The Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement has recently become a hot topic during Taiwan’s national election. Candidates from different parties have been urged to express their stance on it to the public. Professional groups have protested against the controversial agreement with China, which has been waiting for ratification by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan for nearly a decade….

Commentary In 2009, a controversy arose during then-President Ma Ying-jeou’s administration (2008–2016) concerning his Taiwan birthplace. Due to his supposed first visit to communist China last week, questions about this story are returning. How will this story play out during his visit? This article will lay out the historical background and ask important questions about…

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party has visited the United States, while Taiwan’s former president Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang opposition party visited mainland China for an ancestor worship trip. Observers believe that in the next ten days, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party or Kuomintang (KMT) will compete…

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party is visiting the United States, while former President Ma Ying-jeou of the Kuomintang opposition party made a cross-strait journey to mainland China for an ancestor worship trip. Observers say that in the next 10 days, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party or Kuomintang…

Commentary Ma Ying-jeou, a former Taiwan President and former Kuomintang Party (KMT) Chairman, has a long history of kowtowing to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He plans to lead a KMT delegation to China with former aids and several dozen students. During the 12-day trip beginning on 27 March, he will visit five cities: Nanjing,…