lai-replaces-taiwans-epidemiologist-vice-president/ Tsai Ing-wen 2.0 https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/tsai-ing-wen-2-0/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/tsai-ing-wen-2-0/ Is This the End of the 1992 Consensus? https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/is-this-the-end-of-the-1992-consensus-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/is-this-the-end-of-the-1992-consensus-2/ Taiwan ‘Shouts Back’: President Tsai Wins Re-Election Despite China’s Pressure Campaign https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/taiwan-shouts-back-president-tsai-wins-re-election-despite-chinas-pressure-campaign/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/taiwan-shouts-back-president-tsai-wins-re-election-despite-chinas-pressure-campaign/ Election Aside, Taiwan’s Generation Gap Will Shape Relations With China https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/election-aside-taiwans-generation-gap-will-shape-relations-with-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/election-aside-taiwans-generation-gap-will-shape-relations-with-china/ Beijing’s Fear of Taiwan Independence Under Tsai Steers Taiwan Away From Unification – Again https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/beijings-fear-of-taiwan-independence-under-tsai-steers-taiwan-away-from-unification-again/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/beijings-fear-of-taiwan-independence-under-tsai-steers-taiwan-away-from-unification-again/ Beijing’s Animosity Toward Taiwan’s DPP Is Bad for Everyone https://thediplomat.com/2019/12/beijings-animosity-toward-taiwans-dpp-is-bad-for-everyone/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/12/beijings-animosity-toward-taiwans-dpp-is-bad-for-everyone/ Taiwan’s Usually Obscure Party Lists Might Swing Its Legislative Election https://thediplomat.com/2019/12/taiwans-usually-obscure-party-lists-might-swing-its-legislative-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/12/taiwans-usually-obscure-party-lists-might-swing-its-legislative-election/ Taiwan Rebukes Beijing’s New 26 Measures for Cross-Strait Exchanges https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/taiwan-rebukes-beijings-new-26-measures-for-cross-strait-exchanges/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/taiwan-rebukes-beijings-new-26-measures-for-cross-strait-exchanges/ Taiwan at the Crossroads of History https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/taiwan-at-the-crossroads-of-history/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/taiwan-at-the-crossroads-of-history/ Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy and the Looming Election https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/taiwans-new-southbound-policy-and-the-looming-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/taiwans-new-southbound-policy-and-the-looming-election/ Taiwan Loses 2 Diplomatic Allies, Wins US Support Ahead of Crucial Presidential Election https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/taiwan-loses-2-diplomatic-allies-wins-us-support-ahead-of-crucial-presidential-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/taiwan-loses-2-diplomatic-allies-wins-us-support-ahead-of-crucial-presidential-election/ Taiwan’s New Power Party Faces Crisis After Departure of Heavyweights https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/taiwans-new-power-party-faces-crisis-after-departure-of-heavyweights/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/taiwans-new-power-party-faces-crisis-after-departure-of-heavyweights/ Taiwan's ‘Silk Road of Democracy’ https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/taiwans-silk-road-of-democracy/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/taiwans-silk-road-of-democracy/ Taiwan’s KMT Will Choose Its Candidate to Challenge a Resurgent President Tsai https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/taiwans-kmt-will-choose-its-candidate-to-challenge-a-resurgent-president-tsai/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/taiwans-kmt-will-choose-its-candidate-to-challenge-a-resurgent-president-tsai/ Taiwan’s President Clears Her Primary Challenge. Will Her Party Get on Board? https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/taiwans-president-clears-her-primary-challenge-will-her-party-get-on-board/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/taiwans-president-clears-her-primary-challenge-will-her-party-get-on-board/ Polls Are Open as Taiwan’s President Tries to Fend Off Primary Challenger https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/polls-are-open-as-taiwans-president-tries-to-fend-off-primary-challenger/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/polls-are-open-as-taiwans-president-tries-to-fend-off-primary-challenger/ Taiwan Picks Up International Support After Being Barred from World Health Assembly https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/taiwan-picks-up-international-support-after-being-barred-from-world-health-assembly/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/taiwan-picks-up-international-support-after-being-barred-from-world-health-assembly/ Taiwan's Topsy-Turvy Cross-Strait Politics https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/taiwans-topsy-turvy-cross-strait-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/taiwans-topsy-turvy-cross-strait-politics/ Taiwan Vows ‘Forceful Expulsion’ of Chinese Fighters Flying in Taiwanese Airspace https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/taiwan-vows-forceful-expulsion-of-chinese-fighters-flying-in-taiwanese-airspace/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/taiwan-vows-forceful-expulsion-of-chinese-fighters-flying-in-taiwanese-airspace/ Taiwan’s Presidential Race Has a Surprise Contender: Tsai Ing-wen's Former Premier https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/taiwans-presidential-race-has-a-surprise-contender-tsai-ing-wens-former-premier/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/taiwans-presidential-race-has-a-surprise-contender-tsai-ing-wens-former-premier/ KMT’s Cross-Strait Peace Treaty Idea Sparks Controversy in Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/kmts-cross-strait-peace-treaty-idea-sparks-controversy-in-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/kmts-cross-strait-peace-treaty-idea-sparks-controversy-in-taiwan/ Taiwan Inches Closer to Marriage Equality With New Draft Bill https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/taiwan-inches-closer-to-marriage-equality-with-new-draft-bill/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/taiwan-inches-closer-to-marriage-equality-with-new-draft-bill/ Taiwan’s Newly Reshuffled Cabinet Looks a Lot Like Its Old Cabinet https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/taiwans-newly-reshuffled-cabinet-looks-a-lot-like-its-old-cabinet/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/taiwans-newly-reshuffled-cabinet-looks-a-lot-like-its-old-cabinet/ Taipei-Shanghai Forum Puts Ko Wen-je’s China Views Into Focus https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/taipei-shanghai-forum-puts-ko-wen-jes-china-views-into-focus/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/taipei-shanghai-forum-puts-ko-wen-jes-china-views-into-focus/ Taiwan Elections: Impact on US-China Relations https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/taiwan-elections-impact-on-us-china-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/taiwan-elections-impact-on-us-china-relations/ Taiwan’s Direct Democracy Experiment Stumbles at the Polls https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/taiwans-direct-democracy-experiment-stumbles-at-the-polls/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/taiwans-direct-democracy-experiment-stumbles-at-the-polls/ The China Factor in Taiwan’s Local Elections https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/the-china-factor-in-taiwans-local-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/the-china-factor-in-taiwans-local-elections/ Taiwan’s Voters Have Dealt a Brutal Blow to the Ruling DPP https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/taiwans-voters-have-dealt-a-brutal-blow-to-the-ruling-dpp/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/taiwans-voters-have-dealt-a-brutal-blow-to-the-ruling-dpp/ KMT Shocks With Its Success in Taiwan Elections https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/kmt-shocks-with-its-success-in-taiwan-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/kmt-shocks-with-its-success-in-taiwan-elections/ The Mood Ahead of Taiwan’s Midterm Elections https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/the-mood-ahead-of-taiwans-midterm-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/the-mood-ahead-of-taiwans-midterm-elections/ What Taiwan’s Upcoming Elections Will Tell Us About Its Future https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/what-taiwans-upcoming-elections-will-tell-us-about-its-future/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/what-taiwans-upcoming-elections-will-tell-us-about-its-future/ The Great Debate: Chiang Kai-shek's Role in 21st Century Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/the-great-debate-chiang-kai-sheks-role-in-21st-century-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/the-great-debate-chiang-kai-sheks-role-in-21st-century-taiwan/ Why Is China Bullying Taiwan? https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/why-is-china-bullying-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/why-is-china-bullying-taiwan/ 'Sky Row' Calls for Debates on China in Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/sky-row-calls-for-debates-on-china-in-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/sky-row-calls-for-debates-on-china-in-taiwan/ Time To Shelve The 1992 Consensus https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/time-to-shelve-the-1992-consensus/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/time-to-shelve-the-1992-consensus/ The White Wolf of Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/the-white-wolf-of-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/09/the-white-wolf-of-taiwan/ Why Taiwan's Gay Marriage Ruling Matters https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/why-taiwans-gay-marriage-ruling-matters/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/why-taiwans-gay-marriage-ruling-matters/ Reforming Taiwan's Immigration Policy https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/reforming-taiwans-immigration-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/reforming-taiwans-immigration-policy/ Cross-Strait Relations Caught in a Time Warp https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/cross-strait-relations-caught-in-a-time-warp/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/cross-strait-relations-caught-in-a-time-warp/ Taiwan's President Offers Apology to Indigenous People https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/taiwans-president-offers-apology-to-indigenous-people/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/taiwans-president-offers-apology-to-indigenous-people/ 'One China,' 5 Interpretations https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/one-china-5-interpretations/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/07/one-china-5-interpretations/ Taiwan's 'New Era' and the Legislative Yuan https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/taiwans-new-era-and-the-legislative-yuan/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/taiwans-new-era-and-the-legislative-yuan/ Why Beijing Should Work With Tsai Ing-wen https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/why-beijing-should-work-with-tsai-ing-wen/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/why-beijing-should-work-with-tsai-ing-wen/ What a Tsai Presidency Means for Cross-Strait Relations https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/what-a-tsai-presidency-means-for-cross-strait-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/what-a-tsai-presidency-means-for-cross-strait-relations/ Tsai Ing-wen’s Limited Options on Cross-Strait Relations https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/tsai-ing-wens-limited-options-on-cross-strait-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/tsai-ing-wens-limited-options-on-cross-strait-relations/ Taiwan’s 2016 Elections: It’s Not About China https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/taiwans-2016-elections-its-not-about-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/03/taiwans-2016-elections-its-not-about-china/