I published an essay on New York University U.S.-Asian Law Institute Perspectives, addressing the cost of Taiwan government deadlock on rule of law and democratic backsliding.
The deep partisan divisions rending Taiwan’s government are no secret. The opposition-controlled legislature has yet to approve the 2026 government budget, now six months overdue. It took more than seven months to approve a special defense budget to purchase weapons from the United States, after eventually reducing it by forty percent. Beyond finance, presidential nominations to key government positions are left unconfirmed or rejected. One institution of government after another is being hollowed out by the legislature’s refusal to approve presidential nominees. While initially less visible, the impact of thwarting the appointments process may ultimately be more damaging to Taiwan’s democracy than rejecting the president’s budget proposals.
Check this out: The Cost of Government Deadlock: Taiwan’s Zombie Institutions
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