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0January 16, 2020
James Soong: The end of an (authoritarian) era in Taiwan

The following piece appeared in The Diplomat today: Amid the coverage of Tsai Ing-wen’s resounding victory and re-election as president...
0January 9, 2020
LGBT activists cautious ahead of elections

The following article appeared in today’s Taipei Times If anything has been predictable about Kaohsiung Mayor and Chinese Nationalist Party...
0December 1, 2019
The Tao of Stephen Cheng: How a ‘Taiwanese’ folk song became a rocksteady classic

First recorded in 1949, shortly after the Nationalist (KMT) government took power in Taiwan, Alishan Maiden (阿里山的姑娘 ) is...
0October 23, 2019
Letting Off Steam (DestinAsian Magazine)

The following feature on Beitou District, my home for most of the past 13 years, appeared in the October issue...
0July 9, 2019
Bursting the bubble: a taste of Taiwan in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter

The following piece appeared in today’s Taipei Times. When Jorge Cheng (陳賢文) set up shop in Barcelona in 2013, he...
0June 20, 2019
A little bird in the hand

Folk taxonomy in Taiwan is marked by genericism. Rodents of all shapes and sizes are mice; the most diminutive of...
0April 26, 2019
The throat singer of Zhuzihu

Though the blooms will be around for some time yet, this weekend is the official end of the Calla Lily...
0April 15, 2019
The mystic and the dictator: the National Palace Museum’s debt to Russian painter Nicholas Roerich

An edited version of the following piece appeared in today’s Taipei Times. Aside from some low-key events in Europe and...
0April 12, 2019
Jammeh revelations are a reminder about need for transparency in Taiwan’s aid

The following op-ed appeared in today’s Taipei Times. Months after assuming the presidency of the Gambia in 1996, Yahya Jammeh...

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The meaning of Tsai Ing-wen's 8.17 million votes in the Taiwan presidential elections January 21, 2020
Some analysts have attributed Tsai Ing-wen's landslide victory in Taiwan's recent presidential to the Hong Kong protests and encroachment by Beijing. But that's only part of the story.
Oiwan Lam
How ’fake news’ and disinformation were spread in the run-up to Taiwan's presidential elections January 21, 2020
Puma Shen, director of DoubleThink Labs, shares his observations on the ways in which fake news and disinformation were disseminated prior to Taiwan's January 11, 2020 presidential elections.
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Taiwan presidential election: Tsai Ing-wen re-elected with record-breaking votes January 11, 2020
Tsai said: 'I want to once again call upon Beijing authorities to remind them that peace, clarity, democracy and dialogue are key to positive cross-strait interactions and long-term development.'
Hong Kong Free Press
The impact of Hong Kong protests on Taiwan’s presidential election and cross-strait relations January 10, 2020
The axis of Taiwan’s political dynamics has shifted from the country's economy and administration to China factor and cross-strait relation.
Chinese Border-crossing Question and Answer
Is Taiwan an unrecognized country? January 9, 2020
"While today the international community is happy to maintain the current status-quo when dealing separately with Taiwan and China, certain political forces in both places are advocating for a change."
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