Kharis Templeman
@kharist.bsky.social
Political scientist w/ Hoover Project on Taiwan in Indo-Pacific @Stanford. Formerly @UMich @UofR. Oregon-born and raised.
Brookings just published my analysis of Taiwan politics after the first wave of recalls. The main point: the recalls have resolved some remaining political uncertainty, & all 3 political parties have some incentives to tack towards the middle.
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Taiwan after the great recalls: Toward a new political equilibrium? | Brookings
After the recall vote, Taiwan’s political combatants now have an opportunity for a political reset. Let us hope that they seize it.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Brookings just published my analysis of Taiwan politics after the first wave of recalls. The main point: the recalls have resolved some remaining political uncertainty, & all 3 political parties have some incentives to tack towards the middle.
www.brookings.edu/articles/tai...
www.brookings.edu/articles/tai...
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81 years ago:
The Mummy's Ghost (US)
An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning th...
1944-07-07
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29243
The Mummy's Ghost (US)
An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning th...
1944-07-07
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29243
July 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
81 years ago:
The Mummy's Ghost (US)
An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning th...
1944-07-07
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29243
The Mummy's Ghost (US)
An Egyptian high priest travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient Egyptian princess Ananka and her living guardian mummy Kharis. Learning th...
1944-07-07
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/29243
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Three big takeaways from Taiwan's recalls:
1. Even though the pro-recall movement was highly mobilized, and the KMT efforts to recall DPP legislators flopped, blue voter networks are not dead or apathetic. KMT voters can and will still mobilize for their party when need be.
1. Even though the pro-recall movement was highly mobilized, and the KMT efforts to recall DPP legislators flopped, blue voter networks are not dead or apathetic. KMT voters can and will still mobilize for their party when need be.
July 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Three big takeaways from Taiwan's recalls:
1. Even though the pro-recall movement was highly mobilized, and the KMT efforts to recall DPP legislators flopped, blue voter networks are not dead or apathetic. KMT voters can and will still mobilize for their party when need be.
1. Even though the pro-recall movement was highly mobilized, and the KMT efforts to recall DPP legislators flopped, blue voter networks are not dead or apathetic. KMT voters can and will still mobilize for their party when need be.
Finally wrote something about the Taiwan People's Party. Read to the end to find out why the TPP is the biggest reason most KMT legislators are going to face recall votes on July 26:
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/the-cur...
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/the-cur...
The Curious Case of the Taiwan People's Party, Part 1: Policy, Office, or Votes?
This post got so long I broke it into [two] --> [three] --> FOUR pieces. Part 1 is below. Part 2 is her e, Part 3 is here , and Part 4 is here .
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July 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Finally wrote something about the Taiwan People's Party. Read to the end to find out why the TPP is the biggest reason most KMT legislators are going to face recall votes on July 26:
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/the-cur...
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/the-cur...
Huge loss. Mala Htun did pathbreaking work on gender representation. This is terrible:
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In remembrance: Distinguished Professor Mala Htun ::
Office of the Provost | The University of New Mexico
Mala Htun, author and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, died Friday at age 55.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Huge loss. Mala Htun did pathbreaking work on gender representation. This is terrible:
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provost.unm.edu/news-and-art...
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Former Nantou county magistrate sentenced for charges totally 656 years and 4 months, it's confirmed he will serve 21 years and 2 months
國民黨前南投縣長李朝卿「98貪污罪判656年4月」 關21年2月確定 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報
原國民黨籍前南投縣長李朝卿（已入獄），任內利用颱風修復或重建工程收回扣，無論大小工程都要拿一成回扣，連運動會買紀念品都要貪；李先後被依98個貪污罪判刑656年4月，後來檢方聲請定應執行刑時，李自稱是初犯，已潛修佛法、一心懺悔，請求合併應執行不超過17年6月，台中高分院仍對他裁定執行21月2月，最高法院駁回抗告確定。最高法院維持台中高分院裁定，指李朝卿所犯貪污罪，均與南投縣政府公共工程相關，犯罪時間...
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January 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Former Nantou county magistrate sentenced for charges totally 656 years and 4 months, it's confirmed he will serve 21 years and 2 months
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SoCal showers now likely Sun-Mon! Decent soaking (0.5+ in.) possible mtns; lighter (0.2-0.5 in.) elsewhere. This will be a cold/convective system (w/showers + t-storms). Enough to tamp down but not end fire season; t-storm downpours may risk fire zone debris flows. #CAwx #CAfire
January 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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I just got banned on Little Red Book 小红书, it was really easy. All you have to do is write the words “Tiananmen Square 1989” or even better “Taiwan is a Country” and you will break the glass hearts of 1.3 billion netizens.
