Social Movements

What New Zealand and Taiwan Can Learn From Each Other About Disaster Resilience

Tom Wilson
On September 23rd, 2025, Typhoon Ragasa struck Taiwan from the east. The rainfall filled a barrier lake deep in the Matai’an headwaters, causing it to breach and release 60 million tonnes of water downstream. Within hours, a metre of mud swept through the main street of Guangfu Township. Nineteen residents, mostly elderly, tragically passed away...
EnglishEnvironmentalFeaturedJune 2026PoliticsSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Civil Society Groups Demonstrate Lack of Progress on Social Housing

Brian Hioe
Civil society groups demonstrated outside of DPP headquarters late last month, in protest against the Lai administration’s failure to live up to campaign promises to build social housing. In particular, civil society groups criticized the Lai administration for promising to build 130,000 units of social housing during elections, then quietly revising this down to 40,000 units...
EnglishEnvironmentalJune 2026PoliticsSocial Movements3 min read

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Lai Administration Moves to Expand Regulation of Travel to China by Government Officials

Brian Hioe

What New Zealand and Taiwan Can Learn From Each Other About Disaster Resilience

Tom Wilson

Civil Society Groups Demonstrate Lack of Progress on Social Housing

Brian Hioe

Drug Driving Increasingly Under Scrutiny After Recent Incidents

Brian Hioe

Journalist Expelled from China Over Interview with Lai

Brian Hioe

Taiwanese Organizations Withdraw from International Crowdfunding Platform Over Listing as “Chinese Taipei”

Brian Hioe

International Affairs