Issues of identity within Taiwanese society have been raised recently with circulation of videos by citizen journalist Hung Su-chu harassing elderly waishengren in Kaohsiung... Read More
Recent demonstrations in Hong Kong revolving around brands and products may indicate product brands have in some way become contested territory regarding issues of identity... Read More
The debate over nuclear energy in Taiwan has heated up again as a result of controversy over possible restarts of the No. 1 reactor of the Jinshan nuclear power plant in New Taipei City... Read More
With the recent agreement by the United States, South Korea, and Japan to step up trilateral cooperation in the event of threats by North Korea, is it that China is the real reason for closer ties?... Read More
Taiwan’s continued territorial claims over disputed South China Seas islands also claimed by Japan may lead to eventual backlash against Taiwan, despite current efforts by Tsai Ing-Wen to build ties with Japan... Read More
Brian Hioe was one of the founding editors of New Bloom. He is a freelance writer on social movements and politics, and occasional translator. A New York native and Taiwanese-American, he has an MA in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University and graduated from New York University with majors in History, East Asian Studies, and English Literature. He was Democracy and Human Rights Service Fellow at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy from 2017 to 2018.
