Yet under Chinese united-front pressure and cognitive warfare, only by remembering its history and understanding the cost of ...

With the 2016 general elections right around the corner, the island nation of Taiwan will once again exercise its hard-won democracy in a contest heralding exciting political change. On January 16, ...

Taiwan’s GDP per capita is expected to exceed US$40,000 next year. Also, Taiwan’s GDP per capita and cost of living is now on par with Spain, Slovenia and Japan (left chart below). But how does Taiwan ...

This piece is part of a collaboration with the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. The author would like to thank Dr. Gerald Blaney for sharing his wisdom and guiding me through the writing process.

Over the past 35 years, there has been an ongoing rise in one particular demographic group in Taiwan. Their presence has become increasingly integral to the economic engine as well as daily life. The ...

On a rainy April day in an elementary school classroom in Taipei, 11 and 12-year-old students giggled and bounced on their feet with fists clenched and arms swinging, performing the action of jumping ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 9, Issue 9. Used with permission. To get the ...

The United States has been rocked by large street protests over the past two weeks, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while being arrested by four police officers. These ...

Taiwan’s low wages rank among the longstanding top concerns of Taiwanese, and while Taiwan’s GDP has seen faster growth in recent years, Taiwan’s wage growth remains subpar. Among Organization for ...

Taiwan will be reviewing its minimum wage in the third quarter of this year, but despite annual increases to the monthly minimum wage since 2017, Taiwan’s average wage growth has not been catching up.

Taiwan’s democratic institutions are often hailed as some of Asia’s most vibrant. But even vibrant systems are not immune to strain. The opposition-controlled Legislative Yuan recently passed two ...