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INTRODUCTION: Taiwan – Re-articulations of Politics and Culture in a Marginal State

  • Dr Craig Smith,

This edition offers a compelling purview of the change and continuity that has defined and redefined Taiwan in its marginal state.

Political Packaging in Taiwan: The Case of Ko Wen-je (柯文哲)

  • Dr Liping Du,

Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) is a master at building an image of himself as a political ‘outsider’ and an iconic leader.

Are Taiwanese people our ‘family’? China’s cultural representations of Taiwan

  • Dr Phyllis Yu-ting Huang,

Chinese film and literature shows that ordinary Chinese people’s view of Taiwan are not as homogeneous as often assumed.

From Cold War shadows to democratic diplomacy: Navigating Taiwan-Australia relations

  • Dr Mei-fen Kuo,

The Australia-Taiwan story is one of shared democratic values and interconnected diasporic communities.

‘One China, Many Taiwans: The Geopolitics of Cross-Strait Tourism’, by Ian Rowen

  • Philippa Riley,

Can cross-strait travel between mainland China and Taiwan be used to promote Beijing’s view that Taiwan is Chinese territory and to push for unification?