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Taiwan’s Eswatini Science Park Investment Not Likely to Entail Any Scrutiny of Human Rights

Brian Hioe
The Taiwanese government has proposed funding a science and technology park in Eswatini at a cost of 1 billion NT, the Taiwan Industrial Innovation Park. The science park would be to shore up relations in what is Taiwan’s sole remaining diplomatic ally in Africa, with the aim of expanding the footprint for Taiwanese businesses in Africa. President Lai Ching-te and Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung previously visited the site of the proposed science park during a visit to Eswatini earlier this year...
EnglishFeaturedInternationalPoliticsRegional TensionsSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2026Social Movements5 min read

Removal of “Chainsmoker Cat” Shows When Government Violates Free Speech in the Name of Anti-Drug Policies

Brian Hioe
An investigation launched by the Health Promotion Administration has resulted in the removal of the anime Chainsmoker Cat from streaming platform Bahamut Animation Crazy. This occurred after complaints by the John Tung Foundation, the Taiwan Anti-Smoking Alliance, and other groups that the anime promoted smoking...
August 2026EnglishFeaturedPoliticsSocial MovementsYouth Movements3 min read

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Taitung Graft Probe Highlights Recurrent Issues of Rural Corruption

Brian Hioe

Taiwan’s Eswatini Science Park Investment Not Likely to Entail Any Scrutiny of Human Rights

Brian Hioe

Central Election Commission Rejects Caning, Traffic Fine Referendum, Approves Nuclear Referendum

Brian Hioe

The Polyrhythm of Israeli Entitlement in Thailand

Micah Rieder

Removal of “Chainsmoker Cat” Shows When Government Violates Free Speech in the Name of Anti-Drug Policies

Brian Hioe

Despite Its Eventual Passage, What Was Cut from the Budget by the KMT?

Brian Hioe

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