American Citizens for Taiwan: Be Vigilant: China Will Pit The Local Against The Center
… The deals with Kaohsiung were only part of Beijing’s efforts — it also wooed Nantou and Hualien, local governments run by non-ruling party politicians. The purpose of these policies, generally trade and tourism sweeteners, is to build support for Beijing in local areas, and to create centers of resistance and evasion towards Taiwan’s central […]
Podcast: Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #32 02-10-2020 PRC infiltration, Han recall, Coronavirus, Mike Pompeo…
Michael Turton (麥哲恩) is back from vacation, and he and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) bring a wide-ranging show. The government responds well to the Wuhan coronavirus, a few comments on the KMT chair race and the Han recall campaign looks like it will have enough signatures to trigger a recall election by Feb 16. […]
Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #32 02-10-2020 PRC infiltration, Han recall, Coronavirus, Mike Pompeo…
Michael Turton (麥哲恩) is back from vacation, and he and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) bring a wide-ranging show. The government responds well to the Wuhan coronavirus, a few comments on the KMT chair race and the Han recall campaign looks like it will have enough signatures to trigger a recall election by Feb 16. […]
The Poor People’s Republic of China Sadly has to Threaten Taiwan Because it has No Choice
For years prominent commentator (and my co-host on Current Affairs Taiwan) Michael Turton has pointed out that both the carrots and the sticks employed by the PRC are intended to portray itself as the victim. In their framing, in spite of all their peaceful efforts and generous offers to Taiwan “compatriots”, stubborn Taiwan “secessionists” colluding […]
ICRT’s Taiwan This Week
Taiwan This Week hosted by Gavin Phipps, with guests Courtney Donovan Smith and Hsin Hsiao:
Ketagalan Media: An Impossible Choice: The KMT’s China Policy
… After the general public turned against the KMT on the 1992 Consensus, the party finally is acknowledging it has become toxic electorally. But what can they do about it? The KMT traces its origins to revolutionary societies in China that overthrew the Manchurian Qing court and established the Republic of China in 1912. At […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) Podcast 台灣時事 02-03-2020 Episode 31 – Huang Jie Recall, William Lai to visit US.
This week Michael Turton (麥哲恩) is on vacation (but still is with us this week with a new article on Report.tw). Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) is joined by Scott Ellinger (陳鷹), a former US military and AIT official. The recall campaign by Han fans against Kaohsiung NPP city councilor Huang Jie passes signature count to […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) Video 台灣時事 02-03-2020 Episode 31 – Huang Jie Recall, William Lai to visit US.
This week Michael Turton (麥哲恩) is on vacation (but still is with us this week with a new article on Report.tw). Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) is joined by Scott Ellinger (陳鷹), a former US military and AIT official. The recall campaign by Han fans against Kaohsiung NPP city councilor Huang Jie passes signature count to […]
Taiwan Context Podcast: U.S. Policy on Taiwan with guest Scott Ellinger
The Taiwan Context hosted by Courtney Donovan Smith, with special guest Scott Ellinger
Ketagalan Media: Save the Sinking Ship: Can the KMT Reform?
By all measures, the January 2020 election was a blowout re-election for President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She set a record for the most votes ever received in a presidential election in Taiwan, and increased her margin of victory over her opponents from 56.1% to 57.1%–a remarkable feat for an […]
