Ryan Hass

Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen answers the media during a visit to a non woven filter fabric factory, where the fabric is used to make surgical face masks, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen enters second term with a strong political mandate, but no room for complacency

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask is seen past a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on a street as the country is hit by an outbreak of the coronavirus, in Shanghai, China March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Clouded thinking in Washington and Beijing on COVID-19 crisis

Monday, May 4, 2020

New Taipei city government conducts a drill against community acquired infection of the new coronavirus CIVID-19 in New Taipei city, Taiwan on March 14, 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, showing the evidence 150,000 people infected with the coronavirus illness in over 130 countries and territories around the world on March 14. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

After COVID-19, Taiwan will have to navigate a world that will never be the same

Monday, April 20, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The US, China and Asia after the pandemic: more, not less, tension

Ryan Hass and Kevin Dong

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Image showing US and Chinese flags, along with a vile marked with 'COVID-19'

The US and China need to relearn how to coordinate in crises

Thursday, March 19, 2020

A 12-inch wafer is displayed at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Xinchu January 9, 2007. TSMC, the world's top contract chip maker, posted an 18.4 percent fall in December sales on January 10, hurt by clients' unwanted stockpiles, but a recovery looms as a new crop of electronics devices hit store shelves. Picture taken January 9, 2007. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN)

This US-China downturn may be difficult for Taiwan

Monday, February 24, 2020

An anti-government protester holds a Taiwan national flag as an U.S. flag flutters in the background during a demonstration to celebrate Taiwan's National Day at the Harbour city in Tsim Sha Tsui district, in Hong Kong, China October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC19205F0000

Don’t let partisanship poison US-Taiwan relationship

Monday, December 16, 2019

Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a signing ceremony during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at China's Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. Picture taken April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC13D78E0020

Why has China become such a big political issue?

Friday, November 15, 2019

Military honour guards attend a flag-raising ceremony at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, in Taipei, Taiwan March 16, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - RC1C0F6CE3E0

Hold the faith on Taiwan’s future

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Pro-democracy protesters use umbrellas to protect themselves from tear gas during a protest against police violence during previous marches, near China's Liaison Office, Hong Kong, China July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - RC1304E1DFD0

On Hong Kong, the US must find its voice

Ryan Hass and Susan A. Thornton

Tuesday, July 30, 2019