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China’s greatest challenge will be escaping the middle income trap
January 28, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

China’s greatest challenge will be escaping the middle income trap

Written by Peter Robertson and Longfeng Ye. China’s slower growth figures have caused jitters in world financial markets. Nevertheless its growth […]

Contradictions facing President Tsai Ing-wen
January 26, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Contradictions facing President Tsai Ing-wen

Written by Linda Gail Arrigo. Tsai Ing-wen’s election landslide with 56% of the popular vote, nearly double that of the KMT’s […]

China’s plan to be first to far side of the moon could unveil inner lunar secrets
January 25, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

China’s plan to be first to far side of the moon could unveil inner lunar secrets

Written by David Rothery. China’s space agency has announced plans to become the first to land on the far side […]

What’s going on with China’s economy?
January 22, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

What’s going on with China’s economy?

Written by Kamel Mellahi. China has posted its lowest annual GDP growth since 1990. The slowdown is seen as a […]

Green Taiwan vis-à-vis China’s the Red Supply Chain
January 22, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Green Taiwan vis-à-vis China’s the Red Supply Chain

Written by Chun-Yi Lee. On January 16 2016, Taiwan’s politics experienced its third turnover of ruling parties. The Democratic Progressive […]

Unreliable evidence in the case of the missing Hong Kong booksellers
January 21, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Hong Kong

Unreliable evidence in the case of the missing Hong Kong booksellers

Written by Jackie Sheehan. So, the Chinese authorities – you remember them, they’re the people who had absolutely no idea […]

Why Beijing Needs to Work with Tsai Ing-wen
January 21, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Why Beijing Needs to Work with Tsai Ing-wen

Written by Yu-Hua Chen. The result of 2016 Taiwan presidential election has come out and, not surprisingly, the candidate of […]

China’s 6.9% GDP growth rate is not the hard landing feared
January 20, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

China’s 6.9% GDP growth rate is not the hard landing feared

Written by James Laurenceson. After a rocky few weeks for financial markets, China’s latest economic data release comes as a […]

Undoing An Undemocratic Anachronism: It’s Time To Elect Taiwan’s Premier
January 20, 2016 2 Comments by cpianalysis Taiwan

Undoing An Undemocratic Anachronism: It’s Time To Elect Taiwan’s Premier

Written by Ben Goren. January 16th 2016 turned out to be a very good day for Asia’s most robust, and […]

How Chinese mix of frugality and risk-taking is driving global stock markets wild
January 19, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

How Chinese mix of frugality and risk-taking is driving global stock markets wild

Written by Farok J. Contractor. Plunging Chinese stocks have been sending worsening ripples across global markets all year, prompting fears […]

The two sides of the Strait need each other, regardless who rules in Taipei
January 16, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

The two sides of the Strait need each other, regardless who rules in Taipei

Written by Michael Reilly. Today, Taiwanese voters go to the polls. The campaign has so far gone largely unnoticed in a […]

How will Beijing respond to a Tsai presidency?
January 15, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

How will Beijing respond to a Tsai presidency?

Written by Pascal Abb. On January 16, Taiwanese voters are widely expected to effect the third change in government since […]

The bigger they are: Statues seen and unseen across the Strait
January 14, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

The bigger they are: Statues seen and unseen across the Strait

Written by Scott Pacey. After death, historic figures maintain their political presence through statues, and continue to cast their gaze […]

Incumbent loses his cool in race against rock star
January 14, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Incumbent loses his cool in race against rock star

Written by Solidarity.tw. When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) declined to nominate a candidate for Taipei 5—which consists of Wanhua […]

3 questions about Taiwan’s legislative election
January 14, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

3 questions about Taiwan’s legislative election

Written by Timothy Rich. With Taiwan’s national elections approaching, attention remains primarily on the likelihood that it will elect its […]

Eroding the Iron Vote: Voices from Taiwan’s military villages
January 14, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Eroding the Iron Vote: Voices from Taiwan’s military villages

Written by Elisa Tamburo. “Will you vote KMT or DPP in the next elections, grandpa Wang?” I asked my interlocutor. […]

How China’s Huawei is taking on Samsung and Apple
January 13, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

How China’s Huawei is taking on Samsung and Apple

Written by Mark Skilton. Chinese telecoms giant Huawei posted an eye-popping 70% growth in 2015. It is now beating HTC […]

China’s currency plan still on track, despite global market volatility
January 12, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

China’s currency plan still on track, despite global market volatility

Written by Kathleen Walsh. The recent equity market volatility in China is unlikely to derail plans for the internationalisation of […]

Taiwan 2016 academic resources: democracy
January 11, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Taiwan 2016 academic resources: democracy

Written by Jonathan Sullivan. Taiwan is one of a number of democracies that began their transition around the same time; […]

The presidential candidates’ statements at the final pre-election forum
January 9, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

The presidential candidates’ statements at the final pre-election forum

Written by James Smyth. The following is my abridged transcription of the three presidential candidates’ statements during the Central Election […]

Leaders misunderstand global ties
January 9, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis International Relations

Leaders misunderstand global ties

Written by Bruce Jacobs. The presidential debates and other evidence suggest that many Taiwanese leaders do not understand international politics. […]

KMT whip’s challenger aims to redefine him
January 8, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

KMT whip’s challenger aims to redefine him

Written by Solidairty.tw. A couple weeks ago I wrote that KMT caucus whip Lai Shyh-bao (賴士葆) was following the same […]

The Consolidation of Taiwanese Identity and its Impact on Cross-Strait Relations
January 8, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

The Consolidation of Taiwanese Identity and its Impact on Cross-Strait Relations

Written by Yitan Li. As the new year begins, the 2016 presidential election in the Republic of China (ROC) on […]

James Soong’s utopian vision
January 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

James Soong’s utopian vision

Written by Solidarity.tw. I recently visited the campaign office of People First Party (PFP) chairman and presidential candidate James Soong […]

Capitalism with Chinese characteristics
January 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

Capitalism with Chinese characteristics

Written by Mark Beeson. Capitalism is, as the Marxists used to say, full of contradictions. It may well be the […]

Farewell to the KMT’s China narrative?
January 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Farewell to the KMT’s China narrative?

Written by Gunter Schubert. Facing an uphill battle in the current presidential campaign and a disastrous defeat that may even […]

Taiwan’s democracy grows stronger as KMT falters
January 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Taiwan’s democracy grows stronger as KMT falters

Written by Bruce Jacobs. Polls strongly suggest that Taiwan’s vibrant democracy will have its third change of government in 16 […]

Taiwan’s past and present: A personal reflection
January 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Taiwan’s past and present: A personal reflection

Written by Chieh-Ting Yeh. Taiwan’s voters will soon decide who will represent them in crafting their nation’s future. Many eminent […]

China’s stock market is in for a turbulent 2016
January 6, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis China

China’s stock market is in for a turbulent 2016

Written by Michele Geraci. The Shanghai stock market has had a rough start to the New Year. Bourses are down […]

Taiwan 2016 academic resources: National identity
January 6, 2016 Leave a Comment by cpianalysis Taiwan

Taiwan 2016 academic resources: National identity

Written by Jonathan Sullivan. Throughout democratization and into the democratic era, questions around national identity, Taiwan’s current and future status, […]

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