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Scandal Breaks Out Regarding Transitional Justice Efforts And Hou You-Yi

Brian Hioe
Efforts to pursue transitional justice under the Tsai administration have met with scandal over comments made during a meeting by Chang Tien-chin, the deputy chair of the Transitional Justice Commission understood as a proposal to manipulate public opinion to benefit the DPP in upcoming 2018 local elections later this year. The ensuing backlash led to Chang's resignation. It remains to be seen how efforts to pursue transitional justice under the Tsai administration will be affected by the scandal...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20185 min read

Chinese Pressure Leads To University Of Salamanca To Cancel Taiwan Days Event

Brian Hioe
News that China applied pressure to cause the cancellation of a series of Taiwan-themed events at the University of Salamanca in October 2017 may not be too surprising in consideration of increasing Chinese pressure on Taiwan globally. Nevertheless, the incident sets a highly negative precedent for Chinese pressure on Taiwan in academic contexts, whether in Europe or in the world...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20185 min read

Unusual Actions By America Against Erstwhile Diplomatic Allies Of Taiwan

Brian Hioe
Do recent American actions indicate stronger support of Taiwan? Namely, American actions as of late have been unusual, with America taking the high-level step of recalling diplomatic representatives to three countries which recently broke ties with the ROC in favor of acknowledging the PRC, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Panama...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalSeptember 20185 min read

Have Ko Wen-Je’s Attempts To Attack Wu Yin-ning Backfired?

Brian Hioe
Has the political tide reversed with regards to controversies about Wu Yin-ning’s management of the Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation? Namely, Wu previously came under fire from Taipei mayor Ko Wen-Je for her management of the company, leading to speculation that Wu might resign from her position. However, attempts by Ko to attack Wu have now led to criticism of Ko for political bullying...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20186 min read