A veteran legislator, advocate for democracy, and key political adviser to Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, first lady Chen Wu Sue-Jen will visit Washington for the first time since becoming first lady of the Republic of China. Over the past two decades, Madame Chen and her husband have overcome numerous adversities...

Since Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian’s 2004 pledge to pursue constitutional revision, Chinese commentators have warned that Chen will manipulate the process to achieve de jure independence from the mainland, a step it says would lead to war. Despite Beijing’s saber rattling, constitutional reform on Taiwan has been a central...

While the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement is certain to benefit Taiwan economically in the years ahead, it has not significantly improved cross-strait stability or expanded Taipei's broader international engagement.

Over the past decade, Washington's Taiwan policy has created unnecessary dilemmas for Taiwan's political leadership, when the purpose of U.S. policy should be to discourage unneeded cross Strait tension while binding the democratic island ever closer to Washington.

On March 18, 2000, the 22 million people of Taiwan will vote for their second democratically elected president. As the election draws near, public discourse in Taiwan is focused on the direction the country will take after the new government assumes office in May 2000. Dr. Parris Chang, leading...

After nearly five years of Taiwan trying to procure more than five dozen F-16s from the US, it's time to move on.

Much of China policy is also underpinned by belief in the fantastical like unicorns. But unlike unicorns, our China policy excursions into the realm of make believe could be dangerous.