Chinese President Xi Jinping and former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou met on April 10 at 4 p.m. at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Earlier media reports suggested that Ma and Xi would meet on April 8. It has been speculated that the original date of the meeting was changed so that Ma … Read more
When Lai Ching-te led Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to an unprecedented third term in the presidency on January 13, international commentators were quick to note two things: First, a rejection of Beijing’s “preferred candidate,” Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT), and, second, the deep polarization in Taiwan between the “independence-leaning” Green camp and “pro-China” … Read more
Advertisement Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an traveled to Shanghai this week for a three-day visit for the Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum. The Twin City Forum takes place annually, though recent years have seen forums take place virtually due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chiang, at age 44, is one of the rising stars of … Read more
Advertisement Ahead of elections next January, the pan-Blue camp in Taiwan is increasingly taking a harder line on cross-strait issues. This comes at a time when the Kuomintang (KMT) candidate, Hou Yu-ih, is trailing behind former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, who is running as the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) presidential candidate, and the Democratic Progressive … Read more
Advertisement After months of speculation, New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih was named as the presidential candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Wednesday. Though Hou was long the clear front-runner based on polling, the process by which Hou was named the party’s presidential candidate proved tortuous. The KMT announced in March that it would be … Read more