Taiwan is counting down to the inauguration of its new president, Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who will take office on May 20. As the 59-year-old woman prepares to become the 14th President of the Republic of ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-10
Taiwan's incoming government is accusing China of "political interference" after a senior Chinese official cast doubt over the island's observer status in the World Health Organisation. Ma Xiaoguang, ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-09
There's at least one aspect of Rodrigo Duterte's surging Philippine presidential campaign where the numbers are sharply down. As the Davao City mayor continues to soar in pre-election polls, he is cau ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
Recently, the Kenyan authorities deported 45 Taiwanese who had been convicted of telephone fraud against mainland Chinese and sent them back to China on a Chinese flight at Beijing’s request. The depo ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
China is stepping up pressure on self-ruled Taiwan a month before the inauguration of a president from a pro-independence party. That signals a rocky start for incoming president Tsai Ing-wen, who was ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
Fishery has added more strain to Beijing’s long-running spat with neighbors in the South China Sea. The string of recent incidents in the disputed waters is no coincidence but evidence of some underly ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
China's Cultural Revolution saw the Communist leaders initially change the names of popular streets, hospitals and other public facilities. For instance, Beijing’s Long Peace (Chang’an) Avenue, a majo ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
Taiwan’s official numbers haven't shown a notable drop in visa applications from mainlanders, but the tourism industry is worrying about a decline following Tsai Ing-wen’s landside victory in January’ ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-23
China resumed ties with former Taiwan ally Gambia on Thursday, ending an unofficial diplomatic truce between China and Taiwan, Reuters reports. The small West African state was one of a few African co ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... ively leading the interbank offered rate to lower levels, reflecting its intention to cut the interest rate. Since September, the central bank has cut the interest rate twice, to the current level of ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-16
Top Chinese leaders have been weighing in on the recent Mong Kok clashes, using the ongoing sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) to speak their minds. They have expressed alarm over the vi ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-11
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Taiwan against any independence drive, saying Beijing will never allow the tragedy of the island being "split" off from the rest of the country to happen again. Mee ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-07
China’s latest easing move signals that shoring up growth is the government’s top priority even if it further weakens its currency or adds to leverage that threatens the longer-term health of the worl ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng urged Taiwan to ratify a controversial trade pact that has languished in the island's parliament after protests over trade dealings with Beijing, Reuters reports. ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
An economic slowdown and intensifying competition in China is prompting more Taiwan firms to pull out or scale back operations in the mainland and step up focus on the business back home. The homecomi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-10
Hong Kong people love to hear news about Taiwan, as shown in their keen interest in the recent elections. Many of them traveled to the island to witness the historic event, some wanting to see if the ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-01
During the campaign leading up to Taiwan’s Jan. 16 elections, Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, took part in singing the national anthem at public events, but her lips visibly ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
The squabbles and bickering over the question of Chinese national identity keep coming back like a bad penny. Recently we saw Taiwanese pop singer and actor Show Luo (羅志祥) come under fire at home and ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
Two political commentators alleged that social networking giant Facebook suspended their accounts last week because of pressure from Beijing, Apple Daily reported. Writer Yip Yat-chee (葉一知) said he co ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
No sooner had the dust settled in Taiwan's presidential election than China began making noises about cross-strait relations. So we had Beijing reminding Taipei about the "One China" policy as Tsai In ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-22
