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Nick Aspinwall
Nick Aspinwall is a journalist and senior editor at The Week.
Nick Aspinwall is a journalist and senior editor at The Week. He was previously based in Taiwan, where he served as editor at Ketagalan Media, a Taiwan-focused online media outlet. He reports on migration, the environment, labor rights, and the human consequences of geopolitics. Follow him on Twitter @Nick1Aspinwall
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February 09, 2019
Taiwan Grants Entry to Chinese Asylum Seekers But Questions Surround Its Refugee Policy
By Nick Aspinwall
The two Chinese asylum seekers spent 125 days in limbo, highlighting issues in Taiwan's approach to refugees.
January 24, 2019
China Flies Aircraft Close to Taiwan After Taiwan Launches Live-Fire Drills
By Nick Aspinwall
The moves come shortly after Xi told Chinese troops to prepare for war, kicking off a potentially volatile 2019.
January 18, 2019
How Direct Democracy Went Nuclear in Taiwan
By Nick Aspinwall
A contentious vote on Taiwan’s nuclear future showed how the country’s public referendums went haywire.
January 17, 2019
Taiwan’s Newly Reshuffled Cabinet Looks a Lot Like Its Old Cabinet
By Nick Aspinwall
Premier William Lai has vacated his post after the DPP’s crushing regional election defeat, but most of Taiwan’s ministers are staying on.
January 10, 2019
Taiwan and Southeast Asia Have a ‘People-Centric’ Exchange Problem
By Nick Aspinwall
The New Southbound Policy promotes mutual study and tourism with neighbors. However, two recent cases suggest it is being exploited.
January 02, 2019
Xi Says Taiwan ‘Must’ Unify With China as Tsai Unveils Her Own ‘Four Musts’
By Nick Aspinwall
The leaders of China and Taiwan just presented starkly divergent paths to improving cross-strait relations.
December 27, 2018
Taiwan’s African Swine Fever Response Stirs Cross-Strait Tensions
By Nick Aspinwall
Taiwan and China cannot agree on information sharing to mutually combat a severe viral outbreak.
December 20, 2018
Taipei-Shanghai Forum Puts Ko Wen-je’s China Views Into Focus
By Nick Aspinwall
City-to-city cross-strait exchanges circumvent the national DPP and appear to be popular among Taiwan’s incoming mayors.
December 15, 2018
‘Grave Concern’ as Cambodia Deports Taiwanese Alleged Scammers to China
By Nick Aspinwall
The deportations raise questions about Taiwan’s ability to participate in joint investigations with Asian trade partners.
December 06, 2018
Taiwan’s Direct Democracy Experiment Stumbles at the Polls
By Nick Aspinwall
In 2017, the ruling DPP reformed the Referendum Act. The first referendum votes under the new act did not go smoothly.
November 28, 2018
Taiwan’s Voters Have Dealt a Brutal Blow to the Ruling DPP
By Nick Aspinwall
The KMT rode a “blue wave” in an election more about local concerns than the influence of China or the U.S.
November 21, 2018
Taiwan Set to Decide on Banishing Its ‘Chinese Taipei’ Olympic Moniker
By Nick Aspinwall
The IOC warned against the upcoming referendum, which has sparked Beijing's wrath and galvanized supporters of independence.