The populist mayor of Kaohsiung is a cultural phenomenon who looks set to make his presence known in Taiwan’s presidential race.

Tsai Ing-wen is promoting her alternative 'Taiwan consensus,' but the KMT remains committed to the 1992 consensus.

Taipei has to face the fact that it does not have much leverage to resist Beijing’s pressure now.

City-to-city cross-strait exchanges circumvent the national DPP and appear to be popular among Taiwan’s incoming mayors.

The KMT rode a “blue wave” in an election more about local concerns than the influence of China or the U.S.

Hint: it’s not what either Taiwan or China think it means.

The historic 2015 meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou made a third alternative, beyond unification or separation, more likely.

Beijing issues 31 detailed measures granting Taiwanese people equal treatment with mainlanders.

Taiwan posted higher-than-expected growth in 2017, and is predicting solid numbers for this year as well.

The mainland should go beyond its carrot-and-stick strategy and seek a new consensus with Taiwan.

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office says the “one China principle” is the political basis for ties.

China's president pressed Taiwan’s government to recognize the “1992 Consensus” at the 19th Party Congress.

With Panama deciding to recognize the government in Beijing, Taiwan's list of diplomatic allies continues to shrink.

Subtle changes in official rhetoric may have big ramifications in policymaking.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump finally speak.

Domestic struggles, not cross-strait relations, are contributing to Tsai Ing-wen's falling approval ratings.