Israel/Palestine Conflict: Over 100 Americans in Taiwan Send Letter to AIT

Laura Moye

NCC Chair Appointment Becomes Firestorm Between Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Brian Hioe

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends

Brian Hioe

Rally Calling for Child Protections Takes Place on Ketagalan Boulevard

Brian Hioe

Politics

Disappearance Of Chinese Interpol Head Is Telling

Brian Hioe
It proves highly ironic that China would unwittingly demonstrate the falsity of claims that it abides by international norms with the arrest of Interpol president Meng Hongwei. Apparently, it is that Chinese nationals, even high-ranking officials of international government bodies, are subject to Chinese law entirely above and beyond their commitments to the international community...
EnglishOctober 2018Politics4 min read

Voter Fraud On KMT-Led Referendums Proves A Complex Challenge To Tsai Administration

Brian Hioe
Recent dilemmas faced by the Central Election Commission point again to the challenges of holding a political referendum in Taiwan. Namely, in response to the issue that the KMT seems to have forged a large number of signatures for a referendum against a petition to gradually to phase out thermal power plants that the party has been pushing for, the commission has decided to allow the referendum to pass, but to possibly impose criminal penalties on the KMT for forging signatures...
EnglishOctober 2018Politics7 min read

Ko’s Position On Cross-Strait Relations Remains Ambiguous, But Suspicion Is Warranted

Brian Hioe
A recent article by Sunflower Movement student leader Lin Fei-Fan in The Diplomat has provoked strong reactions, with Lin raising questions about whether current Taipei mayor Ko Wen-Je has capitulated to China in terms of his position on cross-strait issues. While some claim that this is baseless, suspicion of Ko is warranted given Ko's increasing closeness to the pan-Blue camp in the years since he became Taipei mayor ...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 201812 min read

CEC Faces Challenge Of Combining Conflicting Referendum Proposals

Brian Hioe
In past months, one has observed a number of conflicting referendum proposals achieving the necessary political benchmarks to be held. The number of referendum proposals currently on the table is inclusive of referendums calling for gay marriage, against gay marriage, for nuclear power, for coal power, and for changing the name under which Taiwan is to participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20185 min read

Anger Against Hong Kong Chief Executive Following Typhoon Mangkhut

Brian Hioe
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has come under fire for her administration’s handling of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, particularly with regards to a failure to declare the day off for residents of Hong Kong. Mangkhut, the world’s strongest storm in 2018 to date, battered Hong Kong this weekend, injuring over 100 and causing damage to property and infrastructure in Hong Kong...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20186 min read