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Taiwan Issue

Japan PM Office
Analysis

Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi Finally Says Something…

Source.  For decades, the Taiwan issue has been the central, non-negotiable pillar of Chinese diplomacy—a matter Beijing defines…
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Interviews

Interview with Zhou Wenxing: Cross-Taiwan Strait Relat…

During this in-depth interview, Dr. Zhou Wenxing, an Associate Professor at Nanjing University’s School of International Studies and…
Jiefangjun
Interviews

Interview with Dr. Joel Wuthnow: The Risk of “Accident…

Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army. 2011. Source. Any who study international relations, security, and history will necessarily be…
Taihai
Analysis

How Capable Are the U.S. and Japan of Intervening in a…

(Editor’s note: The original Chinese version of this article was published on December 2 on the WeChat account…
Analysis

Jin Canrong: Abandoning Taiwan Is Not Yet the Mainstre…

Source Editor’s note: Jin Canrong— a well-known nationalist scholar, influential commentator, and professor at Renmin University—recently published this…
The Taiwan-North Korea Dynamic
Interviews

The Taiwan-North Korea Dynamic: An Interview with Dr.…

Xi Jinping (middle) between Vladimir Putin (left) and Kim Jong Un (right) at China’s Victory Day parade. September…
Interview with James Siebens
Interviews

Interview with James Siebens on Taiwan and China’s Str…

Photo Source Over the past 20 years, China’s “peaceful rise” has included substantial investments in military modernization, coupled…
Interviews

Assessing Peaceful Unification w/ Xin Qiang

A “Battle Copper Print” from 1787 depicting the Qianlong Emperor’s campaign against Taiwan. Source Xin Qiang (信强) is…
Analysis

Hu Xijin: Is a Xi’an Incident–style military coup poss…

Editor’s Note: This commentary  was written by Hu Xijin, a well-known Chinese opinion influence  and former editor-in-chief of…
Analysis

Is a Storm Brewing Behind the Post-Election Tranquilit…

On January 13, 2024, Taiwan held elections to decide the island’s next leader and legislators. Democratic Progressive Party…
Interviews

Wu Xinbo: America Cannot Afford to Forgo U.S.-China Co…

Wu Xinbo is the Dean of Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies, and Director of Fudan’s Center for…
Analysis

In Pursuit of Nietzsche’s “Rope”: President Carter Tal…

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivered a lecture to about 30 students in…
Analysis

All Quiet in the Taiwan Strait in the Coming Years?

On December 2, 2016, then-President-elect Trump received a congratulatory phone call from President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic…
Analysis

Timeline of Trump and the Trump Administration’s…

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Analysis

Nationalism on Chinese Social Media Has Its Own Limits

Expressions of nationalistic sentiments have been growing on Chinese social media recently, a phenomenon that could work both…
Analysis

“One China” Policy: Its Past and Future

Taiwan: a country with which the US recognises no legal official representative nor maintains diplomatic relations. The relationship…
Analysis

Shifting Forward: The New Taiwan Relationship

The current state of Sino-U.S relations is in flux and with it are the old norms which used…
Analysis

China ‘Abducts’ Taiwanese in Kenya

Taiwanese of all stripes were aghast this week after eight Taiwanese nationals were among a group of Chinese…
Analysis

Exclusive: Stuck In the Middle With You: Indonesia in…

In previous articles, I have often name-dropped Indonesia as a country of particular concern in the Indo-Pacific region.…
Analysis

Taiwanese Fishing Boat Allegedly ‘Harassed…

Taiwanese fishermen on Sunday (March 27) said a fishing boat was allegedly stopped by an Indonesian vessel in…
Analysis

China-Taiwan Relations: Toward an Improved Cross-Strai…

Last December, the Obama Administration notified the United States Congress of its intent to make available to Taiwan…
Analysis

Tainan Quake Families Greet Lunar New Year With Grim N…

“He said that ‘maybe your home is damaged, but memories of the family can last,’” Wang said. With…
Analysis

Xi Jinping Grieves Over Taiwan Quake, Vows Aid

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday conveyed condolences to the…