By:
Abby Fu
Karyn Kao
Taiwan is fast approaching its “Nine-in-One” local elections, which will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2026. While President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) is not on the ballot, the election will serve as the first significant electoral test of Taiwanese voters’ assessments of the Kuomintang Party (KMT, 中國國民黨) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, 民主進步黨) since the “Great Recall Movement” (大罷免) in 2025.
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Benjamin Sando
Taiwan’s most holy temple to the Daoist medicine god, Baosheng Dadi (保生大帝), is found in Xuejia, Tainan. The temple is managed by a powerful local figure named Wang Wen-tsung (王文宗), a name that means “eminent writer” in literary Chinese. Wang’s name, as well as the therapeutic role of Baosheng Dadi, contrast with Wang’s personal history.
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Romain Blachier
In the event of a Taiwan Strait crisis, the fate of a liquid natural gas (LNG) cargo bound for Taichung, or one of Taiwan’s other major ports, could turn into a commercial question: can it still obtain war-risk cover? As naval planning receives most of the attention in relation to a potential blockade, marine insurance is barely covered in either NATO’s maritime strategy or the European Union’s economic security agenda.
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