Taiwan needs greater international visibility including through cultural promotion. Yet as China pressures Taiwan on multiple fronts, the KMT wants to cut the Ministry of Culture’s budget. Objectively, this is the wrong time to weaken Taiwan’s voice abroad. www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

EDITORIAL: Defending Taiwanese identity - Taipei Times

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Weng Hsiao-ling (翁曉玲) has proposed cutting more than NT$1 billion (US$30.9 million) from the Ministry of Culture’s proposed budget during the second round of...

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I tend to suspect the government will try to drag its feet on the issue, but one can observe civil society groups trying to use the threat of the ethnic unity law as leverage to push for measures that Taiwan should long have had www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

China law sparks calls for Taiwan asylum system - Taipei Times

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Interesting contrast in Kaohsiung: the DPP offers a broader, more abstract message to young people, while the KMT is more concrete on incentives. In politics, specificity helps. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6398893

Kaohsiung mayoral candidates target youth with jobs, housing, startup plans | Taiwan News | Jul. 10, 2026 18:38

DPP and KMT competing for young voters | Jul. 10, 2026 18:38

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Focus Taiwan: Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council criticises China for ‘glorifying violence’ after attack on Japanese commentator in Taichung – ‘by describing it as an act motivated by “righteous indignation.”’

Taiwan criticizes China for 'glorifying violence' after commentator attack - Focus Taiwan

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Wednesday criticized China for "glorifying violence" after Beijing described the assault on Taiwan-based political commentator Akio Yaita as being motivated ...

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Xinhua: China and Russia to hold ‘Joint Sea-2026’ naval exercise and maritime patrol this month – ‘Following the exercise, some forces from both sides will conduct a joint maritime patrol in relevant areas of the Pacific Ocean, the ministry said in a statement.’

Is there a grown up in Taiwan's opposition? China is threatening Taiwan and drones are key to defense. Why play political games with drone budget? An opposition shall be critical against the DPP but also constructive. Interesting to see voters reaction in 2028. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

KMT-TPP drone bills an overstep: Lai - Taipei Times

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KMT decides caning referendum is back on the agenda! Due to Cheng Li-wun changing her mind www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Five referendums may coincide with year-end elections if approved - Taipei Times

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Taiwan Go Go Alliance may become an important force in Taiwan’s upcoming elections by offering a real, more left-leaning alternative to the existing parties. With the New Power Party included, this is worth watching. A must read. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Donovan’s Deep Dives: A strategic path to power for Taiwan Go Go in 2028 - Taipei Times

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Yes, one of Taiwan's important challenges. Birthrate and associated policies and cultural issues. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6387208

Pets outnumber children by 523,000 in Taiwan | Taiwan News | Jun. 22, 2026 19:28

15 cities and counties have more pets than children aged 14 and under | Jun. 22, 2026 19:28

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If Taiwan and China move closer to a deal, what exactly does the KMT think will happen next? The details matter. We shall ask for answers. Great read @michaelturton.bsky.social www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Notes from Central Taiwan: The unexamined Cheng Li-wun - Taipei Times

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Glad for at have en artikel om Taiwans historie og vej til demokrati i @historielaerer.dk blad Noter. Artiklen følger Taiwan fra 1600-tallet til i dag og giver et overblik over de vigtigste historiske begivenheder. Og fortæller om vejen til Taiwans demokrati. historielaerer.dk/noter-249-oe...

Noter #249 - Østasien » Historielærer.dk

I det­te num­mer af Noter ret­ter vi blik­ket mod ver­den uden for Euro­pa med udgangs­punkt i Øst­a­si­en. En del har sik­kert prø­vet kræf­ter med at under­vi­se i Kinas histo­rie, men i nær­væ­ren­...

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Nyt nummer af Noter, nr 249: Østasien I dette nummer af Noter retter vi blikket mod verden uden for Europa med udgangspunkt i Østasien. En del har sikkert prøvet kræfter med at undervise i Kinas historie,...

Nyt nummer af Noter, nr 249: Østasien

I dette nummer af Noter retter vi blikket mod verden uden for Europa med udgangspunkt i Østasien. En del har sikkert prøvet kræfter med at undervise i Kinas historie, men...

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No need to add more. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6381760

Cheng Li-wun's meeting with NSC in US reportedly canceled | Taiwan News | Jun. 12, 2026 11:48

DPP lawmaker says cancellation shows US concern over KMT defense stance | Jun. 12, 2026 11:48

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Nifty Overview of the birth rate crisis in Taiwan. Misses a few points, but withal pretty comprehensive. taiwan.md/en/society/t...

