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Taiwan
National affairs
The year of governing precariously
Peter Browne
16 December 2024
2024’s casualties among governments across the globe throw fresh light on the US result
Books & arts
Beyond Chinese Taipei
Antonia Finnane
6 August 2024
A Taiwan-centred history of the island reveals a nation-in-the-making
International
Tuvalu’s Taiwan question
Jess Marinaccio and Graeme Smith
26 January 2024
Will this week’s election bring a change of orientation for the island nation?
International
The call of history
Antonia Finnane
8 January 2024
Could Taiwan’s 13 January election trigger a war with China?
Correspondents
Taiwan’s cat warrior to the rescue?
Antonia Finnane
24 November 2023
Hsiao Bi-khim’s impressive record might help save Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party from electoral defeat
Books & arts
Being human
Martha Macintyre
4 November 2023
An anthropologist sees a radically distinctive humanity among Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples
Correspondents
Taiwan’s double jeopardy
Antonia Finnane
12 October 2023
In Taipei, National Day tests the temperature of nationalist sentiment
Correspondents
Entangled histories
Antonia Finnane
28 September 2023
A group of Australian MPs in Taiwan this week would have been struck by parallels between the two countries’ First Nations people
International
The Netflix series changing Taiwanese politics
Antonia Finnane
10 July 2023
Life follows art in the streaming service’s new political series
Books & arts
Dictating democratisation
Liam Gammon
17 March 2023
Democracy has spread in a distinctive way among Asia’s success stories
International
What next for China?
Rana Mitter
23 December 2022
Challenges at home are contributing to a tentative shift in relations with the West
National affairs
Why an invasion of Taiwan would fail
John Quiggin
14 September 2022
Russia’s disastrous miscalculations in Ukraine show why an invasion of Taiwan would be a grave mistake
From the archive
Becoming Taiwanese
Klaus Neumann
18 May 2021
Memories and identities have proved surprisingly adaptable in a society forged by migration
National affairs
Is China’s claim to Taiwan approaching its end game?
Hamish McDonald
30 April 2021
And what would that mean for Australia?
International
Sabres rattling in Beijing
Hamish McDonald
27 October 2020
With the Taiwan dilemma deepening, Australia might be forced to take a stand
Correspondents
Losing hearts and minds
Rowan Callick
13 January 2020
Taiwanese voters add their voice to opponents of Xi Jinping’s ambitions
International
Hong Kong’s spirit of struggle
Rowan Callick
14 September 2019
The protesters’ undiminished resolve is all about preserving a way of life
International
The wisdom of the crowd
Kerry Brown
30 October 2014
Taiwan’s binary politics is being disrupted by a third force, writes
Kerry Brown
, and Beijing is watching closely