Category: Regional Tensions | New Bloom Magazine

Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO

Brian Hioe01/21/2020

The spread of a previously unknown strain of coronavirus originally detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan should raise issues concerning Taiwan’s exclusion from international health organizations such as the World Health Organization and its governing body, the World Health Association... Read More

EnglishFeaturedInternationalJanuary 2020Regional Tensions0 Comments 05 min read

Taiwan’s Failure Under the New Southbound Policy Regarding Chinese Influence in Thailand

Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal01/19/2020

What have the issues with Taiwan's New Southbound Policy been in Thailand? We might take a look... Read More

EnglishInternationalJanuary 2020Regional TensionsSukrid Peansuwan0 Comments 025 min read

Sister City Agreement Between Taipei and Prague Proves Ironic

Brian Hioe01/15/2020

The city of Prague breaking off a sister city agreement with Beijing to sign a sister city agreement in Taipei instead is likely to be misunderstood in Taiwan, seeing as this may be intended as a move in Czech domestic politics more than anything else... Read More

EnglishInternationalJanuary 2020Regional Tensions0 Comments 05 min read

Questions Remain Unanswered About Secretive Refugee Medical Deal Between Taiwan and Australia

Brian Hioe12/02/2019

A 2017 deal inked between Taiwan and Australia for Taiwan to provide medical treatment for refugees stranded on Nauru that the Australian government refuses to admit was again in the news last month after Buzzfeed News obtained the text of the Memorandum of Understanding inked between the two countries regarding the agreement... Read More

December 2019EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions1 Comment 07 min read

Tsai’s Tweets on the APEC Cancellation in Chile Prove Questionable

Brian Hioe11/16/2019

A Tweet several weeks ago by Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen on the cancellation of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that was originally scheduled to take place in Santiago, Chile strikes as not only tone-deaf but illustrative of a consistent pattern of behavior by the Taiwanese government... Read More

EnglishInternationalNovember 2019Regional Tensions0 Comments 07 min read

Lack of Attention in Taiwan to Protests in Ecuador

Andi Kao10/20/2019

Despite the obvious parallels between the ongoing popular uprising in Ecuador and the evolving crisis in Hong Kong, there has been scant media attention in Taiwan to the spiraling political situation in the former... Read More

EnglishInternationalOctober 2019Regional Tensions1 Comment 010 min read

The Olympics Clean-Up: Fukushima, Okinawa, Homelessness

陳黃金菊05/05/2019

Whether regarding the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, American military bases stationed in Okinawa and Japan, or the evictions of homeless in Tokyo in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, these are issues to which we are not strangers in Taiwan... Read More

EnglishInternationalMay 2019Regional Tensions3 Comments 013 min read

奧運清洗：福島、沖繩、野宿者

陳黃金菊04/22/2019

發生於 2011 年 3 月 11 日的核島核災還沒結束──這不單單是意味著追討責任或補償──而是字面上的還沒結束。... Read More

April 2019InternationalRegional Tensions中文0 Comments 04 min read

Venezuela Pledge by Tsai Administration Hardly a Good Look for Taiwan

Brian Hioe03/16/2019

A pledge last month by Taiwan to donate 500,000 USD to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president of Venezuela in January with American backing, is quite telling about Taiwan’s priorities in diplomatic affairs... Read More

EnglishInternationalMarch 2019Regional Tensions2 Comments 06 min read

Food Imports from Fukushima-Affected Areas Become Wedge Issue with Japan

Brian Hioe12/17/2018

It is unsurprising that Taiwan will not be admitted to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership because of the referendum vote against food imports from Fukushima-affected areas held in late November concurrent with nine-in-one elections... Read More

December 2018EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions2 Comments 06 min read

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Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO

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Regional Tensions

Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO

Taiwan’s Failure Under the New Southbound Policy Regarding Chinese Influence in Thailand

Sister City Agreement Between Taipei and Prague Proves Ironic

Questions Remain Unanswered About Secretive Refugee Medical Deal Between Taiwan and Australia

Tsai’s Tweets on the APEC Cancellation in Chile Prove Questionable

Lack of Attention in Taiwan to Protests in Ecuador

The Olympics Clean-Up: Fukushima, Okinawa, Homelessness

奧運清洗：福島、沖繩、野宿者

Venezuela Pledge by Tsai Administration Hardly a Good Look for Taiwan

Food Imports from Fukushima-Affected Areas Become Wedge Issue with Japan

Protests Take Place in Hong Kong Over Lunar New Year Holiday

Splits Likely to Reopen in the Pan-Green Camp After Election Victory

Who Will Be The Next KMT Party Chair?

Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO

Splits Likely to Reopen in the Pan-Green Camp After Election Victory

Who Will Be The Next KMT Party Chair?

Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO