China, Taiwan Add Tourists to Their Squabbles
"China is using its tourists as a bargaining chip against Taiwan's new government," said Lu Shiao-ya, chief of the National Joint Association of Tourist Buses.
Beijing Tipped to Ramp up International Pressure on Taipei amid Tsai's Silence on Cross-Strait Consensus
Beijing will continue to press for its interpretation of “one China” principle.
China Prepares To Widen Global Campaign Against Taiwanese Fraudsters
On Friday 52 more people on deck to return home to Taiwan from Malaysia had come under the same pressure from Beijing.
Media
04.14.16
‘Taiwan Independence’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think
On February 23, all eyes were on Taiwan’s new Member of Parliament Freddy Lim as he took the podium at the Legislative...
China Will Retry Taiwanese Nationals Who Were Acquitted of Any Crime in Kenya
China is showing its dominance of Taiwan in Africa just as Taiwan’s new president prepares to take office.
China 'Seizes' Eight Taiwanese from Kenya
The incident comes as cross-strait relations are feared to be entering a rocky period.
With Gambia Move, China Ends Diplomatic Truce with Taiwan
China resumed ties with former Taiwan ally Gambia on Thursday.
Media
03.15.16
Taiwan’s New Direction
from Asia BlogIn January, Taiwan’s voters handed the traditionally pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a landslide victory, giving it control of both the parliament and presidency for the first time ever. The victory came at the expense of the...
Cyber Warriors Spar over Taiwan's Relations with China
Rappers square off in cyberspace after a landslide election win for Taiwan's independence-leaning party fanned fears of a push for sovereignty.
Viewpoint
01.21.16
After a Landslide Election, Now Comes the Hard Part for Taiwan's President
Taiwan elected its first woman president on Saturday in a landslide victory that brought a nominally pro-independence party back to power after eight years in opposition.
Tsai Ing-wen led her Democratic Progressive Party to...
For U.S, Taiwan Vote Changes Calculus over 'One China'
Washington less likely to indulge Beijing over its policy after victory of island’s pro-independence party
Postcard
01.06.16
What Will the Youth Vote Mean for Taiwan’s Elections?
Tseng Po-yu walks along the narrow sidewalks made dim by the overhead awnings, between the bank of parked motorbikes on one side and the one-room shops and restaurants on the other. Wearing the brightly colored vest of a Taiwanese candidate for...
China Protests Sale of U.S. Arms to Taiwan
The Obama administration’s announcement that it would sell $1.83 billion worth of arms to Taiwan....
Tibet, Taiwan and China – A Complex Nexus
Recent developments in cross-strait relations raise interesting questions for Tibet’s leadership in exile.
China Is Trying to Warn Taiwan Voters
The possibility of conflict between China and Taiwan is dangerous to the world’s security.
Leaders of Taiwan and China Hold Historic Meeting
It was a brief encounter—an hour of discussions followed by a low-key dinner—but one of great historical resonance.
Meeting With Taiwan Reflects Limits of China’s Checkbook
For the past eight years, the Chinese government has showered its former enemies in Taiwan with economic gifts.
Media
11.06.15
Xi Jinping’s Taiwan Trap
Before Chinese President Xi Jinping had a dream, his predecessor Hu Jintao had a wish: the “...
Call Me Mister: Taiwan, China Presidents to Hold Historic Meeting
The leaders of Taiwan and China plan to meet in Singapore on Saturday for the first time since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949.
Beijing Says Won't Give up Position that Taiwan's Part of China
Chinese people have a "sacred mission" to ensure Taiwan is always considered part of China.
Taiwan Prepares For Turmoil As China Watches Its Elections From Afar
The basic question before voters in next year’s poll is whether they will still exist as a country.
Exclusive: Unification With China Not on Agenda, Says Taiwan President
Taiwan President sent a firm message to an increasingly assertive Beijing eager to absorb what it considers a renegade province.
China to Hold Live-fire Drills in Taiwan Strait
The Chinese military will hold three days of live-fire drills in the sensitive Taiwan Strait starting from Friday, the government said in a notice issued to warn shipping away from the area.
Postcard
07.07.15
Taiwan’s ‘Wall-Hugging’ Presidential Candidate Takes New York
Outside Penn Station in New York City on June 5 there was growing anticipation as a crowd waited for Tsai Ing-wen to arrive. The excitement seemed a little out of place: Tsai, a former law professor educated at Cornell University...
Taiwan Youth to China: Treat Us Like a Country
Activists tie themselves up in chains, block mountain roads, scale fences and throw red paint balloons in a wave of anti-China sentiment to turn politics in the next election.
China Invites Former Soldiers in Taiwan to War Commemorations
China welcomes former soldiers in Taiwan who fought against Japan in WWII to take part in the commemorations, 70 years after the war.
China will welcome only anti-independence candidate for Taiwan president
For upcoming Taiwan presidential election, China will only accept anti-independence candidates.
