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After defeat: What next for Lai and the DPP?
Voters returned to the polls on Saturday for the second time in less than a month to cast ballots in seven legislative districts on recall motions targeting Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers. None succeeded. At the same time, a KMT-backed national referendum on nuclear power also failed to clear the legal threshold. Soon after the results were clear, President William Lai (賴清德) addressed the nation. While praising civic groups behind the largest mass recall election s
Rath Wang
Aug 25, 20252 min read
Does the Mass Recall Failure Indicate a Shift in Taiwanese Identity?
On July 26, Taiwanese voters across 24 districts that previously elected Chinese Nationalist Party - Kuomintang (KMT) legislators on...
Rath Wang
Aug 11, 20255 min read
What the Go-Bag Craze Reveals About Taiwan’s War Readiness
Earlier this month, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)—the de facto US embassy in Taiwan—posted disaster preparedness tips on its...
Hsin-Tzu Cynthia Yang
Jul 1, 20254 min read
How CCP-Funded Travel Groups Are Infiltrating Taiwanese Thought
“Hey, I heard there’s a free travel group to Hainan for Taiwanese people aged 18 to 40. If you’re a first-time traveler, it’s even...
Ian Huang
Mar 25, 20255 min read
The Depths of Taiwan’s Military Morale Crisis
From the massive-scale retreat of 1949 to the crises over Quemoy, the ROC’s armed forces have long symbolized perseverance amidst...
Patrick Ko
Feb 14, 20256 min read
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