Yau Wai-ching tried to write to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen regarding the issue of sovereignty over Hong Kong's New Territories. The letter was disapproved by her separatist Youngspiration party and ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-23
The surprise win of Donald Trump means the age of political outsiders is coming. Terry Gou, chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn), is said to be considering running for Taiwan president ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-23
Hong Kong is a role model for China in the implemenation of "one country, two systems", a governing formula coined by the late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. It paved the way for Hong Kong's return ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-17
The unthinkable has happened: Donald Trump has won the US election, securing the keys to the White House. Financial markets reeled as the voting trends came in, with major stock indexes tumbling as mu ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-10
At one point, Hong Kong was intended by Beijing to be a showcase for “one country, two systems” in an attempt to influence public opinion in Taiwan into supporting reunification with the mainland. Unf ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-17
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen refused to bow to Beijing’s pressure when she delivered her first National Day speech Oct. 10 but she urged China to value the positive results of cross-strait exchanges ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is seeking immediate talks with China, saying leaders on both sides should address cross-strait issues with wisdom, flexibility, and a "calm attitude". "Anything can b ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-11
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing has made a “long-term investment” in Postal Savings Bank of China Co. (01658.HK), which listed on the city’s stock exchange on Wednesday. The chairman of CK Hutchison ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-30
Taiwan's leading museum will remove statues donated by Hollywood star Jackie Chan after they were vandalized by anti-Beijing protesters late last year, Agence France-Presse reports. The sculptures, de ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-23
Beijing is not above trickery and double standard when it comes to Taiwan. It likes to warn foreign countries off its internal affairs but will not think twice about sticking its nose in Taipei's back ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-21
... n formulating its digital policies. The appointment is seen as an effort to boost the popularity of President Tsai Ing-wen, whose approval rating has slipped to 39 percent, the lowest since she took o ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-29
As China seeks to tighten its grip over Hong Kong, it seems nothing is safe when it comes to the city's powers and decision-making rights. After chipping away at Hong Kong's autonomy in areas such as ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-24
Three Taiwanese soldiers were killed in an army drill a week before the annual Han Kuang military exercise aimed at preparing the island from any potential attack by the People's Liberation Army of Ch ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-17
... erful feeling of being able to elect their own leaders. Many Hong Kong people, in fact, wish the day will come when they, too, will be able to elect their own leaders without any interference from Bei ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-10
In America, Hillary Clinton is calling for the shattering of the highest and hardest glass ceiling of them all by electing a woman president of the United States. In Britain, Theresa May was catapulte ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-09
Cross-strait relations have been on a tightrope since Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen took office two months ago, but the island's stock market has been the best performer in Asia during the period. T ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
Chinese netizens are reacting to a state-sponsored video purporting to show US role in inciting independence for Hong Kong and Taiwan. The footage shows scenes in which Beijing tries to link Washingto ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
All the developments following the international tribunal's ruling in the Hague that disavowed Beijing’s “historical right” to disputed waters and islands in the South China Sea have actually affirmed ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
... . It is using its economic might, along with its vast market, to apply pressure on the island. This time around, it has chosen to focus on the entertainment sector. Rumors have it that Beijing wants ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
Washington is quickly moving to ease tensions after an international court threw out China's claims to disputed waters in the South China Sea. Reuters is reporting that the United States is quietly tr ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-14
