By Nicholas A. Henderson On June 1st, 2021, the article “Quiet Storm” posited that Taiwan’s latest outbreak of COVID-19 was under control due to an effective policy response. Over the course of June, interesting new data points have emerged, warranting an update on Taiwan’s COVID-19 Outbreak. This update aims to demonstrate how Taiwan’s policy response …
CSR Blog: Quiet Storm: Taiwan’s COVID-19 Outbreak, Mapping the Pandemic in a Democracy
By Nicholas A. Henderson In late 2019, when news broke of a novel coronavirus spreading in Wuhan, China, Taiwan’s government deployed their rapid response plan. Taiwan, an island of 24 million people, had learned from the SARS epidemic of 2003 and wasted no time in becoming the first to employ mobile phones for tracking infected …
CSR Volume 7: Interview with Taylor Loeb
By Jacob Larsen Taylor Loeb's article, "The Belt and Road, With or Without Xi: The Policy Entrepreneurs Behind the BRI," is featured in Volume 7 of the SAIS China Studies Review. Below he talks with online editor Jacob Larsen about his background, his piece in the CSR, and the past, present, and future of the …
CSR Blog: China’s Western Horizon: Interview with Professor Daniel Markey
By Jacob Larsen Daniel Markey is a senior research professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He also serves as the academic director of the Johns Hopkins SAIS Global Policy Program. Dr. Markey’s latest book, China’s Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia (Oxford University Press, 2020), assesses the …
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CSR Blog: Covid Diplomacy- a New Ground for Competition among China, the U.S. and Japan in Southeast Asia
By Natalie Craig For fourteen months, world leaders have altered their foreign policy plans to handle the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a new form of diplomacy – Covid diplomacy. Countries influential in Southeast Asia such as the United States, China and Japan have engaged in various diplomatic efforts in the region throughout the pandemic with …