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As Constitutional Challenge Advances, KMT Previews Its Use of Controversial New Legislative Powers
By Brian Hioe
At least two investigative committees have now been convened using the new powers, highlighting issues the KMT has long complained about.
With Lai Ching-te Inauguration, Taiwan Has a New President
By Brian Hioe
Lai’s inaugural address was consistent with his pro-status quo platform on cross-strait relations. Domestic politics could pose a more immediate flashpoint, however.
Foxconn’s Terry Gou Announces He Will Seek Taiwan’s Presidency as an Independent
By Huizhong Wu
Gou has twice unsuccessfully sought to be the KMT’s presidential candidate. Now he will compete on his own in an already-crowded race.
Taiwan Politics Outlook: A KMT Resurgence?
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Nathan F. Batto.
The Politics Behind Taiwan’s Military Draft Extension
By Brian Hioe
While extending the conscription period is a politically risky move, few other parties are ready to openly criticize the decision.
Cross-Strait Relations After the 2022 Midterm Election in Taiwan
By Charles K. S. Wu, Austin Horng-En Wang, Yao-Yuan Yeh, and Fang-Yu Chen
Going forward, this election will have a number of critical implications for Taiwan’s security.
Once Again, KMT Scores Big in Taiwan’s Local Elections
By Brian Hioe
In many ways, the election results maintained the status quo of pan-Blue dominance over local politics, rather than a dramatic return to form for the KMT.
Previewing Taiwan’s 2022 Midterm Elections
By Brian Hioe and Lev Nachman
The November 26 midterm races are the DPP’s to lose.
Accounting Act Changes Spark Brawl in Taiwan’s Legislature
By Brian Hioe
Changes to Article 99-1 of the Accounting Act proposed by the DPP may clear former President Chen Shui-bian of corruption charges.
The KMT’s Defense Policy: Toward a Symmetric Posture
By Dee Wu
Taiwan's opposition party has adopted a very different posture on defense issues than the ruling DPP.
KMT Pushes for Formal US-Taiwan Ties in Course Change for Beijing-Friendly Party
By Nick Aspinwall
Two recently passed resolutions hint at a strategic shift within the KMT, but could also be aimed at fracturing the ruling DPP’s careful approach toward relations with the U.S.
Is the ‘1992 Consensus‘ Fading Away in the Taiwan Strait?
By Derek Grossman
Beijing and Taipei‘s nebulous common understanding is not what it used to be.
Taiwan’s KMT Elects New Chair. Will It Reconsider Its Stance on Ties With China?
By Nick Aspinwall
Johnny Chiang swept the KMT chairperson vote, ushering in an apparent next-generation KMT.
Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy and the Looming Election
By Jeremy Huai-Che Chiang
With the election looming large on the horizon, Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy is obviously at a decisive juncture.
When a China Propaganda Campaign Infiltrated the United States
By Robert Farley
The case of a pro-Nationalist propaganda network in the United States in the 1930s reinforces the fact that foreign interference in U.S. politics is far from new.
Reconceiving Taiwan as a Pacific Island Country
By Janice Feng
The claim “Taiwan has always been Chinese” is simply untrue and anachronistic.
Donald Trump Just Complicated US-Taiwan Relations, Big Time
By Ankit Panda
Donald Trump's phone call to Tsai Ing-wen sets up a possible diplomatic crisis with China.
'One China,' 5 Interpretations
By JM Norton
The various ways different stakeholders in Beijing, Taipei, and Washington interpret "one China."
Myanmar’s Kuomintang 'Incursion'
By Alice Dawkins
Where the borders of China and Myanmar rub together, the line between insiders and outsiders becomes rather blurry.
Is the KMT Becoming a Fringe Party in Taiwan?
By Liam Joel Han
After an election-day rout, the KMT seems to be moving farther away from public opinion.
KMT's Ousted Presidential Candidate Returns as Party Chair
By Shannon Tiezzi
Hung Hsiu-chu is back -- now can she rebuild a fractured and damaged party?
The 228 Incident and Taiwan's Transitional Justice
By Linda van der Horst
What does Tsai Ing-wen's election mean for truth and accountability for Taiwan's dark past?
How Will Mainland China Respond to Taiwan’s Elections?
By Shannon Tiezzi
So far Beijing's response to the DPP victory has been mild, but cross-strait relations will never be quite the same.
It's Official: DPP's Tsai Ing-wen Is Taiwan's Next President
By Shannon Tiezzi
The DPP won a landslide victory in the presidential race, and looks to secure a legislative majority as well.
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