The ‘mainlanders can’t afford pickles’ affair
Chinese internet users have been unleashing their fury on Taiwanese financial expert Huang Shih-tsung (黄世聪 Huáng Shìcōng) after he…
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The impossible politics of doing business in ‘China’
The Taiwanese fruit tea chain Yifang recently found itself battered by — successively — mainland Chinese internet…
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Beijing bans Cathay Pacific flight crew who protest
On Friday, Beijing revealed a new strategy to sanction people and companies that participate in protests: “Beijing has ordered…
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Beijing makes clear it is trying to punish Taiwan’s DPP
Image: Jerome Favre (Bloomberg/Getty Images) When Beijing unexpectedly announced two days ago that it would stop issuing individual…
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Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen visits New York, protesters scuffle
Photo by Johanna Costigan On Monday, July 8, the U.S. approved a $2.2 billion…
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‘Western Pacific’: U.S. messaging in the South China Sea includes recommitment to Taiwan
Washington, D.C., is signaling its commitment to the Western Pacific — a favored umbrella term for any part of…
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‘Unanimous bipartisan support’ for Taiwan on Capitol Hill
The United States House of Representatives on May 7 unanimously passed a bill to support security in…
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What’s in a name? Taiwan and China are fighting a war of words over identity and sovereignty
The armed conflict between China and Taiwan has been dormant for decades, but a wider war over…
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Nana Ou-Yang doubles down on pro-mainland China comments: ‘I love my country’
Nana Ou-Yang 欧阳娜娜, the teen Taiwanese artist who was nearly cancelled by Chinese internet users last week due to…
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Chinese or Taiwanese? Nana Ou-Yang is at the center of a political firestorm
Nana Ou-Yang 欧阳娜娜, the 18-year-old Taiwanese celebrity who has around 14 million followers on Weibo and over…
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A testament to failed compromise: The KMT museums of Guangzhou
The district of Yuexiu in Guangzhou is a diorama of the early history of the CCP and…
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Sinica Podcast: Taiwanese independence, identity, and role in the world
This week’s Sinica Podcast is now live. This week, we feature the second half of an extensive interview…
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Young Taiwanese are dreaming of careers in China — but unification is still a nightmare
Xi Jinping has dangled economic carrots with hopes that political consensus will follow. But the majority of…
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Taiwan’s indigenous are still seeking justice on the democratic side of the Taiwan Strait
Last month, 31 indigenous representatives signed an open letter condemning the “hegemony” of Xi Jinping — but don’t…
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China, Taiwan, and a dearth of ideas
Did Xi Jinping, in a January 2 speech, misjudge the will of the Taiwanese for self-dependence —…
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