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Taiwan Politics in 2026: A Split Government, a Failed Recall, and the Shadow of China

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Published: July 19, 2026 Overview Taiwan in 2026 is a democracy at war with itself over how to face the threat across the strait. President Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party holds the presidency, but his party lost its majority in the legislature in 2024, and the opposition Nationalist Party, known as the KMT, … Read more

China Politics in 2026: Purges, a Slowing Economy, and Rising Taiwan Tensions

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Published: July 18, 2026 Overview China enters the second half of 2026 governed by the same party-state structure it has run since 1949, but under visibly more strain than in recent years. Growth is slowing, the property market is still shrinking, and the People’s Liberation Army is in the middle of its largest anti-corruption purge … Read more