Taiwan democracy has fallen in the international rankings during the past 4 years as reported by for instance by the US based Freedom House. As a friend of freedom and democracy in Taiwan, the EU should therefore challenge Taiwan on…
Den Kina-venlige politik fra Taiwans regering er bekymrende. Trods de mildere vinde mellem Taiwan og Kina har taiwanerne ingen kinesisk provinsmentalitet og ønsker ikke at være en del af Kina. Udviklingen og den fred, som opleves, er derfor ikke bæredygtig,…
Taiwan’s future is hampered by a distaste for discussing political issues in Taiwan among friends and family. A strong feeling of community is however a prerequisite for Taiwan’s freedom. Taiwanese really need to engage themselves more in talks and debates…
Read the main conclusions in the report on the National Election in Taiwan on January 14. 2012 here. The report is written by the International Election Observation Mission and is based on their own observations as well as other sources,…
Taiwan Corner says that people in the international community who continue to believe that President Ma “policies secure Taiwan’s unique position in the world must suffer from collective tomfoolery.” More people are coming to realize that they have been “victims…
Read the full report on the national election in Taiwan on January 14. 2014 here. The report is written by eighteen (18) observers from seven countries who were invited by the International Committee for Fair Elections in Taiwan (ICFET) to…
Is the unthinkable possible? Have the Taiwanese in the January elections voted for a kind of unification between Taiwan and China despite the fact that more than 80% of the population rejects a Hong-Kong style unification? While the unthinkable is…
The book National Identity and Economic Interest was published on January 27. 2012 shortly after the presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan on January 14. 2012. Chairman of Taiwan Corner, Michael Danielsen has written a book chapter about Taiwan’s identity…
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has given up the idea of making Taiwan unique and attractive. As globalization forces governments to enter political unions or emphasize their attractiveness in order to increase their global influence, the KMT government has done…
The long awaited “National 2.28 Memorial Museum” was finally opened in Taipei on February 28. of 2011. It is now also the seat of the Memorial Foundation of 2.28, which is responsible for handling compensations for victims of 2.28. It…