In recent years, the Taiwanese government has worked actively to consolidate cultural resources, using public funding and platforms such as the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) to connect ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 11, Issue 9. Used with permission. To get the ...

Taiwan’s GDP per capita is expected to exceed US$40,000 next year. Also, Taiwan’s GDP per capita and cost of living is now on par with Spain, Slovenia and Japan (left chart below). But how does Taiwan ...

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has a demographic dilemma, which is intimately tied to an ideological dilemma. Its primary goal of ‘reunification’ with China, which the KMT considers the “Mainland ...

Recently, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) pointed out that Taiwan’s status was not determined in the reshuffling of governments and sovereignty that followed World War II, a statement ...

This year’s summer school program for the Centre of Taiwan Studies (CTS) of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS) is an extended 8 day serving of talks, seminars, and ...

The popular protest movement of May 2024 is now referred to as the “Bluebird Movement” (青鳥行動, qingniao xingdong). The choice of this name Blue bird deserves an explanation, as much as the choice of ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 6, Issue 12. Used with permission. To get the Global Taiwan Brief in your inbox ...

The United States has been rocked by large street protests over the past two weeks, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while being arrested by four police officers. These ...

Taiwan’s low wages rank among the longstanding top concerns of Taiwanese, and while Taiwan’s GDP has seen faster growth in recent years, Taiwan’s wage growth remains subpar. Among Organization for ...

This article is by John Dotson, the deputy director at GTI. Originally published by the Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 6, Issue 13. Used with ...

This article is written by Jenna Lynn Cody and Brendan Cody. When I first moved to Taiwan 15 years ago, I remember a night of pool and beer with my then-roommates, thrown together because we were all ...