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China May Be Seeking to Drive the Public into the KMT’s Arms Through Military Intimidation

Brian Hioe
A political spat between high-ranking KMT and DPP politicians broke out last month after comments by former president Ma Ying-jeou of the KMT regarding Taiwan’s national defense. According to Ma, in the event of a Chinese invasion, Taiwan’s military would not last for more than several days, as a result of which the “first battle would be the last battle.” Consequently, Ma referred to current president Tsai Ing-wen’s cross-strait policy as overly provocative of China, as having brought Taiwan to “the brink of war”...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20207 min read

Taiwan News Continues Record of Endangering National Security with Misleading Report on Chinese Rocket Launch

Brian Hioe
One of Taiwan's largest English-language domestic media outlets, Taiwan News, continued its record of publishing news reports actively endangering Taiwan's national security yesterday. This took place after the publication of an article entitled “China fires Long March rocket directly over Taiwan”, written by senior editor Keoni Everington...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 202012 min read

Claims That Five Hongkongers Detained in Taiwan Since July Stir Controversy

Brian Hioe
Controversy has broken out after claims that the Taiwanese government has been holding five Hongkongers that fled to Taiwan under detention for the last two months. The Taiwanese government was, for the most part, opaque over past weeks about whether it is, in fact, holding the five Hongkongers—with questions having been raised about whether they have been allowed to see lawyers or contact their families...
EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2020Social MovementsYouth Movements15 min read

KMT Criticized After Claim that the National Palace Museum Collection is a Party Asset

Brian Hioe
A wave of backlash has ensued against the KMT after comments by a party representative at the party’s recent national congress arguing that the contents of the National Palace Museum’s collection belong to the party and can be considered a party asset. In particular, the comments are seen as reflective of the authoritarian views of the KMT, in that despite Taiwan’s democratization, some members of the party still view the KMT as synonymous with the state...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20205 min read