Rewriting 2.28?
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…
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What is the impact in Taiwan of emphasizing a Chinese identity in Taiwan?
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…
Waking from the hamster wheel
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…
Election Free and partly unfair
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”,…
Taiwan Corner supports the International Committee for Fair Elections (ICFET)
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…
Seeing the real outliers in Taiwan’s recent past
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…
Taiwan: The Island of Bobee (保庇)
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…
Legislator’s Suit Against Media Threatens Freedom of Press
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…
The EU should consider a free trade agreement with Taiwan
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…
Taiwan has become more isolated
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…
Mapping out a third way for the Taiwanese
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…
Taiwan: A Political History by Denny Roy
Only available in Danish. Anmeldt af Michael Danielsen Der findes forskellige bøger om Taiwans historie, men det er sjældent at finde en bog som “Taiwan: en politisk historie” er skrevet af Denny…
Understanding present-day Taiwan
Who are the Taiwanese? Where are they originally from and what are the major trends in Taiwanese politics today? For many people in the United States and Europe, Taiwan is an unknown,…
Taiwan needs a third way in order to get out of the international isolation
Only available in Danish. Det er nu et år siden, at Taiwan og Kina indgik en historisk frihandelsaftale under navnet ECFA. Aftalen blev sat i søen med store politiske ambitioner i Taiwan…
KMT has no ideas for a third way for Taiwan
In 2008, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) came into office with a solid majority in the legislature. Three years later, and observed from an international perspective, it is disappointing to see how few…