Category: Regional Tensions | New Bloom Magazine

Challenges Across the Strait: Maintaining Taiwan’s Autonomy

Wei (Azim) Hung03/21/2020

The liberal world order is transitioning from America's unipolar hegemony into a multipolar one. China, Russia, and Turkey's rise are driven by nationalist projects which offer a coherent identity in pursuance of regional domination, and in the case of China, it is on its path to becoming a global hegemon... Read More

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The New Southbound Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?

Wei (Azim) Hung03/06/2020

Under the grand diplomatic strategy of successive administrations in Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou, and Tsai-Ing wen have all attempted to craft a Southbound Policy with attributes pertinent to the time-space of its given historical context... Read More

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Outrage Against the ICAO’s Blocking of Critics Leads to Social Media Campaign

Brian Hioe01/29/2020

Outrage has broken out against the International Civil Aviation Organization after the organization’s Twitter account was found to be blocking individuals who questioned the organization on its exclusion of Taiwan... Read More

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Spread of 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Challenges Across the Strait: Maintaining Taiwan’s Autonomy

Anger After Chinese Authorities Attempt to Force Changes to Repatriations of Taiwanese From Wuhan

The New Southbound Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?

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Regional Tensions

Challenges Across the Strait: Maintaining Taiwan’s Autonomy

The New Southbound Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?

Outrage Against the ICAO’s Blocking of Critics Leads to Social Media Campaign

Spread of 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

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Taiwan at 306, With Five Deaths

Report Details Continued Abuses in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry

Lay Judge Bills Sent to Legislature, Debate Likely to Take Place on Judicial Reform

Anger After Arrest of Hong Kong District Councilor on Sedition Charge

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Taiwan at 306, With Five Deaths

Lay Judge Bills Sent to Legislature, Debate Likely to Take Place on Judicial Reform

Orchid Island Residents Voice Concerns About Lack of Access to Medical Resources