January 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I just got banned on Little Red Book 小红书, it was really easy. All you have to do is write the words “Tiananmen Square 1989” or even better “Taiwan is a Country” and you will break the glass hearts of 1.3 billion netizens.
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Stefanik has clearly done her homework—in line with her earned reputation as a quick study, she has clearly put in the time and learned a lot about the UN
Jim Risch just said people from other nations were clogging up the New York streets around the UN, and invited Elise Stefanik to comment. She, to her credit, ignored the xenophobic part of his question and answered the substantive part
January 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Stefanik has clearly done her homework—in line with her earned reputation as a quick study, she has clearly put in the time and learned a lot about the UN
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🧪⚒️ A M6 earthquake shook southwestern Taiwan earlier today, causing at least one building to collapse.
The faults in western Taiwan are mapped in detail - thrusts soling to a detachment at 5-6 km depth. So why did this earthquake occur several km deeper?
Read more on our blog:
The faults in western Taiwan are mapped in detail - thrusts soling to a detachment at 5-6 km depth. So why did this earthquake occur several km deeper?
Read more on our blog:
Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes Taiwan
Thrusting within a complicated and mysterious tectonic collision
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January 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
🧪⚒️ A M6 earthquake shook southwestern Taiwan earlier today, causing at least one building to collapse.
The faults in western Taiwan are mapped in detail - thrusts soling to a detachment at 5-6 km depth. So why did this earthquake occur several km deeper?
Read more on our blog:
The faults in western Taiwan are mapped in detail - thrusts soling to a detachment at 5-6 km depth. So why did this earthquake occur several km deeper?
Read more on our blog:
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Just saw the Presidential Alert and felt a rather long earthquake up here in Taipei. Initial reports indicate M6.4 with an epicenter in Chiayi County, somewhere around Tsengwen Reservoir, where I was just a few days ago... www.cwa.gov.tw/V8/E/E/EQ/EQ...
【Earthquake Report No.007】 - Central Weather Administration
Origin time(Taiwan Standard Time: GMT+08:00): 2025/01/21 00:17, location: 37.9 km SE of Chiayi County Hall, focal depth: 9.7 km, magnitude(ML): 6.4
www.cwa.gov.tw
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just saw the Presidential Alert and felt a rather long earthquake up here in Taipei. Initial reports indicate M6.4 with an epicenter in Chiayi County, somewhere around Tsengwen Reservoir, where I was just a few days ago... www.cwa.gov.tw/V8/E/E/EQ/EQ...
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Algeria, one of Russia's top 5 arms customers, just shifted a major naval order to China. In line with a broader shift to China, which has already displaced Russia as the top arms exporter to Sub-Saharan Africa.
dailywrap.ca/algeria-pivo...
dailywrap.ca/algeria-pivo...
Algeria pivots to China for naval strength, sidelines Russia
The Algerian Ministry of Defense has unveiled a plan to begin constructing Chinese Type 056 corvettes at local shipyard…
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January 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Algeria, one of Russia's top 5 arms customers, just shifted a major naval order to China. In line with a broader shift to China, which has already displaced Russia as the top arms exporter to Sub-Saharan Africa.
dailywrap.ca/algeria-pivo...
dailywrap.ca/algeria-pivo...
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Taiwan's premier has said the government faced a crisis in day-to-day operations, including national security, because of large cuts to this year's budget proposed by opposition parties, who have cited a need to cut waste. www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...
Taiwan’s premier says opposition’s budget cuts would cripple key government functions
The opposition has proposed a record NT$214.7 billion (S$8.94 billion) in cuts to the budget. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Taiwan's premier has said the government faced a crisis in day-to-day operations, including national security, because of large cuts to this year's budget proposed by opposition parties, who have cited a need to cut waste. www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...
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During the recent election in Hyogo, supporters of Governor Saito spread defamatory information about a local politician who was investigating the governor. The politician was found dead yesterday from an apparent suicide, and he is still being defamed online.
news.goo.ne.jp/article/yomi...
news.goo.ne.jp/article/yomi...
January 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
During the recent election in Hyogo, supporters of Governor Saito spread defamatory information about a local politician who was investigating the governor. The politician was found dead yesterday from an apparent suicide, and he is still being defamed online.
news.goo.ne.jp/article/yomi...
news.goo.ne.jp/article/yomi...
Taiwan is on the brink of a constitutional crisis. I detail how it got so bad, so fast, here:
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/taiwan-...
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/taiwan-...
January 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Taiwan is on the brink of a constitutional crisis. I detail how it got so bad, so fast, here:
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/taiwan-...
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/taiwan-...
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KMT and TPP legislators just passed bill raising income replacement rate to 80% for pensions of retired police officers and firefighters. DPP government officials & legislators opposed the move, explaining it will only increase generational conflicts and exhaust the pension fund early.
