iQiyi Not Guilty Ruling Overturned, Though Legal Contention to Continue

Brian Hioe

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Ko Wen-je Faces Scrutiny Over Taipei Development

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KMT Takes Aim at Ukraine-Related Issues

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Controversy Over Religious Practices Exposes Potential Future Faultlines

Garrett Dee
Controversy on the subject of the government’s supposed restrictions on religious practices and their impact on the environment has sparked protests in Taiwan with the start of Ghost Month, leading over ten thousand Taoist and Buddhist devotees to march in Taipei in opposition to what they saw as unreasonable government interference in their religious expression...
EnglishJuly 2017Politics6 min read

The Fall Of Alex Tsai?

Brian Hioe
Alex Tsai, until recently the director of the Central Policy Committee of the KMT and a party spokesman, has been embroiled in controversy in past days with charges against Tsai of embezzling 300 million NTD from the sale of the Central Motion Pictures Corporation under the pretext of capital reductions...
EnglishJuly 2017Politics11 min read

With Recent Comments, Are Ko Wen-Je And William Lai Misreading Trends In Taiwanese Identity?

Brian Hioe
With Ko Wen-Je and William Lai increasingly taking flak from the public regarding statements that are perceived as too compromising of Taiwanese sovereignty to China, one generally suspects their attempt establish independent foreign relations with China is doomed if they aim to accomplish this through placating China. Both may be misreading current trends in Taiwanese identity and views of what Taiwan's international status should be...
EnglishJuly 2017Politics7 min read