When freedoms disturb EU trade
EU prefers not to talk too much about the deterioration in Taiwan’s democracy with Taiwan because it is disturbing the trade. EU’s report on…
Category Politics
Democracy Prerequisite for Healthy Cross-strait Relations
Ordinary people are not able to gain anything from the cross-strait dividend, they are even harmed by it. How can we prevent cronies from…
Facing new reality after cross-strait bubble burst
The upcoming meeting between President Xi and KMT’s chairman Chu is a meeting of the past, writes Taiwan Corner’s chairman Michael Danielsen in Taipei…
TPP Accession as Economic Development Strategy for Taiwan
Most importantly, in addition to defensive considerations such as preventing its marginalization in the current FTA trend and correcting its excessive orientation toward China,…
Wang Jin-pyng Positions Himself for a Presidential Run
Wang is dipping a toe in the perilous waters of Taiwanese identity politics. Recall that he is a Taiwanese faction politician from down south.…
The Sunflower Movement: One Year On
No social movements have reached such dramatic proportions as the Sunflower Movement. From March 18 to April 10, 2014, the nation’s parliament was occupied…
Great evening with the “Sunflower Occupation” movie
The documentary detailed the 24 days occupation of Taiwan’s parliament starting on March 18 2014. The movie provided great behind the scene insights into…
Case No. 59213: China Specialists Don't Get Taiwan
China specialists need to face this fact squarely: there are no generous economic benefits from Taiwan’s economic involvement with China. That golden age passed…
"Sunflower Occupation" Documentary Movie
We Taipei Ren Studio and Taiwan Corner are showing the documentary movie “Sunflower Occupation” on March 3 in Copenhagen. We in Taiwan Corner believe…
Factors for DPP Cross-Strait Policy in the 2014 Elections Aftermath
The 2014 elections mostly expressed the public distrust of the KMT and cannot be taken as direct endorsement of DPP policy. Although the DPP’s…