Whispering Thoughts No 44 Taiwan – The Flashpoint? Part III: Crystal Gazing

05 April 2024                                                                                           The 2024 elections in Taiwan exposed the emerging generational and socio-economic fault-lines in the country. There is growing demand for greater governmental accountability and more progressive economic reform to address the high-income trap leading to the unsustainable entitlements that accompany it. Solutions to these vexing challenges will need strong political will […]

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Whispering Thoughts No 43 Taiwan – The Flashpoint Part II: Emerging Challenges

03 April 2024                                                                                           On 13th January 2024, Taiwan elected William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to be its next President to be inaugurated in May, although the party lost its legislative majority. The 113-seat Legislative Yuan consists of an eclectic mix of 73 geographic constituency seats, three each low-land and high-land […]

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