Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) now faces its most complicated U.S. environment in decades, one shaped by ...

The United States has been rocked by large street protests over the past two weeks, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while being arrested by four police officers. These ...

With the 2016 general elections right around the corner, the island nation of Taiwan will once again exercise its hard-won democracy in a contest heralding exciting political change. On January 16, ...

On a rainy April day in an elementary school classroom in Taipei, 11 and 12-year-old students giggled and bounced on their feet with fists clenched and arms swinging, performing the action of jumping ...

Over the past 35 years, there has been an ongoing rise in one particular demographic group in Taiwan. Their presence has become increasingly integral to the economic engine as well as daily life. The ...

In 1985, Taiwan witnessed the birth of its first test-tube baby conceived through Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). In 2007, following numerous negotiations between the governing and opposition ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 6, Issue 12. Used with permission. To get the Global Taiwan Brief in your inbox ...

This article is written by Jenna Lynn Cody and Brendan Cody. When I first moved to Taiwan 15 years ago, I remember a night of pool and beer with my then-roommates, thrown together because we were all ...

On 8 May 2024, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivered a public address at a commemoration of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), reaffirming the importance of democracy, the free market, and human rights ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 9, Issue 9. Used with permission. To get the ...

On July 1, 2020, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Taiwan and Somaliland, an autonomous region of the country recognized internationally as Somalia, arrived at a decision on the ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 10, Issue 4. Used with permission. To get the ...