If Taiwan and China move closer to a deal, what exactly does the KMT think will happen next? The details matter. We shall ask for answers. Great read @michaelturton.bsky.social www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Glad for at have en artikel om Taiwans historie og vej til demokrati i @historielaerer.dk blad Noter. Artiklen følger Taiwan fra 1600-tallet til i dag og giver et overblik over de vigtigste historiske begivenheder. Og fortæller om vejen til Taiwans demokrati. historielaerer.dk/noter-249-oe...

Nyt nummer af Noter, nr 249: Østasien I dette nummer af Noter retter vi blikket mod verden uden for Europa med udgangspunkt i Østasien. En del har sikkert prøvet kræfter med at undervise i Kinas historie,...

No need to add more. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6381760

Nifty Overview of the birth rate crisis in Taiwan. Misses a few points, but withal pretty comprehensive. taiwan.md/en/society/t...

Concerning if this is practice for a quarantine or blockade www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

So the government is just going to seek the death penalty any time a new social issue comes up? Ridiculous www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Easier for Chinese nationals to get elected in Taiwan? Whatever the details, the direction suggested by the KMT is simply wrong for any country not only considering the threats from China, but from a basic national perspective. KMT wants to be in government? www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

It is not only the U.S. Navy sailing through the Taiwan Strait. On June 5, a Dutch frigate also passed through. This is another signal that the Strait is an international waterway. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Neutral toward China when China is pressuring? Some Taiwanese seems less worried. A neutral perception of China is held by 47% among KMT supporters and 41.7% around TPP. For the government DPP the same number is 12,3%. Interesting for Taiwan’s political future. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

Interesting. Taiwan’s exports have dropped 40% since 2022 if we take out semiconductors and AI. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Probable that China is aiming to discourage reporting on Taiwan this way, in suggesting this is a red line that international media will face reprisals over if they report on Taiwan

The world must understand: Taiwanese do not want to be part of China. They have rejected China’s “one country, two systems” for more than 20 years. Who wants to be a part of China? EU, USA, Japan or South Korea? www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6372444

Seriously KMT? Should Taiwan go back to the Middle Ages? Taiwan's opposition party KMT proposes canning as punishment in Taiwan for certain criminal offenses. Suggested to be put to a referendum. That would certainly put Taiwan on the front pages around the world www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

On defense, Europe’s reaction to the U.S. is to start preparing ourselves. Taiwan’s opposition parties seem not to understand, or be willing to accept, that Taiwan’s defense depends on self-reliance too. See the defense budget. And this is in an uncertain world. www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

Våbensalg til Taiwan med forsinkelser er ikke nyt. Sket under Bush og Obama. Kina og USA har spillet det spil længe. Trump er anderledes direkte over for Taiwan, NATO, EU, Grønland. Derfor er USA for mange utroværdig Læs historie af @michaelturton.bsky.social www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Taiwan er andet end problemer med Kina. Er præsidentvalgkampen i Taiwan startet tidligt med nye indenrigspolitiske tiltag som støtte til børnefamilier? Der er meget at vinde indenrigspolitisk. DPP får travlt hvis det skal lykkedes uanset om det er om to år www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

They will probably wait with Taiwan in WHO to 2028 in case KMT win the presidency like when President Ma was elected.

At Trump vil tale Taiwans præsident Lai kan styrke Taiwan, som Kina har haft held med at udstille som et problem,men kan også blive et cirkus efterfølgende afhængig af Trump. Han nævner et Taiwanproblem men betyder ikke, at Taiwan er problemet. Der er et problem www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Worth a read: www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Will Trump speak with President Lai, as he suggested? Trump said so many different things last week that there now seems to be something for everyone and plenty for Taiwan-watchers to debate. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Mainland Affairs Council warns of rising drone threat, KMT calls for cutting budget on drones, anti-drone capability www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Trump vil tale med Taiwans præsident om våbensalg. Virkelig? Han vil have Taiwans chipproduktion flyttet til USA. Ikke glad for uafhænighed. USA's udenrigsminister og Trump: USA politik er uændret. Det er som det plejer. Se på handlinger ikke ord #dkmedier www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05...

At the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, I told CNA that Taiwan should no longer see itself as a “small nation,” but should confidently and repeatedly assert its significance on the world stage as a big industrial nation. I get tired talking about shared value alone. www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/20...

