Articles by Ho Ming-Sho

Taiwan in the shadow of a Trump-China deal

While Trump 2.0 has shown that the US may not sway towards Taiwan as readily as before, Trump’s actions in Venezuela and Iran may be good for Taiwan, by tempering China’s ambitions. Taiwanese academic Ho Ming-sho weights the pros and cons. 

Ho Ming-sho

31 Mar 2026

Why Taiwan is cracking down on RedNote

Taiwan’s crackdown on RedNote isn’t about ideology or censorship, asserts Taiwan academic Ho Ming-sho. It’s a legal showdown over accountability, as the island demands foreign platforms obey its laws — or lose access.

Ho Ming-sho

18 Dec 2025

Taiwan’s Great Recall: A grassroots movement meets political reality

The outcome of Taiwan’s recall vote to decide whether to recall Kuomintang representatives was unexpectedly decisive: all 24 KMT incumbents survived the challenge, marking a resounding victory for the opposition party. This result signals looming difficulties for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party but could pave the way for a more robust civil society, says academic Ho Ming-sho.

Ho Ming-sho

29 Jul 2025

Recall tsunami: How Taiwan’s KMT faces its biggest crisis in years

Analysing Taiwan’s “recall politics” and the grassroots challenge to KMT lawmakers currently underway, Taiwan academic Ho Ming-sho explains why Taiwan’s political identities are undergoing a profound realignment.

Ho Ming-sho

20 May 2025

How award-winning athletes became ‘Taiwan’s Glory’

Sports and politics are intertwined, with the Olympic ideal often intensifying rivalry, says Taiwanese academic Ho Ming-sho. In Taiwan’s case, the contentious nature of its statehood has elevated its star athletes to symbols of “Taiwan’s Glory”, a phenomenon that carries significant and far-reaching implications.

Ho Ming-sho

13 Aug 2024

Where have Taiwan’s student activists gone in protests against opposition lawmakers?

Taiwanese academic Ho Ming-sho analyses the recent spate of protests against Taiwan’s opposition-led legislature. Like the Sunflower Movement protests a decade ago, young people and the spectre of China loom large, but some things have changed as well. 

Ho Ming-sho

27 May 2024

How the Sunflower Movement legacy lives on in Taiwan's 2024 elections

Taiwanese academic Ho Min-sho examines the legacy of the Sunflower Movement as shown through the recent 2024 Taiwan elections. Have the youth activists and youthful enthusiasm borne out of the movement in 2014 found an outlet in politics in 2024?

Ho Ming-sho

22 Jan 2024

Will cross-strait civilian exchange exit from long Covid?

While international tourism and study can be a bridge towards cross-strait understanding and reconciliation, it can sometimes be deployed as a geopolitical gambit. Taiwanese academic Ho Ming-sho shares more.

Ho Ming-sho

22 Aug 2023

Why did the Taiwanese support China's A4 revolution?

Taiwanese academic Ho Ming-sho asserts that Taiwan's show of solidarity with protestors in China's A4 revolution is better understood under the lens of the history of the island's pursuit of its own identity. He explains why Taiwan's civil-society actors chose to react to the protests on universal values, rather than national sentiment.

Ho Ming-sho

17 Jan 2023