The term "1992 Consensus" has dominated Taiwan's political discourse for more than three decades. Some describe it as the cornerstone of cross-strait peace; others dismiss it as a ......
Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文), chair of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT, 中國國民黨), departed for China on April 7 on a six-day trip she has branded the "2026 Peace Journey," ......
The DPP's Taipei mayoral search has become a farce. When Puma Shen (沈伯洋) surfaced as a possible nominee, Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) — a former legislator freshly joined to the party — prais......
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale coordinated military strike against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Khamenei and much of Iran's senior leader......
A High-Stakes Diplomatic MissionKuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) is set to lead a party delegation to mainland China on April 7, culminating in a meeting with Chinese Comm......
When China's People's Liberation Army conducted its "Joint Sword" exercises in 2025, senior Taiwanese national security officials disclosed something unusual: one drill component w......
Facing an increasingly closed and personally authoritarian China, Taiwan has two clear imperatives, according to Yasheng Huang (黃亞生), a globally recognized authority on China and p......
Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) recently received an unexpectedly high-profile reception at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) during her visit to New York. Observers note th......
Taiwan's vulnerability to energy disruption — long flagged as a strategic liability in Washington policy circles — has gained renewed attention following recent conflict in the Mid......
For more than a decade, Asia served as the world's most reliable economic growth engine. That dominant narrative is now rapidly failing as the region fragments and old economic mod......
A bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation led by Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator John Curtis arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, March 30, for a two-day visit. The dele......
As the United States conducts military operations in the Middle East, a sharp disagreement has emerged within Washington's foreign policy establishment. Speculation over a potentia......
The US and Israeli military campaign against Iran, launched on February 28, has evolved into a protracted conflict that threatens global economic stability and inadvertently advan......
"The Lobby Used to Be So Packed You Could Barely Move. Now It Feels Like a Different Hotel."At a resort hotel in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, Chinese guests once accounte......
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that Washington is actively negotiating with Iran, a major diplomatic development that Tehran's government has also formally acknowledg......
Taiwan is unlikely to be used as a bargaining chip in any upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平). That assessment comes from Chang ......
A dispute between Taiwan and Denmark over the labeling of Taiwanese nationals on residence permits has intensified, with Taipei issuing a formal protest and warning of further coun......
A recent examination of State Department records from 1949 housed at the U.S. National Archives illuminates a pivotal "what if" in modern history: Did the United States ever seriou......
Now entering its third week, the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran shows no signs of resolution. Debates continue to swirl in Washington over whether to force open the St......
A low-key administrative adjustment by Taiwan's government has drawn sharp criticism at home and mockery abroad, raising questions about the effectiveness of symbolic reciprocity a......
For the past five years, the notion that the People's Liberation Army would invade Taiwan in 2027 had taken on the character of received wisdom in Washington's think tanks and poli......
A pointed sentiment is circulating on American social media: People say they now support a military strike on Iran—on one condition. If President Donald Trump is so committed to ma......
China's newly approved 15th Five-Year Plan features a sharper, more aggressive tone toward Taiwan, replacing long-standing rhetoric with a vow to "resolutely strike" against Taiwan......
Yusuke Anami (阿南友亮) is a professor at Tohoku University's Graduate School of Law, born in 1972, and holds a doctorate from Keio University's Graduate School of Law. His research fo......
Lai Ching-te's Historical Blind Spot Undermines His Own Democratic Narrative
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has a recurring problem with public remarks — and his latest sli......
The sweeping purge of China's top military brass has stripped the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of its last institutional brakes, creating a highly volatile environment where a "l......
After U.S. and Israeli forces launched precision strikes against Iran, Chinese military aircraft that had been appearing almost daily in airspace around Taiwan nearly vanished. Tha......
The Strait of Hormuz is currently hotter than the Taiwan Strait. As Iran aggressively mines the vital waterway and chokes off oil tanker traffic, U.S. forces are massing in the P......
For twelve consecutive days beginning February 27, People's Liberation Army aircraft recorded no sorties over the Taiwan Strait's western approaches — an absence that prompted a wa......
As the United States and Israel conduct joint military operations against Iran and the Russia-Ukraine war stretches into its fourth year, the stability of the Taiwan Strait remains......
Taiwan's military has reported a rare and "unusual" lull in Chinese aerial activity, with Beijing's warplanes largely absent from the skies around the island for nine of the past 1......
Taiwan's team was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic preliminaries. That should have been the story. Instead, Premier Cho Jung-tai's (卓榮泰) brief trip to Tokyo to watch the ......
One of the most consequential takeaways from China’s annual Two Sessions this year was not a headline-grabbing diplomatic clash or a short-term growth target. It was the launch of ......
On January 3rd, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, discussing an escalating confrontation with Iran, told reporters: “In the coming hours to days, we will unleash Chiang.” The ph......
As China's National People's Congress (NPC) convenes, the country's ambitious forthcoming 15th Five-Year Plan takes center stage, highlighting the strategic development of humanoid......
A former Taiwanese legislator warned a congressional commission Monday that China is deploying a shadow maritime network to systematically sever undersea internet cables, posing a ......
As the conflict in the Middle East rapidly escalates, the Taiwanese government is facing mounting domestic criticism over its overseas emergency response. The controversy ignited w......
Taiwan is facing an unprecedented tourism imbalance with mainland China, as Taiwanese travelers increasingly flock across the strait while Chinese tourists remain largely absent fr......
As Taiwan faces escalating cross-strait security challenges, a quiet revolution is underway within the island's top intelligence and investigative agency. Ministry of Justice Inves......
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) used the term "the mainland" to refer to China in a public address on February 24, marking a notable softening in language from a leader who h......
Following the U.S.-backed arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January and the rollout of President Donald Trump's "Donroe Doctrine," international observers have voice......
Taiwan Emerges as Victim in Supreme Court Tariff Ruling While China BenefitsThe U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision striking down President Donald Trump's tariffs as illegal will ......
As Taiwan and the United States formally signed the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), attention has turned to the broader trajectory of the U.S.–China tariff dispute ahead of a ......
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to strike down President Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" as unconstitutional is a victory for common sense, but it serves as a harsh wa......
In the hushed corridors of Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the fifth floor hums as the strategic hub where quiet maneuvers shape the island's place in the world. At it......
Taiwan has rejected Beijing's call to unilaterally expand direct cross-strait flights, arguing that commercial airlines will not increase capacity until China lifts its ban on grou......
Beijing's top political advisor has signaled a potentially significant softening in China's Taiwan policy, dropping standard rhetoric about "inevitable reunification" in favor of l......
Chinese President Xi Jinping executed a high-stakes diplomatic synchronization on Feb. 4, holding a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and a video conference with Russian ......
A historic election landslide for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sparked intense debate among policy experts in Taiwan, with scholars warning that Tokyo's potential shi......
The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved the PROTECT Taiwan Act (H.R. 1531), a bipartisan measure that aims to link Taiwan's security to potential restrictions......
