Taiwan is roughly the size of Demark or the state of Maryland, and while known for its exquisite food, night markets, and semiconductor chips is also known for its unique political ecosystem. On Saturday July 26, the Island of 23 million people voted to ...

An estimated 100,000 people fill the streets during a protest against the legislative reform bill on May 24, 2024. Credit: Taiwan Economic Democracy Union Taiwan’s legislative controversies are capturing global attention, shedding light on the broader ...

Long before modern Taiwan, its first inhabitants were Austronesian peoples whose culture and seafaring skills spread across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This video explores the origins of Taiwan’s indigenous groups,

Members of the flag display team of the Army Special Forces Command during the National Day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2024. The government is increasingly suspicious of the possibility of spying. (Bloomberg via Getty Images) Liu Jia-yen ...

Two narratives dominate discourse on Taiwanese identity. The first is the “Free China” view — an idea that Taiwan is historically and culturally Chinese, and that its non-communist values and free institutions are the only aspects separating it from ...

Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council on Thursday raised the travel alert for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau to “orange” level and advised people to avoid non-essential travelling. The Council claimed that because the Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau ...

This essay was submitted to the World Socialist Web Site by Shih-Yu Chou. Now based in Taipei, she acquired her doctorate in politics from Sheffield University. Solidarity movements organized by working people, students, and youth in defense of Palestine ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Most Taiwanese believe China is unlikely to invade in the coming five years but do see Beijing as a serious threat to the democratic island, a poll by Taiwan's top military think tank showed on Wednesday. Over the past five years or so ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Growing up, Huang Wen-chun remembers listening to friends and family complain about life in Taiwan. So when she saw news reports declaring Taiwan the happiest place in Asia, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride. “When I was ...

Investigators said they were unsure of the attacker’s motives. But clues pointed to an isolated and increasingly troubled life, and no accomplices.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan late on Saturday, December 27, officials reported. Footage shows light fixtures swaying and clanking, with an earthquake alert sounding in the background.