In the January 16, 2016, Taiwan presidential and legislative elections, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) inflicted a devastating defeat on the incumbent Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist Party). As a result, Taiwan politics will likely undergo massi …
Washington will work hard to have a “positive and constructive” relationship with president-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), a US expert on Asia said on Monday. “The US has a vital interest in what it considers to be the status quo — maintaining peace and sta …
Wading into choppy political waters, Taiwan’s outgoing president Thursday paid a visit to a disputed islet in the South China Sea and called for peace as China, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines vie more aggressively for territory and influence in …
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — When it last held power, Taiwan’s main opposition party aggressively pushed a pro-independence line that antagonized China and stirred unease in Washington. Now, one day before an election the opposition is widely expected to win, …
By Alan Romberg: Tsai Ing-wen’s resounding victory in Taiwan’s January 16 presidential election, as well as that of her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the legislative elections, follows on the party’s successes in the local elections in No …
BEIJING — China isn’t going to be happy with the likely victory for Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition in this weekend’s presidential election, but it has limited options to respond: Any angry reaction could further alienate the island’s public, whil …
Last week, the White House officially notified Congress of a wide-ranging arms deal with Taiwan, worth $1.83 billion. China reacted by summoning a US envoy over the matter andthreatening sanctions on some of the American compan …
For the first time in four years, the White House has approved a major arms sale to Taiwan. The arms deal comes during a period of historic reconciliation between China and Taiwan, with elections just around the corner. -snip- “If the US announc …
The U.S. will sell $1.83 billion in arms to Taiwan, including two guided-missile frigates, amphibious assault vehicles, surface-to-air missiles and other equipment, the White House told Congress on Wednesday. -snip- But Alan Romberg, East Asia p …
An investor probing the world for information on places to park money would probably inquire first with Western governments with a long-standing reputation for open records. But this year shoppers for information on data such as government spending, el …
Washington, Dec. 8 (CNA) Even with a change of administration in Taiwan after the 2016 presidential election, “the current conditions seem insufficient to change existing patterns of cautious U.S. policies to Taiwan,” said Professor Robert Sutter of Ge …
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is running into skepticism at home over his impending historic meeting with China’s president, aimed at locking in the dialogue that he has built — from zero — with Beijing during his nearly eight years in office. No de …
The highly symbolic meeting between Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is scheduled to take place in Singapore on November 7. The summit will be keenly watched across the world for any hints as to the direction of the bilater …
The Nationalists still have a chance to win something in January, however, and here’s how. Party Chairman Eric Chu is widely tipped to be the new candidate. The man who’s also mayor of Taiwan’s largest city is clean as far as anyone knows, not widely d …
中评社华盛顿9月28日电(记者 余东晖)习近平和奥巴马25日在联合记者会上对于台湾问题的不同表现,以及新华社通稿对于台湾问题的表述,这两天在台湾引发诸多猜想。美国权威专家不愿过分解读表面现象,认为要了解习奥会具体谈什么,尤其是在24日私人晚宴中谈了什么才好做判断,但总体而言,美国的基本立场没有改变,而且是向双方发出了信号。 Read the full article here.
In recent weeks all parties within Taiwan and across the Strait have focused on consolidating their positions. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen, holding a commanding lead in polls, focused on gaining control of the …
Taiwan’s ruling party, at odds with much of the public for strengthening relations with old rival China, faced opinion polls last month saying its 2016 presidential candidate lagged the opposition’s by about 20 percentage points. Then a minor party can …
Taiwan was a symbol of “Free China” during the Cold War era. Democratization and the rise of local identity after the 1990s transformed the nature of the society into an indigenous regime. Under the double pressure of globalization and the rise of Chin …
An international symposium on Taiwan-mainland China relations wrapped up July 13 at Brookings Institution in Washington, bringing experts and scholars from Taiwan and the U.S. together to exchange views on recent developments in cross-strait affairs. – …
(中央社記者廖漢原華盛頓25日專電)美國普林斯頓大學政治學教授柯慶生今天表示,過去擔任國務院亞太副助理國務卿時不喜歡用「台灣議題」來稱呼台灣,台灣不是美中關係的「議題」,是2300萬人的民主。 -snip- 史汀生中心(Stimson Center)東亞研究室主任容安瀾(Alan Romberg)表示,民進黨和黨主席蔡英文的兩岸立場,並未接受北京的說法,但也沒有主動去反對,對當前狀況,也沒有要堅持什麼,這得視北京要如何回應。 To read the full article click h …
【侨报记者徐一凡华盛顿报道】6月23、24日,美中第7轮美中战略与经济对话和第6轮人文交流高级磋商在华盛顿召开。6月25日,在华盛顿知名智库布鲁金斯学会(Brookings Institute)的约翰·桑顿中国中心(John L. Thornton China Center)举行的一场智库活动结束之后,侨报记者依次采访了几名中国问题专家。专家对此轮对话的看法较为一致,认为对话达成了一定成果,氛围也不错,而”为习近平9月访美做准备”是贯穿其中的主线;因此,更多后续也要留待中国国家习近平访美时继续推进。 …
洪秀柱代表國民黨參選2016,其「正藍軍」背景讓西方輿論認為她傾向與中國大陸統一。有美國專家就認為,這種看法有失偏頗,洪秀柱絕非「反美親中」。 據中評社報導,美國台海問題專家郝志堅(Dennis Hickey)認為,「只有傻子才會得出懶惰的結論:『親中華民國』就意味著『反美』或『親中華人民共和國』」。 美國另一台海問題專家容安瀾(Alan Romberg)認為,雖然洪秀柱堅持「一中同表」之說,看似超越「九二共識」,但她並無意圖讓台灣從屬於大陸。 To read the full article cl …
Future US-Taiwan relations would be “conditioned in significant measure” by the way Taipei adopts constructive and effective approaches to cross-strait relations, a former senior US Department of State official said. “Given the potential impact of deve …
President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Chen Chien-jen, on the morning of May 20 at the Presidential Office Building, met with heads of state, special envoys, and high-ranking government officials from diplomatic allies and friendly nations who were …
Substantial progress has taken place in cross-Strait economic relations and in reducing military tensions since Ma Ying-jeou took office in Taipei last May. While adhering to their respective positions on sovereignty, Ma and PRC leader Hu Jintao have b …