Fang-Yu Chen is an assistant professor of Political Science at Soochow University, Taiwan. His research interests include authoritarian politics, party politics, political behavior in new democracies, and U.S.-China-Taiwan relations. Since 2014, he has been the co-founder and co-editor of Who Governs TW, which aims to become a Mandarin version of the Monkey Cage, promoting public awareness and participation on politics. He is also on the editorial team of US Taiwan Watch, which reports issues related to U.S.-Taiwan-China relations.