Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao

Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao is <a href=http://www.ios.sinica.edu.tw/ios/E/fellow/hsinhuangmichaelhsiao/>director</a> of and distinguished fellow at the <a href=http://www.ios.sinica.edu.tw/ios/E/?pid=87>

Taiwan's election, and the need for nuance

Taiwan's presidential election saw the incumbent Ma Ying-jeou win another four-year term in office over his opponent Tsai Ing-wen. But the interpretation of this outcome by Washington and Beijing misses an important dimension of Taiwan's political reality. Their flawed understanding could have dam

By Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao and LC Russell Hsiao

/ 7 Feb 2012

Taiwan identity and China: 1987-2007

On the eve of the 2004 presidential election in Taiwan, I wrote an article for openDemocracy in which I argued that the election had a dual character: sustaining the new

By Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao

/ 19 Mar 2008

Taiwan, a dual election: democracy and national identity

The third direct presidential election in the south-east Asian island state of Taiwan will take place on 20 March 2004. The citizens of Taiwan first voted directly for their own

By Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao

/ 19 Mar 2004