Category: Cross Strait | New Bloom Magazine

In Response to Grey-Zone Tactics, Taiwanese Coast Guard Calls for Volunteers as Move Toward Transparency

Brian Hioe09/30/2024

The Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration has called for 6,000 volunteers to participate in maritime patrols, as a means of countering China’s grey-zone tactics. This proves an interesting move at a time when there have been calls for greater transparency from the CGA to deal with grey-zone activity...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20244 min read

Maritime Border Incidents Point to Conflicting Imperatives for Government

Brian Hioe09/23/2024

In an apparent repeat of an incident that happened in June, a Chinese man in a rubber dinghy was detained in Linkou last week after apparently traveling from China....

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalPoliticsSeptember 20244 min read

China Lifts Pomelo Ban to Influence Taiwan Economically

Brian Hioe09/11/2024

China announced that it would be ending its ban on Taiwanese pomelos earlier this month. The ban had been in place since August 2022. Nevertheless, the Chinese government’s framing of the move indicates that the move is aimed at politically influencing Taiwan through economic means...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20245 min read

Ma Ying-jeou Criticizes US Arms Purchases, Calls for Embrace of Chinese Culture in Speech in Thailand

Brian Hioe08/09/2024

Former president Ma Ying-jeou has again lashed out at current president Lai Ching-te. Comments by Ma were made at a speech in Thailand, during the 27th “Zhongshan Lecture” held by the Chinese Association of Thailand...

August 2024Cross StraitEnglishInternational4 min read

China and Taiwan Come to Terms After Speedboat Incident

Brian Hioe08/04/2024

Taiwan and China have reportedly come to terms in the aftermath of an incident in February that left two Chinese fishermen dead...

August 2024Cross StraitEnglishInternationalPolitics4 min read

Ma Ying-jeou Attacks Lai with Statement

Brian Hioe07/17/2024

Former president Ma Ying-jeou hit out at current president Lai Ching-te last week with an 800-character essay on Facebook hitting out at the idea that relations between Taiwan and China are those between two countries...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJuly 20245 min read

KMT Alarms With Infrastructure Bill Proposal for Outlying Islands

Brian Hioe07/05/2024

A proposed bill by KMT Matsu legislator Chen Hsueh-sheng has come under fire from the pan-Green camp. The bill would allow Chinese companies to place tenders on public infrastructure projects on outlying islands of Taiwan. The bill would also lift limits on enrollment for Chinese students in universities in the outlying islands of Taiwan, without any quota...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJuly 2024Politics5 min read

China Detains Taiwanese Fishing Vessel Off Kinmen

Brian Hioe07/03/2024

China has detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel and its sailors in an incident that shows the tenuousness of Taiwan’s position when it comes to efforts to avoid escalation...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJuly 20245 min read

Mainland Affairs Council Raises Alert for Travel to China

Brian Hioe07/01/2024

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council has issued a travel warning for China, lifting the alert level to “Orange.” This means that the Mainland Affairs Council only recommends non-essential travel to China at present...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJuly 2024Politics5 min read

Contestation Over Kinmen Continues

Brian Hioe06/30/2024

Political contestation between Taiwan and China regarding waters around Taiwan’s outlying island of Kinmen continues...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJune 20244 min read

Arts/Culture

Chinese Rapper Row Reveals Cross-Strait Dynamics

A Snapshot on Public Art: An Interview with Cal Y Canto Dance Group

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International

In Response to Grey-Zone Tactics, Taiwanese Coast Guard Calls for Volunteers as Move Toward Transparency

Maritime Border Incidents Point to Conflicting Imperatives for Government

KMT and TPP Take Stand Against Proposed Motion on UN Resolution 2758

Interviews

緬甸華語報導最前線，專訪「邊境之眼」記者楊智強

Reporting on the Frontlines of Myanmar for the Chinese-Language World: An Interview with Border Eyes

“Trying to Gain More Autonomy in Our Narrative”: An Interview with René Hà on Stamped

Politics

Typhoon Holiday Leads to Partisan Contention

Taiwan Railways Union Contends Bonuses Paid as Vouchers

KMT, TPP Aim to Block Budget, Freeze Constitutional Court

Social Movements

Cross Strait

In Response to Grey-Zone Tactics, Taiwanese Coast Guard Calls for Volunteers as Move Toward Transparency

Maritime Border Incidents Point to Conflicting Imperatives for Government

China Lifts Pomelo Ban to Influence Taiwan Economically

Ma Ying-jeou Criticizes US Arms Purchases, Calls for Embrace of Chinese Culture in Speech in Thailand

China and Taiwan Come to Terms After Speedboat Incident

Ma Ying-jeou Attacks Lai with Statement

KMT Alarms With Infrastructure Bill Proposal for Outlying Islands

China Detains Taiwanese Fishing Vessel Off Kinmen

Mainland Affairs Council Raises Alert for Travel to China

Contestation Over Kinmen Continues

Migrant Fishermen Forced to Stay Aboard Vessels During Typhoon

Typhoon Holiday Leads to Partisan Contention

緬甸華語報導最前線，專訪「邊境之眼」記者楊智強

In Response to Grey-Zone Tactics, Taiwanese Coast Guard Calls for Volunteers as Move Toward Transparency

Typhoon Holiday Leads to Partisan Contention

緬甸華語報導最前線，專訪「邊境之眼」記者楊智強

In Response to Grey-Zone Tactics, Taiwanese Coast Guard Calls for Volunteers as Move Toward Transparency

Taiwan Railways Union Contends Bonuses Paid as Vouchers