China Focus: Cross-Strait Economic Forum Held in Shanghai
The forum could invite a wider spectrum of people to cover major issues of cross-Strait development.
The Battle for Taiwan’s Soul: The 2016 Presidential Election
Xi Jinping and Kuomintang leader Eric Chu’s summit Monday is the first between respective party leaders since 2009.
China-Taiwan Relations: China's Bottom Line
Tensions will rise again if the winner of Taiwan’s next presidential election fails to back the One China notion.
Media
12.05.14
Repeat After Me: Taiwan’s Recent Elections Had Nothing to Do With Hong Kong
If China was in fact the invisible candidate in Taiwan’s local elections, it just lost in a...
Taiwan Leader Stresses Support for Hong Kong Protests
“If mainland China can practice democracy in Hong Kong, or if mainland China itself can become more democratic, then we can shorten the psychological distance between people from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait,” President Ma Ying-jeou said....
Taiwan Puts Curbs on Study in China, WeChat for Top Officials
Taiwan and China have fostered closer commercial ties recent years, and since 2008 have signed some 21 trade agreements. But both sides remain at loggerheads over Taiwan’s political status. Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province that must...
Defining Taiwan’s Status Quo
This month, the Democratic Progressive Party chairperson proposed a controversial amednment to the party charter that includes a freeze on the party’s independence clause.
Big Brother Comes Wooing
For more than six decades after the Chinese civil war, the mainland did not allow its minister-level officials openly to set foot in Taiwan. This changed on June 25th when Zhang Zhijun, director of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, visited the...
China Official Makes Rare Cross-Strait Trip in Effort to Forge Ties With Taiwan
China's top cross-strait negotiator began a landmark visit to Taiwan aimed at forging ties with the Taiwanese people amid growing skepticism toward Beijing.
China’s Top Taiwan Official to Make First Visit to Island
China’s top official in charge of relations with Taiwan will make his first visit to the island later this month, state media said, following large-scale protests there against a controversial trade pact.
Angelina Jolie Angers China With Taiwan Comments
The star, promoting Maleficent in Shanghai, said that her favorite Chinese director is Ang Lee – who is from Taiwan, a country still seen by many Chinese as a rogue state.
Photo Gallery
04.09.14
Sunflower Protestors Open Up
On March 18 some 200 Taiwanese, mostly college students, stormed the offices of Taiwan’s legislature, beginning a protest over a proposed trade...
Viewpoint
04.09.14
Why Taiwan’s Protestors Stuck It Out
Some might say, “a half-million Taiwanese can’t be wrong.” That’s how many islanders descended upon their capital city, Taipei, on March 30 to shout...
Media
03.25.14
China, We Fear You
On March 18, thousands of students began a sit-in of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan in the capital, Taipei, a historic...
Taiwan and China Edge Ever Closer
Recent official talks between China and Taiwan were symbolic of the strengthening of cross-Strait ties under President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan.
An Offer They Can’t Refuse
Will China win its 65-year war with Taiwan—without firing a shot?
China and Taiwan Hold First Official Talks Since Civil War
The discussions were not expected to produce major breakthroughs, but they had important symbolic significance.
Sinica Podcast
01.24.14
Talking About Taiwan
from Sinica PodcastThis week on Sinica, Kaiser Kuo is joined by David Moser and Paul Mozur for an in-depth discussion about everyone’s favorite renegade province. This is a lively conversation that stretches from questions of Taiwanese personal identity to its...
Oil Security and Conventional War: Lessons From a China-Taiwan Air Scenario
Council on Foreign Relations
In the past, conventional militaries were plagued by wartime oil shortages that severely undermined their battlefield effectiveness. But could oil shortages threaten military effectiveness in a large-scale conventional conflict today or in the...
Threading the Needle: Proposals for U.S. and Chinese Actions on Arms Sales to Taiwan
EastWest Institute
The sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan has been an enduring source of friction between the United States and China. To China, Taiwan is a “core” interest. Though the United States publicly committed itself, through the August 17, 1982 Joint Communique...
China Prepares for Psychological Warfare With Flying Broadcast Station
P.L.A. psychological warfare efforts could potentially have a devastating effect on Taiwanese troops. Prior to, and during, a conflict with Taiwan, the Gaoxin-7 would likely be used to broadcast messages to demoralize Taiwanese troops, and...
China's Spring Air to Be First Budget Carrier on China-Taiwan Route
Spring Air, China's biggest low-cost carrier, will begin flights between Shanghai and the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung in August, with Shanghai-Taipei service starting before year's end, Chairman Wang Zhenghua said Tuesday. Wang said...
The Cold War Meets Taiwan
James R. Holmes looks at the applicability of a Cold War analogy in regards to U.S.-China and China-Taiwan relations.
Thank You, Xie Xie, Namaste: A Movie Undercuts Old Rivalries
For Xinhua to quote Ang Lee thanking Taiwan would be to unacceptably recognize the de facto reality that Taiwan is a separate state, so his thanks didn’t make it into China, at least not via the official media.