
Policing Beyond China’s Borders
Written by Margaret K. Lewis. My bicycle kickstand was stolen in Shanghai in 1996. I found the situation somewhat amusing, […]
The online journal of the China Policy Institute
Written by Margaret K. Lewis. My bicycle kickstand was stolen in Shanghai in 1996. I found the situation somewhat amusing, […]
Written by John F. Copper. Any political system can be assessed and judged by its party structure, parties being a sine […]
Written by Chun-Yi Lee. 2017 has been a quiet year for cross-Strait relations between China and Taiwan. The constant silence […]
Written by Alan H. Yang. All Asian powers are currently strengthening their regional ties. Some aim to spearhead development to build […]
Written by Derek Ye Xiao Di. Cross-Strait relations in China entered a so-called “cold peace” (冷和平) period when Tsai Ing-wen […]
Written by Gunter Schubert. On June 27th, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed a package of pension reforms which are, arguably, doing […]
Written by Ya-Hui Cheng. For eight years, under the leadership of Taiwan’s President, Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan and China had maintained […]
Written by Madhura Balasubramaniam. On Monday 12th June 2017, Panama ended diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favour of establishing diplomatic ties […]
Written by Ian Rowen and Jamie Rowen. On 20 May 2016, Tsai Ing-wen, the chair of the Democratic Progressive Party […]
Written by Lynette Ong. China’s “Two Sessions”, its annual political gatherings, have just drawn to a close. The “Two Sessions” […]
Written by Bert Chapman. Bilateral relations between China and the U.S. encompass multiple issues including human rights, space power, trade […]
Written by Guobin Yang. On January 20, 2016, young nationalists in the PRC, now nicknamed Little Pink, launched an “expedition” […]
Written by Michael Reilly. Apart from city-state entrepôts such as Hong Kong and Singapore, Taiwan is probably the most trade-dependent […]
Written by J.Michael Cole. It was a move that many saw as unnecessary — and an unnecessarily risky. In a […]
Written by J.Michael Cole. The Taiwan Affairs Office on Saturday confirmed that Beijing had suspended cross-strait communication mechanisms due to […]
Written by Ben Goren. In Taiwan there are ominous signs that newly elected President Tsai Ing-wen, her Premier Lin Chuan, […]
Written by Stephane Corcuff. It could have been the first civic protest against Taiwan’s new government of Premier Lin Chuan […]
Written by Gwenyth Wang. On May 20th Taiwan will inaugurate its first female President, Dr Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic […]
Written by T.Y. Wang. Taiwan concluded its 2016 combined presidential and legislative elections on January 16. In a three-way presidential […]
Written by Linda Gail Arrigo. Tsai Ing-wen’s election landslide with 56% of the popular vote, nearly double that of the KMT’s […]
Written by J. Michael Cole. With Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) well ahead in the polls and […]
Written by Lara Momesso. While most of the discussion on Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections has focused on the two main […]
Written by Jonathan Sullivan. It is not news that DPP presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen is heading for victory on January […]
Written by Michael Turton and C. Donovan Smith. 1. Ma’s China Economic Policies will continue The Ma Administration has pursued […]
Written by Jonathan Sullivan. For a race where one candidate, the DPP’s Tsai Ing-wen, has enjoyed a seemingly unassailable 20 […]
Written by J. Michael Cole. Hardly a meeting between officials from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait goes by […]
Written by Richard C. Bush III. President Xi Jinping is likely to make Taiwan a major issue at his summit with […]
Written by J. Michael Cole. Amid signs of a consolidating identity among Taiwan’s youth and the increasingly likely prospect of […]
By Chun-Yi Lee. “It is not easy for people outside of Taiwan to learn and communicate with the Democratic Progressive […]
By Steve Tsang. Taiwan has just had a set of good elections. President Ma Ying-jeou and his Kuomintang (KMT) have […]