A selection of recent work.
Taipei is seeking to dissolve the China Unification Promotion Party over its alleged ties to Beijing. Al Jazeera, August 14, 2026
New law enforcement operations could quickly escalate into a blockade of Taiwan, say analysts. Al Jazeera, July 29, 2026
Taiwan is experiencing explosive GDP growth due to chip exports, but some Taiwanese feel left out. Al Jazeera, May 27, 2026
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao’s remarks come as US President Donald Trump gives mixed signals over the sale. Al Jazeera, May 22, 2026
President Lai says Taiwan’s future is up to its people as the island faces Chinese and US headwinds. Al Jazeera, May 20, 2026
US spy agencies says Chinese leadership still prefers to pursue unification with Taiwan ‘without use of force’. Al Jazeera, March 19, 2026
While trade data show exports from China have fallen dramatically, US customers are still buying from elsewhere. Al Jazeera, January 21, 2026
Once political outsiders, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party is now seen as part of the ‘establishment’ by younger voters. Al Jazeera, January 11, 2024
More than 200,000 people have flocked to Ghosts and Hell: The Underworld in Asian Art at Tainan Art Museum, which unites Chinese jiangshi vampires, costumes from a Thai ghost festival and the wandering female spirit of Southeast Asian folklore. Hong Kong Free Press, October 10, 2022
Pomelo farmers are in a rut after Beijing banned imports. BBC, October 5, 2022
Painstakingly slow, overly bureaucratic, and often edging into darkly comedic are common descriptions of foreigners and foreign-born Taiwanese in Taiwan. BBC, April 25, 2022
Island has competed as 'Chinese Taipei' for 40 years, and can't use ROC flag. Nikkei Asia, August 5, 2021
Taipei and Vilnius open mutual representative offices and expand ties. Nikkei Asia, August 3, 2021
Auteur of loneliness reckons with the isolation of COVID-19. Nikkei Asia, July 23, 2021
Four referendums give China-friendly Kuomintang chance to claw back public support. Nikkei Asia, June 15, 2021
After months without cases, initial response was a ‘disaster’, island’s former health minister tells Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera, June 9, 2021
President Tsai's approval rating drops as the island struggles to procure doses. Nikkei Asia, June 8, 2021
Five years after it was excluded, self-ruled island claimed by China has found new friends in campaign to attend health body as an observer. Al Jazeera, May 22, 2021
Worst outbreak for more than a year has put the spotlight on work culture that demands long hours and being present at the office. Al Jazeera, May 20, 2021
Indigenous people, who have lived on the island for thousands of years, hope a ruling in their favour will open the door to more rights. Al Jazeera, May 5, 2021
Analysts say US military’s warnings about rising threat are more a reflection of the deterioration in the US-China relationship rather than any change on the ground. Al Jazeera, April 14, 2021
With the help of her plump white birds, Taiwan fortune teller promises life will start to get better in mid-June. Al Jazeera, February 11, 2021
Chen Chien-jen says prompt action in December 2019 could have averted a pandemic that has now killed more than two million people. Al Jazeera, January 22, 2021
Island is overhauling conscription as it tries to boost armed forces to face an increasingly assertive China. Al Jazeera, January 12, 2021
Kelly Craft is due to arrive on the island – the most senior US official ever to visit – just days before Joe Biden’s inauguration as the next US president. Al Jazeera, January 8, 2021
Experts are preparing to travel to Wuhan to investigate how COVID-19 emerged as China questions origins and spread. Al Jazeera, December 28, 2020
Taiwan’s new programme will see the island build eight new diesel-powered attack submarines, the first of which is expected to be completed in 2024. Al Jazeera, November 24, 2020
The China-friendly party is struggling to reinvent itself as Taiwan changes, and the coffers are running dry too. Al Jazeera, November 12, 2020
While controversial abroad, Trump drew support in Taiwan thanks to his tough stance on China. Al Jazeera, November 9, 2020
While Taiwan’s borders remains closed to most foreigners, organisers still expect to attract more than 100,000 people to the gay pride event. Al Jazeera October 31, 2020
Experts in Taipei expect China to intensify military pressure on Taiwan, but say an invasion is unlikely any time soon. Al Jazeera, August 12, 2020
The sweet drink with its chewy tapioca pearls has become synonymous with Taiwan as its global popularity has grown. Al Jazeera, June 26, 2020
China has increased military activity around Taiwan, as the island's success in tackling coronavirus boosts soft power. Al Jazeera, April 23, 2020
US latest country to back wider use of face masks that have long been used in Asia and could reduce coronavirus risk. Al Jazeera, April 6, 2020
The island's highest court is to review the law this week raising hopes of abolition. Al Jazeera, March 30, 2020
When coronavirus erupted, many predicted Taiwan would be among the worst-hit nations. But thanks to the government’s fast reactions disaster seems to have been avoided – and public confidence restored. The New Statesman, March 11, 2020
Experts say 'hard and bitter' lessons in dealing with SARS helped Taiwan quickly respond when new virus emerged. Al Jazeera, March 7, 2020
Deadly outbreak lays bare challenges of political situation faced by democratic island that China claims as its own. Al Jazeera, February 6, 2020
Final results show Tsai returned for second term with 57.1 percent of the votes ahead of Han who got 38.6 percent. Al Jazeera, January 11, 2020
Deeply entrenched community service centres give opposition KMT edge in indigenous communities in Saturday elections. Al Jazeera, January 9, 2020
Demands of traditional culture mean young people in Taiwan find it easier to keep pets than marry and have children. Al Jazeera, December 30, 2019