Taiwan

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou intends to run for chairman of the ruling Kuomintang. [more]

The following is an internal STRATFOR document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. [more]

East Asia's all-important export sectors continue to get pummeled amid the global recession. [more]

A “leak” from the Taiwanese military again plays up the status of Taipei's cruise missile program. [more]

Taiwan's new administration is setting aside the "independence" rhetoric, and in return Beijing is giving it (a little) room to maneuver. [more]

China and Taiwan inked an agreement in Beijing on June 13 that will increase tourism and formalize regular weekend charter flights across the Taiwan Strait. [more]

A handful of small and medium-sized East Asian states have been moving to prop up their currencies against the dollar. The move signals their worries about untenable inflation rates and could point toward trouble down the line for larger manufacturing economies, such as China. Analyst Donna Kwok discusses. [more]

The central banks of several East Asian countries employed currency manipulation strategies to help offset the economic effects of rising commodity prices. Their move may or may not influence how the region’s most important player, China, will or will not react. [more]

The following are internal Stratfor documents produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. These documents are not forecasts, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]

Taiwanese President-Elect Ma Ying-jeou will take the oath of office May 20, ending eight years of rule by the Democratic Progressive Party and bringing the Kuomintang (KMT) back to power. [more]

China’s Supreme People's Court has reinterpreted a regulation setting up a system for sending litigation documents back and forth across the Taiwan Strait. [more]

As part of Taiwanese President-elect Ma Ying-jeou’s plans to throw open the island’s doors to more mainland tourists, Taiwanese financial institutions soon will be able to buy yuan from customers. [more]

China is surrounded by territory that is difficult to traverse, making invasion in either direction challenging. [more]

Taiwan’s Vice President-elect Vincent Siew said his government will restart dialogue with China as soon as possible. But considering the longtime political sensitivity over Taiwan’s independence, this might be little more than just talk. [more]

Taiwan's vice president-elect, Vincent Siew, and Chinese President Hu Jintao met April 12 at a conference -- the first such meeting for Taipei's incoming government. [more]

Taiwanese Vice President-elect Vincent Siew led a delegation to southern China’s Hainan Island on April 11. [more]

A series of critical -- and seemingly unconnected -- developments across the world highlight undeniable U.S. interests irrespective of who will be in the White House in 2009. [more]

Inflation has been creeping up around the world in recent months, especially affecting the prices of food, energy and other essentials. The increased cost of essential goods is fueling rising social unrest. (With Stratfor map) [more]

A day after inviting Chinese President Hu Jintao to visit Taiwan, it appeared as if Taipei would soon loosen cross-Strait economic policies. [more]

The United States and China will hold a fifth Strategic Dialogue on Jan. 17-18 -- five days after Taiwan’s parliamentary elections. [more]