Recent months have witnessed an important shift in the political landscape across the Taiwan Strait, one that deserves careful consideration from policymakers in Asia, Europe and the United States. Despite considerable global turbulence, years of rising tensions in Asia and external pressure, there are emerging signs of stabilisation and even fresh momentum for peaceful momentum towards unification between mainland China and Taiwan. Taiwan’s political environment has evolved significantly since…



Best case scenario for a reunified Taiwan is that it ends up like Hong Kong - all democratic and independent parties declared illegal. Worst case is like the Uyghurs, native Taiwanese placed in camps and more Han Chinese shipped in from the mainland.