Taiwan is developing a common Taiwanese identity and the two former presidents moved Taiwan towards a common Taiwanese identity in their own fashions. The current Chinese KMT government has departed from this historical trend by conducting a much stronger Chinese…
President Ma is running in a hamster wheel with his eyes fixed on the so-called “1992 consensus” while the rest of the world moves on, knowing that the ROC will never rule China. Rather, Beijing and the international community are…
Taiwan’s election has been mostly free and partly unfair say observers.“Taiwan’s autocratic past has become interlinked with pressures from an authoritarian China, which have framed an unfair political context in the elections”, said Michael Danielsen, chairman of Taiwan Corner. He…
We consider the initiative taken by the International Committee for Fair Elections (ICFET) as a crucial endeavor in safeguarding Taiwan’s democratic development. The International Committee for Fair Elections has formed an international group of distinguished persons with the purpose of…
President Ma is a political outlier that breaks with the historical trend in Taiwan argues Michael Danielsen in Taipei Times. Ma’s policies give support for the One China policy of EU and USA but the historical trend goes toward a…
When I think of a land of joy and happiness – I think of Taiwan. While in Taiwan, I met many great new friends who were happy to show me around. Taiwan has some wonderful sites to see, such as…
加 拿 大 台 灣 人 權 協 會 Taiwanese Human Rights Association of Canada Statement October 30, 2011 Legislator’s Suit Against Media Threatens Freedom of Press On September 2, 2011 Taiwan’s Newtalk Internet News ( 新頭殼新聞) reporter Lin Chao-yi…
By Laima Andrikiene, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) On the 10th of October Taiwan marked 100 years since the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty in China and the beginning of the Chinese republican tradition. One hundred years on, Taiwan is a…
Only available in Danish. Taiwan står mere isoleret internationalt – uanset Taiwans informationsminister Phillip Y.M. Yang’s (PY) postulater om det modsatte i JP 14 in Danish Af Michael Danielsen, formand for Taiwan Corner. Publisheret i Jyllands Posten d. 23. september…
Since 2008, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has been in full charge of expanding Taiwan’s international space. As a result, the KMT bears sole responsibility for Taiwan’s diminishing face and presence in the international community. By Michael Danielsen, Chairman of…