Taiwan

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

In a multi-polar world, the big powerful states get to carve up the world as they see fit. In that scenario, it’s countries like mine that will end up on the chopping block

Living so close to a huge unfriendly neighbour has made our politics intense – but it has also done the same for our music culture

Here in Taiwan, we like a good drink, especially one that reflects our love of freedom. If Beijing doesn’t like it, tough

The country’s politics may be fractious, but one thing both major camps agree on is that the rise of digital fraud needs urgent attention

Taiwan's convenience culture isn't going anywhere. When it's become a way of life, how could it?

The Taiwanese are not unaware of the danger posed by China – but the air-raid drills and military exercises are now just part of everyday life

In the capital city’s abandoned temples and underpasses, Taiwan’s youth are reclaiming their space – and culture

Rising political and military tensions have seen pro-democracy activists stage mass recall campaigns against pro-China Kuomintang lawmakers

A nation under threat defeated Chinese interference in their poll – so what lessons can the US and UK learn from them?

Has Beijing learned the lessons of Putin’s failed invasion of Ukraine, and Prigozhin’s failed revolution?

Chinese military drills around Taiwan raised tensions and rattled nerves around the world. But would they really invade?

Colonialists of all stripes have squeezed the island’s indigenous languages out in favour of Mandarin and Hokkien