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The meeting between Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou and China's Xi Jinping resulted from seven years of rapid rapprochement between the former Cold War enemies. No concrete agreements or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206533
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The outlook for Hong Kong's chief executive election.
Lam was the chief secretary of administration under outgoing chief executive Leung Chun-Ying. Lam’s ascension to the office of chief executive later this year will end the tenure…
The violence was the worst Hong Kong has witnessed since protesters clashed with police during the 2014 'Umbrella Protests' which demanded greater political autonomy from mainland…
He is Beijing's preferred candidate and appears to have a cordial relationship with President Xi Jinping. He takes the helm at a moment when relations with China are the tensest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264592
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As president (2008-16), he engineered a cooperative phase of relations with Beijing. Ma, now an influential elder in the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, was in China when…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278704
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Eric Chu, the party chairman, was nominated to replace Hung Hsiu-chu, whose candidacy failed to rally support within the party. He will run against Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the…
The controversy fuels a debate about a possible ban of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). While the constitutional hurdles remain high, German officials have begun to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284795
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The EU’s decision to allow the sale of new e-fuel-powered vehicles after 2035 has focused attention on a controversial decarbonisation pathway aimed primarily at transportation…