Taiwan’s next president, Lai Ching-te of the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), is planning to decommission all nuclear power plants by 2025. Taiwan is one of the most energy-insecure economies in the developed world and cannot afford to retire nuclear power without undermining its national security interests and climate goals. Under current President Tsai Ing-wen, … Read more
Advertisement On August 7, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the first round of agreements in the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade. This act sends a strong signal to Taipei that the Taiwan-U.S. economic relationship continues to be a “win-win” for both countries. In addition to deepening economic relations, the United States … Read more
Advertisement Right after the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration came to power in Taiwan in 2016, it began pursuing its energy transition vision: increasing the share of renewable energy, expanding the use of LNG, and cutting off coal-fired power. These became part of a DPP guiding principle – a “nuclear-free homeland” – that had been … Read more
Advertisement Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu didn’t mince his words when asked about any potential conflict with China in early May. “We think that war can be avoided … and we’re trying to work together to prevent war from happening,” he said. “We will not provoke a conflict between Taiwan and China … Taiwan is … Read more