The International Community's Review

Election time for Taiwan!   This weekend on Sunday, January 13th the so-called Yuan elections will take place again in Taiwan. Since 1992 this format has boosted the country’s democracy tremendously and currently, Taiwan can be regarded as one of the most successful democracies being slightly below the Netherlands in 10th place in the World Democracy Index 2022 ( Our World In Data, 2022 ). During the Yuan elections, a new head of state will be chosen as well as members of the parliament. To understand Taiwanese politics, it’s inevitable to take a good look at history and the current Taiwan cross-strait relations with China.   The Establishment of the ROC and Taiwan’s Shift.   A long time before the Second World War, Taiwan was colonized by Japan, guiding Taiwan through modernity and also performing its effect on the 6.3 million people already living in Taiwan in 1944 ( Taeuber, 1961 ). After the Chinese Communist Revolution under the lead of Mao Zedong between 1946 a...