Taiwan Headlines - July 2, Covid and the KMT
This week saw a break in the trend of Monday having the lowest Covid case count. KMT raises death rate questions. KMT figures jump the vaccine queue, but a DPP accusation doesn’t hold up. Miaoli lifts...
2 Juli 20215min
Taiwan Report News Brief – DPP Factions
Since the beginning, the DPP has had factions. They've been quiet recently, but are by no means gone. We look into where they came from, who they are, what they're up to, and where they're going. Mor...
12 Juni 202111min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Taiwan's two youth uprisings and voter turnout, Part 3
Eminent political scientist Nathan Batto posted figures showing that youth turnout in the 2020 election was dramatically higher than in 2016, right after the Sunflower Movement. How could that be!? We...
8 Juni 202110min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Taiwan's two youth uprisings and voter turnout, Part 2
Eminent political scientist Nathan Batto posted figures showing that youth turnout in the 2020 election was dramatically higher than in 2016, right after the Sunflower Movement. How could that be!? We...
6 Juni 20219min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Taiwan's two youth uprisings and voter turnout, Part 1
Eminent political scientist Nathan Batto posted figures showing that youth turnout in the 2020 election was dramatically higher than in 2016, right after the Sunflower Movement. How could that be!? We...
4 Juni 20217min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Covid conundrums
After largely having kept Covid at bay up til now, it’s now here. We look at how it happened, where the government got it right and wrong, poor media coverage, and how things are shaping up going forw...
22 Maj 202111min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Taiwan's gridiocy problem (Fixed Audio)
Taiwan's electric grid once again failed this week, causing rolling blackouts across the country. Unfortunately, this problem isn't new, and it has national security implications, which we explore in ...
17 Maj 20216min
Taiwan Report News Brief – US-Taiwan Relations Part III
This is part three of a three-part series based on my lecture at Tunghai University. This part starts in 2020, covers Taiwan’s rise on the world stage, the 2020 election and Biden’s first hundred days...
12 Maj 202120min
