Taiwan voters have given everyone a reason to be pleased
Yifeng Tao is an associate professor of political science at National Taiwan University in Taipei and previously served as a senior adviser to Taiwan's National Security Council.
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Analysis: In Taiwan, distrust of Xi Jinping's China is real
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
Why these Taiwanese Americans flew home to vote
"I shouted his [William Lai's] name so much on the night of the election, I lost my voice the next day," says Nancy Yang, who flies home to Taiwan from San Francisco every four years so she can vote.
Taiwan’s new kingmaker holds the key to war and peace
A minority political group in Taiwan, which now controls eight key seats in the Legislative Yuan, is demanding reform of the lawmaking body as a precondition for partnership with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Taiwan's new president will face a divided parliament. Here's why it matters
TAIPEI — Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te will face a split parliament that will likely moderate his policy agenda, with Taiwan People's Party seen as the king maker with eight seats since neither of the two major parties won an outright majority in the 113-seat Legislative Yuan.
Nauru cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China
Nauru has become Taiwan's first ally to make a diplomatic switch to Beijing, just days after the island's presidential election.
Shih Ming-teh, Taiwan activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83
BANGKOK (AP) — Shih Ming-teh, a democracy activist who helped lead Taiwan from authoritarianism to democracy and a former chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, died on Monday, his family said. He was 83.