Who is she? Tsai Ing-wen is the chair of Taiwan’s independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). A legal scholar, Tsai holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics. She began her public service career in 1993 as an appointed official…
The push by President Ma Ying-jeou’s government for Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan to ratify the Cross-Strait Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) has sparked increasing opposition in the form of what has been dubbed the Sunflower student movement. TISA serves as a…
By Nicole White Rapprochement between China and Taiwan has dominated cross-strait headlines in the last two months, and the topic looms large as a factor in upcoming party elections. Expectation of a three-way race between incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…
By Jieming Chu & Nicole White On June 21, mainland China and Taiwan signed a Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), promising to open up certain service sectors on either side of the Taiwan Strait to increase investment and trade. The…
“the past 2 months have been the most exciting in Taiwan’s economic history since the 1950s – but that is the case. Taiwan is on a roll … “
