China & Taiwan

AbstractGreen Island: A Novel, written by Shawna Yang Ryan, who teaches creative writing at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is a welcome treatment of one of the least written about periods in Taiwan’s modern history. The book’s title...

Abstract In Taiwan’s China Dilemma: Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Economic Policy, Syaru Shirley Lin presents a detailed history and analysis of Taiwan’s shifting economic policies toward China from the election of President Lee Teng-hui in...

Abstract The particular difficulties that Taiwan’s new administration faces are paradoxical, for their origin no longer has to do with ensuring the continuing existence of the state. That seems assured. Rather, the challenges arise because U.S. and China’s diplomacy...

Abstract Under the administration of Taiwan’s first woman president, Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan-Japan relations are likely to deepen while relying, as far as possible, on non-governmental and quasi-governmental working relationships. This reflects the Japanese government’s desire to avoid friction with...

Abstract This article contends that the Tsai administration will likely be positive for U.S.-Taiwan relations. While the partnership may well require more work than was expended over the last eight years, the yield may be significant. Read the full...

Abstract Taiwan’s “international space” has been a vital concern for the nation’s leaders, and increasingly so as China has grown in power, influence, and ability to “squeeze” Taiwan’s international space and thereby undermine the international stature that matters for...

Abstract As President Tsai Ing-wen assumes power, she faces a citizenry hoping that she can revitalize Taiwan’s economy, including: promoting high growth, low unemployment, equitable distribution of income, affordable housing for working people, food safety and quality of life...

Abstract Taiwan changed from a traditional agriculture society into an industrialized modern country within roughly one century. This fast development was regarded as a model for developing countries. Taiwan together with Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea became known...

Abstract This year’s Taiwan elections gave the Democratic Progressive Party a clear mandate to rule Taiwan again. Since 2014 Taiwanese millennials have played a decisive role in Taiwan’s significant democratic change. The elections can be appreciated best in the...

Abstract Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) lost badly in the 2016 elections. The KMT had not garnered favorable public opinion under the previous president, Ma Ying-jeou. Nor were Ma and his party seen as promoting a vision to put Taiwan first....