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January 18, 2020

Hong Kong anti-government protesters attend a rally in support of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen outside the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan

Despite extreme pressure from Beijing and a campaign on the brink of failure just nine months ago, Tsai Ing-wen pulled off a landslide victory for the presidency in Taiwan. After spending some time in Taiwan as an elections observer, Thomas Wright reflects on Tsai's victory and the path the Taiwanese people chose—for themselves and for democracy at large.

Emerging technologies and the middle class

Last month, experts convened at Brookings to discuss how advancements in automation and artificial intelligence will impact the middle-class job market, minimum wages, labor unions, and more.

Read keynote remarks from The Economist's Ryan Avent on what it will take to build a middle class in the digital age and learn about key findings from the panelists' papers with this helpful summary by Marcus Casey.

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