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Open letter to democratic Taiwan
Taiwan Corner’s chairman Michael Danielsen and other scholars, former government and military officials, and other friends of Taiwan have signed an open letter in support of Taiwan democracy and President Tsai’s handling…
Taiwans regeringsparti DPP er udfordret i lokalvalg
”Taiwans præsident Tsai fra det uafhængighedssøgende parti DPP står over for sin første alvorlige test i lokalvalget lørdag d. 24. november efter en massiv sejr i 2016. Uanset, at lokalvalg handler om…
Time for EU to back Taiwan directly
It is time for EU to back Taiwan directly writes Taiwan Corner’s chairman Michael Danielsen. Chinese pressure on Taiwan has over the past two years reached an unreasonably high level. Under such…
Civil society can assist Taiwan with challenges
Taiwan’s future independence relies in part on the nation’s ability to activate the vast potential of civil society, as the government cannot not speak and act freely, writes Taiwan Corner’s chairman Michael…
EU should put an end to Taiwan- WHO circus
EU should put an end to Taiwan- WHO circus write Taiwan Corner’s chairman Michael Danielsen. The circus’ main attraction is the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Assembly (WHA), which is…
Open letter to Chinese President Xi
First published in Taipei Times…
What will Trump do? + Links
US President-elect Trump again says “one China” policy up for negotiation. This comment is entirely lacking in definition, though it is widely reported. What does he mean? It’s maddening how little concrete…
See Taiwan as a normal nation; that is its future
First published in Taipei Time on December 17, 2016 Taiwan’s domestic politics are getting more trivial as seen from the outside. This is good news and it reveals that Taiwan is becoming…
Setting an Example: Taiwan’s Role in Southeast Asia
Taiwan has a lot of soft-power and it can set an example in southeast Asia through its new Southbound policy and other policies. It requires that Taiwan can take an engaging and…
Is there no Internet in the Economist's Offices?
The Ma Administration represented the end of the golden age for Taiwanese in China. Overall trade grew under Ma. However, trade ballooned far faster under the Chen Administration and Taiwan businessmen did…
Politicizing European civil society on Taiwan
Improving Taiwan’s future requires politicizing of European society about Taiwan’s political situation. Taiwan need alliances between politicians and European citizens that can add new dimensions on how to work for Taiwan’s future.…
Transitional Justice, Eradicating the KMT Assets
Taiwan’s new legislature should live up to its promise of “transitional justice” and take the German experience as reference when dealing with the party assets to let the public feel their historic,…
Taiwan’s democracy – Roundtable discussion in the European Parliament – Press release
Taiwan’s democratic development will be discussed in the European Parliament on March 15 at a roundtable discussion among representatives from the New Power Party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and China Nationalist…
The ASEAN Economic Community – Status Quo and Challenges
The ASEAN is still far away from a single market when it comes to other measures of market liberalization. Should it prove impossible to satisfy the CLMV countries’ aspirations for distributive justice,…