In response to the thoughtful inaugural address by Taiwan’s new president, Tsai Ing-wen, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office had a simple rejoinder: her speech was an “incomplete test answer”. In Beijing's ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-23
The Japanese phrase “a little happiness" (小確幸) has become popular in Taiwan in recent years. However, the term, which has a positive meaning, has been twisted into a sarcastic reference to the compla ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-20
When Tsai Ing-wen takes office on May 20, she faces two giant challenges. One is manage relations with Beijing in the way demanded by her electorate, the other is to kick-start a faltering economy. Th ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-16
The Philippine peso has been the lone Asian currency to gain against the US dollar this month and is also the second-best performer in emerging markets worldwide, following the generally peaceful and ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
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