警察年改三讀 所得替代率80％、退警月領7.4萬「比部會次長高」 | ETtoday政治新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
立法院上周五院會原定處理「警察人員人事條例修正草案」，要將退休警消所得替代率提高到90%甚至95%，因在野陣營尚未凝聚共識，改到今（7日）院會處理，昨朝野協商時，國民黨將所得替代率改為提高到80％，八成退休基層警察月退休金可領到74544元。稍早院會表決，贊成60位、反對49位，綠委伍麗華棄權，該提案三讀通過。銓敘部指出，大部分警察人員月退俸比常務次長還多，一般文官公務員無法接受，還會衝擊現有警力...
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January 7, 2025 at 6:32 AM
KMT and TPP legislators just passed bill raising income replacement rate to 80% for pensions of retired police officers and firefighters. DPP government officials & legislators opposed the move, explaining it will only increase generational conflicts and exhaust the pension fund early.
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KMT/TPP passed a law to divert central government funds to local governments but allocated funds to cities/counties with more businesses instead of based on demographics (like areas with more elderly/children). TPP has again gone back on promises of supporting young families.
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January 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
KMT/TPP passed a law to divert central government funds to local governments but allocated funds to cities/counties with more businesses instead of based on demographics (like areas with more elderly/children). TPP has again gone back on promises of supporting young families.
tinyurl.com/5d44ej5k
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Taiwan has been on a path towards a constitutional crisis since last summer. One root problem is that its institutions aren't designed to handle divided goverment. A lot of the political pathologies of the Chen Shui-bian era have reappeared.
thediplomat.com/2025/01/taiw...
thediplomat.com/2025/01/taiw...
Taiwan’s Constitutional Crisis Threatens Its Democracy
The Constitutional Court has been effectively sidelined through a legislative gambit – and the biggest losers are the Taiwanese people.
thediplomat.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Taiwan has been on a path towards a constitutional crisis since last summer. One root problem is that its institutions aren't designed to handle divided goverment. A lot of the political pathologies of the Chen Shui-bian era have reappeared.
thediplomat.com/2025/01/taiw...
thediplomat.com/2025/01/taiw...
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JOB OPENING: I'm seeking to hire a deputy director, program administrator to work with my fantastic team in GMF's Indo-Pacific program. This is primarily a managerial and admin/budget position in either Berlin or DC. Apply here: www.gmfus.org/about/careers
Careers
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January 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
JOB OPENING: I'm seeking to hire a deputy director, program administrator to work with my fantastic team in GMF's Indo-Pacific program. This is primarily a managerial and admin/budget position in either Berlin or DC. Apply here: www.gmfus.org/about/careers
This coming Wednesday -- Hoover Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific will host Weitseng Chen for a talk on national security investment screening in Singapore vs Taiwan. Details here:
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/ptip-we...
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PTIP - Weitseng Chen on National Security Investment Screening in Taiwan and Singapore
The Hoover Institution Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region and the Program on the US, China, and the World invite you to Guardians of Economic Sovereignty: How Taiwan and Singapore Navigate.....
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January 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This coming Wednesday -- Hoover Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific will host Weitseng Chen for a talk on national security investment screening in Singapore vs Taiwan. Details here:
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/ptip-we...
www.kharistempleman.com/blog/ptip-we...
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JF Books, been around just a year, at DuPont Circle, the DC reincarnation of an influential intellectual hub back in Shanghai before being shut down there by the gov, is shaping up to be an important salon for ideas on China’s past and future.
If in DC and interested in Chinese art &/or in World War II, this should be excellent, a very engaging speaker with a great well researched tale to tell…
January 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
JF Books, been around just a year, at DuPont Circle, the DC reincarnation of an influential intellectual hub back in Shanghai before being shut down there by the gov, is shaping up to be an important salon for ideas on China’s past and future.
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After reading these two articles, I am even more skeptical about the usefulness of the concept of "far right" in Latin America - beyond describing a generic "reactionary" position.
January 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
After reading these two articles, I am even more skeptical about the usefulness of the concept of "far right" in Latin America - beyond describing a generic "reactionary" position.
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Bridge Colby, soon to be OSD Policy chief, lays out views here that lead directly to the withdrawal of US forces from Korea. There should be no illusions about where this is heading.
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Elbridge Colby, advocate of South Korea going nuclear, named top Pentagon official for policy
Colby has previously argued that South Korea should take up more of the defense burden, particularly when it comes to countering North Korea
english.hani.co.kr
December 24, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Bridge Colby, soon to be OSD Policy chief, lays out views here that lead directly to the withdrawal of US forces from Korea. There should be no illusions about where this is heading.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...