Social Movements

KMT Calls for Allowing Investment by Political Parties, Government in Media

Brian Hioe
A proposal by the KMT to allow the government, political parties, and the military to indirectly invest in up to 10% of broadcast media proves an unusual proposal. This proves particularly ironic at a time when the KMT has frequently attacked successive DPP presidential administrations over the claim that the DPP clamps down on media through the regulatory body of the National Communications Commission...
EnglishFeaturedOctober 2024PoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

Migrant Fishermen Forced to Stay Aboard Vessels During Typhoon

Brian Hioe
Fisheries associations and shipowners in Pingtung and Kaohsiung have been criticized after Typhoon Krathom hit Taiwan. Namely, a number of Indonesian migrant fishermen were ordered by shipowners to stay onboard ships during the typhoon in order to prevent the mooring lines that connect ships to the harbor from breaking, and the ships from drifting out to sea as a result. This occurred despite heavy wind and rain advisories, which resulted in the Kaohsiung county government ordering that ships under 100 tonnes be evacuated. This mostly took place in Donggang Township in Pingtung and Cijin District in Kaohsiung....
EnglishLaborOctober 2024RaceSocial Movements4 min read

Taking Hong Kong Seeds to the World

Kris Cheng
For most of this century and the final years of the last one, too, I lived in the same area in Hong Kong. For over half of that time, home was a 2-bed flat in the Tuen Mun district of the New Territories, where I first shared a bunk bed with my brother and later had my own bed and working desk after he moved out. It was a five-minute walk from the beach, where people were often angling or feeding stray cats. It was right next to the transport terminus that I used for my daily commute, often running to chase the 962X bus to Central, over on Hong Kong Island, because I was almost late for work...
EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2024Social MovementsYouth Movements18 min read

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Lai Strikes Conciliatory Tone to China, KMT in National Day Speech

Brian Hioe

Comments by Ma at Harvard Speech Lean Into Familiar Attacks on Lai

Brian Hioe

KMT Calls for Allowing Investment by Political Parties, Government in Media

Brian Hioe

Lai Ching-te Doubles Down on the ROC in Pre-National Address

Brian Hioe

Typhoon Holiday Leads to Partisan Contention

Brian Hioe

Taiwan Railways Union Contends Bonuses Paid as Vouchers

Brian Hioe

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