Courtney Donovan Smith

Courtney Donovan Smith is a Taichung, Taiwan-based staff columnist at Taipei Times, providing in-depth analysis on Taiwan’s politics and geopolitics. Donovan is also the central Taiwan correspondent at ICRT FM100 Radio News, co-publisher of Compass Magazine, co-founder Taiwan Report (report.tw) and former chair of the Taichung American Chamber of Commerce. Follow him on X: @donovan_smith.

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Taiwan’s ‘Great Recall’ a Historic Bid to Overturn the Opposition’s Legislative Majority

07.07.2025 Courtney Donovan Smith

Executive Summary: In a historic first for any democracy at the national level, mass recall campaigns in Taiwan are seeking to overturn the opposition’s legislative...

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Taiwan’s Lai Risks DPP Factional Infighting in Bid for Control

05.30.2025 Courtney Donovan Smith

Executive Summary: Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has jettisoned a Tsai Ing-wen era formula designed to keep peace between factions within the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)...

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