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Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement
![Wake Up, Washington: All's Not Well in Taiwan Wake Up, Washington: All's Not Well in Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-23_18-48-40.jpg)
Wake Up, Washington: All's Not Well in Taiwan
By J. Michael Cole
Unless Washington quickly modernizes its views on current realities in the Taiwan Strait, it will be caught unprepared.
![The Transformation of Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement The Transformation of Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-05_03-25-58.jpg)
The Transformation of Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement
By Lorand C. Laskai
Nearly a month after it began, the movement has evolved in some interesting ways.
![The Economics of the Cross-Strait Services Agreement The Economics of the Cross-Strait Services Agreement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-17_21-33-35.jpg)
The Economics of the Cross-Strait Services Agreement
By JoAnn Fan
There are economic reasons to be concerned about the controversial CSSTA, subject of the recent Sunflower protests.
![Sunflowers End Occupation of Taiwan’s Legislature Sunflowers End Occupation of Taiwan’s Legislature](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-10_20-20-30.jpg)
Sunflowers End Occupation of Taiwan’s Legislature
By J. Michael Cole
J. Michael Cole reports from Taipei for The Diplomat.
![Why Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement Will Fail Why Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement Will Fail](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-23_21-20-21.jpg)
Why Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement Will Fail
By Dingding Chen
The Sunflower Movement might actually speed up unification.
![Protestors to Leave Taiwan's Legislature on Thursday Protestors to Leave Taiwan's Legislature on Thursday](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-07_18-07-34.jpg)
Protestors to Leave Taiwan's Legislature on Thursday
By Shannon Tiezzi
Concessions from legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng led protestors to announce an end to their occupation of the LY.
![Taiwan's 'Sunflower Movement' Goes Global Taiwan's 'Sunflower Movement' Goes Global](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-02_13-51-26.jpg)
Taiwan's 'Sunflower Movement' Goes Global
By Shannon Tiezzi
Supporters of the Sunflower Movement have organized sympathetic protests in Europe, North America, and Asia.
![The Taiwan Protests: Regional and Economic Implications The Taiwan Protests: Regional and Economic Implications](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-02_05-31-51.jpg)
The Taiwan Protests: Regional and Economic Implications
By Shannon Tiezzi
Bonnie Glaser on Taiwan's controversial trade agreement with China and the significance for cross-strait relations.
![Say Goodbye to ‘Peaceful Unification’ Say Goodbye to ‘Peaceful Unification’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-01_14-10-46.jpg)
Say Goodbye to ‘Peaceful Unification’
By J. Michael Cole
The successful occupation of the legislature shows that peaceful unification in the future is a pipe dream.
![Hundreds of Thousands Protest Against Trade Pact in Taiwan Hundreds of Thousands Protest Against Trade Pact in Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-30_19-09-33.jpg)
Hundreds of Thousands Protest Against Trade Pact in Taiwan
By J. Michael Cole
Protests over a Taiwan-China trade pact continued, with up to 350,000 attending a rally outside the Presidential Office.
![Taiwan and the Future of the Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement Taiwan and the Future of the Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-27_12-49-56.jpg)
Taiwan and the Future of the Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement
By Jonathan Spangler
The protests over the past week leave Taiwan in an awkward position.
![Beijing Watches the Taiwan Protests Beijing Watches the Taiwan Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-05_16-32-08.jpg)
Beijing Watches the Taiwan Protests
By Shannon Tiezzi
Popular protests in Taiwan over a trade agreement with China could alter Beijing's approach to cross-strait relations.