Taipei: Thinking Taiwan, a Taiwan-based online platform founded by former President Tsai Ing-wen, has relaunched its English edition with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region amid growing global polarization and uncertainty.According to Focus Taiwan, the English edition, first launched in 2014, aims to foster "rational, pragmatic, and productive discussions" by bringing together scholars, policy experts, and think tank researchers from around the world. The platform's relaunch is accompanied by a renewed focus on three main areas: regional security, international political economy, and China-related issues, while promoting dialogue on developments in the Indo-Pacific.The platform's initial contributors include political scientist Andrew J. Nathan, who explores China's political system through the concept of "fragile stability." Other notable contributors are Roy Lee, Taiwan's former representative to the European Union and former deputy foreign minister, who analyzes Taiwan's semiconductor supply chains ami d intensifying U.S.-China competition, and Daniel Twining, who discusses Taiwan's role as a frontline democracy in Asia.The platform also features work from Gray Sergeant, focusing on Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security links, and Athena Tong, who researches Taiwan's undersea cable infrastructure resilience. Thinking Taiwan has announced plans to continue collaborating with international scholars and think tanks, promoting exchanges between Taiwan and the global community through original analysis and translated content.The relaunch followed a Facebook post by Tsai in October 2025, announcing that the Chinese edition of Thinking Taiwan, founded under the Thinking Taiwan Foundation in 2012, would be revamped and republished. Initially, the platform published submitted articles covering a wide range of topics, from public policy and current affairs to culture and civic issues, before introducing an English edition to enhance Taiwan's international visibility.

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