Netizen Voices: As Sino-Japanese Tensions Rise, “Tourism is Treated like a Chamberpot, a Disposable Tool”
The diplomatic crisis between China and Japan continues to intensify, following Japanese Prime...
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Kiribati Elections Renew Debate Over China’s Influence in the Pacific
On Thursday, Kiribati’s Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs released the initial results of the Pacific island nation’s first-round parliamentary elections. For the citizens of Kiribati, the election hinged mostly on issues...
Another U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan, Beijing Restarts Military Drills
On Sunday, another U.S. Congressional delegation traveled to Taiwan, less than two weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to the country. In response to the latest delegation’s visit, Beijing announced it...
China Pushes Anti-Pelosi Narrative on Taiwan Across Global Media
In the days surrounding U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, the Chinese government scrambled to shape the narrative of her visit in media spheres around the globe. A range of tools were deployed in an effort to...
Taiwanese Perspectives Overlooked on Pelosi Visit
In the lead-up to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week, much of the Western media coverage was saturated with dramatic speculation about the prospect of war and other Chinese government retaliation....
CDT Weekly, February 5-11: Clubhouse, Li Wenliang, BBC Xinjiang Report Reactions, COVID’s Origins
Happy New Year, and welcome to the first edition of CDT’s new weekly roundup, also available as an email newsletter through Substack. With these updates, we aim to provide an overview of new content across CDT’s English and...
Taiwan Plans Aid for Hong Kong “Shelter-seekers”; Beijing Threatens Military Action Against Taipei
On Thursday, as Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy protesters who were rallying against a law that would criminalize “insulting” the PRC national anthem, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen tweeted: Today I...
As WHO Meets, China Agrees to COVID Inquiry While Shutting out Taiwan
As the World Health Organization met virtually for a truncated version of its annual assembly on Monday, Xi Jinping announced a shift in Chinese policy by agreeing to an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus,...
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Success Highlights Global Risks of Diplomatic Isolation
As countries across the globe continue struggling to flatten their domestic epidemic curves, Beijing has sought to cast itself as a victor against COVID-19, and hence a natural leader in global pandemic efforts–a hard sell...
Tsai Ing-wen Reelected in Taiwan in Historic Victory
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen was decisively reelected on Saturday in an election that had become a referendum on democratic freedoms and Taiwanese autonomy. Winning 57 percent of the vote against Kuomintang challenger...
Beijing’s Aggression, Influence, and Disinformation Target Taiwan Election
Taiwan’s population is preparing to vote in national presidential and legislative elections on Saturday. At The New York Times, Steven Lee Myers and Chris Horton report on how Chinese aggression has significantly bolstered...
With Election on the Horizon, Taiwan Fights Back Against Beijing’s Influence
With the presidential election in Taiwan—a de facto independent nation that the CCP regards as a “renegade province”—just over a month away, there have been many recent reports of Beijing’s attempts to influence...
Kiribati Recognizes Beijing in Taiwan’s Second Loss in Days
Days after the Solomon Islands switched diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing, the island nation of Kiribati has severed ties with Taiwan–a move that China’s foreign ministry “highly commends.”...
Solomon Islands Switch Diplomatic Allegiance from Taiwan
The Solomon Islands is the latest country to switch their diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, leaving Taiwan with only 16 countries that officially recognize it as an independent nation after El Salvador, Burkina Faso,...
Beijing Bans Individual Tourism to Taiwan
At CNN, Ben Westcott and Yong Xiong report that Beijing has suspended a program allowing...
Minitrue: No Reports on Golden Horse Award Films
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Minitrue: No Live Broadcast of Golden Horse Awards
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
New iPhones, Google Plans Could Track Chinese Users
The ability to persistently link people’s identities and activities is a core theme of China’s...
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