The Island's Last Song: An In-Depth Look at Taiwan's Low Birth Rate Crisis | Taiwan.md

When the place in the world least inclined to have children is also the place that loves children most — behind Taiwan's 0.87 fertility rate lies the systemic collapse of an entire social structure.

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Concerning if this is practice for a quarantine or blockade www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

China Coast Guard harassing merchant ships: CGA - Taipei Times

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So the government is just going to seek the death penalty any time a new social issue comes up? Ridiculous www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

MOJ seeking death for etomidate trafficking - Taipei Times

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Easier for Chinese nationals to get elected in Taiwan? Whatever the details, the direction suggested by the KMT is simply wrong for any country not only considering the threats from China, but from a basic national perspective. KMT wants to be in government? www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

KMT bill confuses sole loyalty to ROC: official - Taipei Times

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It is not only the U.S. Navy sailing through the Taiwan Strait. On June 5, a Dutch frigate also passed through. This is another signal that the Strait is an international waterway. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

China's military says it tracked Dutch frigate in Taiwan Strait

China's military said on ​Friday it had dispatched naval and air assets ‌to track and monitor the Dutch frigate De Ruyter transiting the Taiwan Strait.

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Neutral toward China when China is pressuring? Some Taiwanese seems less worried. A neutral perception of China is held by 47% among KMT supporters and 41.7% around TPP. For the government DPP the same number is 12,3%. Interesting for Taiwan’s political future. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

How partisan is Taiwan’s security debate? | Brookings

Lev Nachman and Wei-Ting Yen delve into two of the most divisive issues in Taiwan: the special defense budget and perceptions of the U.S.

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Interesting. Taiwan’s exports have dropped 40% since 2022 if we take out semiconductors and AI. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are suffering industrial rot

Artificial intelligence is concealing a China shock

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Probable that China is aiming to discourage reporting on Taiwan this way, in suggesting this is a red line that international media will face reprisals over if they report on Taiwan

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"Journalist Expelled from China Over Interview with Lai" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

The world must understand: Taiwanese do not want to be part of China. They have rejected China’s “one country, two systems” for more than 20 years. Who wants to be a part of China? EU, USA, Japan or South Korea? www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6372444

Overwhelming majority of Taiwanese reject China’s ‘one country, two systems’ | Taiwan News | May. 29, 2026 13:16

86% believe maintaining strait status quo highest priority | May. 29, 2026 13:16

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Seriously KMT? Should Taiwan go back to the Middle Ages? Taiwan's opposition party KMT proposes canning as punishment in Taiwan for certain criminal offenses. Suggested to be put to a referendum. That would certainly put Taiwan on the front pages around the world www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

KMT proposes caning as legal punishment - Taipei Times

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On defense, Europe’s reaction to the U.S. is to start preparing ourselves. Taiwan’s opposition parties seem not to understand, or be willing to accept, that Taiwan’s defense depends on self-reliance too. See the defense budget. And this is in an uncertain world. www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

Europe’s secret Plan B to replace NATO

What happens if America quits

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Våbensalg til Taiwan med forsinkelser er ikke nyt. Sket under Bush og Obama. Kina og USA har spillet det spil længe. Trump er anderledes direkte over for Taiwan, NATO, EU, Grønland. Derfor er USA for mange utroværdig Læs historie af @michaelturton.bsky.social www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Notes from Central Taiwan: How the US fails Taiwan - Taipei Times

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Taiwan er andet end problemer med Kina. Er præsidentvalgkampen i Taiwan startet tidligt med nye indenrigspolitiske tiltag som støtte til børnefamilier? Der er meget at vinde indenrigspolitisk. DPP får travlt hvis det skal lykkedes uanset om det er om to år www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Groups welcome expanded policies on parental leave - Taipei Times

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They will probably wait with Taiwan in WHO to 2028 in case KMT win the presidency like when President Ma was elected.

Brian Hioe@brianhioe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m interested in that China still did not allow Taiwan to participate as an observer despite Cheng Li-wun calling for that to take place. It would have been a bold move, one that would have built her up domestically, if she had—but China is not that flexible

At Trump vil tale Taiwans præsident Lai kan styrke Taiwan, som Kina har haft held med at udstille som et problem,men kan også blive et cirkus efterfølgende afhængig af Trump. Han nævner et Taiwanproblem men betyder ikke, at Taiwan er problemet. Der er et problem www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Trump says he will speak with Taiwanese President Lai on arms sale - Taipei Times

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Worth a read: www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

KMT busy bleeding Taiwan’s forces dry - Taipei Times

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Will Trump speak with President Lai, as he suggested? Trump said so many different things last week that there now seems to be something for everyone and plenty for Taiwan-watchers to debate. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Taiwan welcomes chance for Trump to talk with Lai - Taipei Times

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