https://www.scmp.com/rss/505179/feed Jason Li is a research assistant with the East Asia programme at the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank. His research focuses on US-China relations, cross-strait relations, and grand strategy in the Asia-Pacific. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On February 3, a China Eastern flight carried 247 passengers home to Taiwan from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan. This apparent feat in cross-strait coordination came at a low point in relations, following the re-election in January of President Tsai Ing-wen from the historically independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party. Yet, hopes that successive flights would soon follow for the other Taiwanese who were still stranded in Hubei were quickly dashed. For 36 days after the first flight,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3074641/politics-should-take-back-seat-sake-taiwanese-still-stranded?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3074641/politics-should-take-back-seat-sake-taiwanese-still-stranded?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:00:11 +0000