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Taiwan’s Fascinating Military History: Legacies of the Past and Implications for the FutureWritten by Eric Setzekorn. Th...
11/09/2026

Taiwan’s Fascinating Military History: Legacies of the Past and Implications for the Future
Written by Eric Setzekorn.

This article introduces a new book that explores Taiwan’s military history since 1949 and examines today’s security challenges. It argues that Taiwan’s armed forces have evolved from a conservative “party army” into a more adaptable and balanced institution. It highlights lessons and challenges of the Taiwan-US military relationship and the foundations for Taiwan’s defence resilience.

https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/09/11/taiwans-fascinating-military-history-legacies-of-the-past-and-implications-for-the-future/

Dr Chun-yi Lee Director of the Taiwan Research Hub, at the University of Nottingham gave a briefing on Semiconductors, T...
10/09/2026

Dr Chun-yi Lee Director of the Taiwan Research Hub, at the University of Nottingham gave a briefing on Semiconductors, Taiwan and the CPTPP to Australian Public Servants yesterday at the Australian National University.

Taiwan’s Austronesian Diplomacy: The Taitung National Museum of Prehistory as an Actor of Museum-Indigenous DiplomacyWri...
10/09/2026

Taiwan’s Austronesian Diplomacy: The Taitung National Museum of Prehistory as an Actor of Museum-Indigenous Diplomacy
Written by Simon Delpeuch. This article examines Taiwan’s Austronesian diplomacy, highlighting the deep tension between the state’s political exploitation of indigenous heritage to counter diplomatic isolation and a more authentic, community-driven approach. It focuses on the National Museum of Prehistory (NMP) as a vital model of informal, reciprocal museum-indigenous diplomacy. By explicitly abandoning Taiwan-centric “origin” narratives, the NMP fosters genuine regional partnerships, despite facing ongoing constraints from broader state agendas and complex geopolitical pressures.

https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/09/10/taiwans-austronesian-diplomacy-the-taitung-national-museum-of-prehistory-as-an-actor-of-museum-indigenous-diplomacy/

Dr Chun-yi Lee Director of the Taiwan Research Hub at the University of Nottingham, delivered a keynote on Geopolitics a...
10/09/2026

Dr Chun-yi Lee Director of the Taiwan Research Hub at the University of Nottingham, delivered a keynote on Geopolitics and the Semiconductor Industry at the Taiwan Update held at the Australian National University, ( Photo 1), followed by Taiwan Update Q&A with Professor Ben Penny from the Australian National University, (Photo 2).
Group photo 3, Taiwan Upstate scholars with Deputy Representative of TECO in Australia Regine Chen, Secretary of Education Wei Chen Lee.
Photo 4, Dr Chun-yi Lee delivers a talk on Silicon Shield or Gordian Knot? Semiconductors, Taiwan and the CPTPP at Macquarie University in Sydney.

Becoming “Taiwanist”Written by Wen-chi Li. This article advocates for the institutionalisation of “Taiwanology” and the ...
09/09/2026

Becoming “Taiwanist”
Written by Wen-chi Li.

This article advocates for the institutionalisation of “Taiwanology” and the identity of the “Taiwanist.” Moving beyond traditional European Sinology, Li draws on Deleuzian philosophy to frame this transition not as a rejection, but as a dynamic process of becoming, as an open, fluid space of intellectual resistance that embraces a complex, plural, and planetary dialogue.

https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/09/09/becoming-taiwanist/

Two Bird’s-Eye Views: The Historical Interstices of WWII in Contemporary Taiwanese and Japanese ArtWritten by Tsai Min-Y...
07/09/2026

Two Bird’s-Eye Views: The Historical Interstices of WWII in Contemporary Taiwanese and Japanese Art
Written by Tsai Min-Ying. This article puts Taiwanese artist Li Li-chung and Japanese artist Kota Takeuchi in dialogue through their representations of WWII aerial warfare. The author reads their two video works side by side, revealing how artists from Taiwan and Japan each remember and reflect on war, contrasting a colonial view with an imperial view in their differing concerns about aerial warfare and challenging dominant historical narratives. Their nonhuman perspectives expose war’s perceptual violence while demonstrating art’s power to preserve memory and resist future violence.

https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/09/07/two-birds-eye-views-the-historical-interstices-of-wwii-in-contemporary-taiwanese-and-japanese-art/

Evading the Eye in the Sky: Beginning from the Window of a Wartime Photo StudioWritten by Tsai Min-Ying. This article ex...
04/09/2026

Evading the Eye in the Sky: Beginning from the Window of a Wartime Photo Studio
Written by Tsai Min-Ying.
This article examines how wartime air defence shaped Taiwan’s visual culture thr
ough a logic of self-concealment. The author traces works by Peng Ruey-lin, Chiu Tzu-Yen, and Huang Tonghong. She argues that colonial practices of hiding from aerial surveillance persist in contemporary art as a collective memory of war, survival, and identity.

https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/09/04/evading-the-eye-in-the-sky-beginning-from-the-window-of-a-wartime-photo-studio/

Dr Chun-yi Lee Director of the Taiwan Research Hub, delivered a keynote speech at Taiwan Update, Victoria University of ...
03/09/2026

Dr Chun-yi Lee Director of the Taiwan Research Hub, delivered a keynote speech at Taiwan Update, Victoria University of Wellington.
Group Picture
Taiwan Ambassador in New Zealand, (middle), Joanna Ou, Flora Lee, Secretary at the Education Division of TECO in Australia and local hosts, Dr Jason Young at Victoria University of Wellington, Prof Ben Penny at Australia National University.

Ash and Sugar: A Material History of Taiwan’s Aerial-Warfare Logistics Base Part I Written by Tsai Min-Ying. This articl...
02/09/2026

Ash and Sugar: A Material History of Taiwan’s Aerial-Warfare Logistics Base Part I
Written by Tsai Min-Ying.

This article reframes Taiwan’s World War II air-war experience through the material logistics that sustained Japanese aviation. Tracing sugarcane, molasses, alcohol, and fuel production alongside works by Hsu Chia-Wei and Lo Yi-Chun, the author explores how aerial warfare was materially organised, remembered, and inscribed across Taiwan’s industrial and agricultural landscape.

https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/09/02/ash-and-sugar-a-material-history-of-taiwans-aerial-warfare-logistics-base-part-i/

Towards hope – the transformative power of affects in academia: On alternative ways of perceiving and narrating bipartis...
26/08/2026

Towards hope – the transformative power of affects in academia: On alternative ways of perceiving and narrating bipartisan politics in Taiwan

Written by Hsiao-Man Cavalli and Lily Y.H. Lin.

This article explores how emotions shape the study of Taiwan’s party politics, examining how researchers’ embodied experiences can deepen understanding of political differences. Through reflections on collaborative research, it highlights how acknowledging emotions fosters more nuanced, inclusive, and relational approaches to conducting and interpreting Taiwan Studies.

https://taiwaninsight.org/2026/08/26/towards-hope-the-transformative-power-of-affects-in-academia-on-alternative-ways-of-perceiving-and-narrating-bipartisan-politics-in-taiwan/

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