Really? Happy? Extreme low birthdate, low income, long working hours, low number of holidays etc. etc. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

I guess this shows how deeply spit the KMT still is on defense spending

I 2024 ramte en teknologisk revolution den iranske hær. Den kom i form af en kinesisk spionsatellit, der blev solgt til præstestyret.  Nu er satellitten sat i forbindelse med angreb på amerikanske baser viser afsløring fra @financialtimes.com www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

Sydkorea har fjernet brugen af Kina (Taiwan) på deres e-ankomstkort efter pres fra Taiwan. Danmark har ikke rykket sig endnu www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6338713

The real question is how Taiwanese voters will respond in the autumn elections and in 2028. Shall KMT adjust? Today, KMT says to the Taiwanese: One China and oppose Taiwan independence.KMT has majority in the parliament together with the loyal Taiwan's people's party newbloommag.net/2026/04/10/c...

The PLA really has no idea what it's doing, hm? Air incursions have basically increased from Day 1 of Cheng's trip until now and are at the highest immediately after Cheng's meeting with Xi. Really throws water onto the KMT narrative of being able to dial back tensions

Great comment and perspective on the visit to China by KMT chair Cheng Li-wun by @michaelturton.bsky.social www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Taiwan har frataget visse privilegier for danske diplomatiske ansatte i Taiwan fordi Danmark giver taiwanere i Danmark nationalitet Kina. Nul EU-lande gør det og den praksis strider mod Danmarks ét-Kina politik. Trist at to demokratiske nationer er kommet her til www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Taiwan has now revoked some privileges for Danish diplomatic staff over a Danish practice that gives Taiwanese nationality “China”". Details is not revealed. Denmark, why? www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

I wonder if the DPP would, in fact, genuinely want stricter legal oversight if they are just calling for it as a show--the KMT is, of course, shooting itself in its own foot with Cheng's visit and the DPP is probably celebrating internally focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...

Historically, a KMT chair meeting Xi has not exactly been an electoral asset. For instance Ma and Hung. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6335054

Taiwan's population estimated to drop from 23M to 12M in 2065 due to low birthrate. Challenge for welfare, industry, politics, immigration and the society. Interesting to see if politicians and society can find solutions. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Lack of holistic thinking in Denmark results in this new step towards Denmark. Taiwan is big economically, and now Denmark may face retaliatory measures if no change in the Danish policies on giving Taiwanese nationality 'China. May adjust privileges and immunities. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

A must read by @michaelturton.bsky.social on the consequence of fewer Taiwanese in Taiwan and Taiwan's political economy. Labor "shortages are colliding with old KMT dreams of opening the door to Chinese labor, goods and influence" www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Taiwanese children are now being registered as Chinese in Denmark, reports Berlingske. In my view, what matters is no longer what the authorities say, but what they do. Mails indicate that treating Taiwan as part of China is a political decision. www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

Taiwanske børn bliver nu registreret som kinesere i Danmark, viser Berlingske. I min optik er det ikke afgørende, hvad myndighederne siger mere, men hvad de gør. Mails peger på, at det er en politisk beslutning at behandle Taiwan som en del af Kina. Det bringer Danmark tæt på Kinas position #dkpol

Er der mon nogen i Danmarks regering og system, der kan tænke i helheder fremfor mærkelige lappeløsninger for taiwanerne i Danmark og for Danmarks respekt for andre folk? www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

Danmark registrerer taiwanere som kinesiske statsborgere – men anerkender ikke Kinas krav på Taiwan. Samtidig udstedes rejsedokumenter, der anerkender, at deres pas siger “Taiwan”. Det hænger ikke sammen. I 50 år fungerede det uden problemer. Derfor foreslår Taiwan Corner en lovændring.

A must read about the local politics in Taichung: www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Democracies shall protect each other, not this: "South Korea’s e-Arrival card system lists Taiwan as “China (Taiwan)” in the “point of departure” and “next destination” fields." www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Denmark registers Taiwanese as Chinese. We in @taiwancorner have a solution to registering Taiwanese in Denmark correctly with nationality Taiwan by law. What the Danish government could not do in 2 years we have done in two hours. taiwancorner.org/restore-the-...

I guess this is a sign that the Executive Yuan will continue to exercise its newly appropriated power of veto

Taiwan is an incredible place with brilliant people. So why is the discussion about defending the country still at such a low level? I really do not get it. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Heard that @MOFA_Taiwan is terminating Taiwan Review (end of June) and Taiwan Today (end of year). Sad news. Nothing about Taiwan Panorama/Review.

Today 2.28 p.m., a documentary about Taiwan’s democracy movement will be on Youtube. Hand in Hand 牽阮的手. I saw it in the cinema back in 2011, but I need to revisit it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaH2...

Details awaiting! Discount defence budget? Seen from the outside, it is puzzling that Taiwan is not united in defending Taiwan while China is increasing its military threats.