KMT Takes Aim at Ukraine-Related Issues

Brian Hioe

What Do Some Clamor for Removing the DPP Party Charter’s Independence Clause Ahead of the Inauguration?

Brian Hioe

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

Politics

“The East Is Still Red” Book Launch Reveals Usual Tankie Denial of China as Capitalist, Imperialist

Brian Hioe
Friends of Socialist China's book launch for leading figure Carlos Martinez’s new book, The East is Still Red, proved to be an occasion for a collection of mostly Western leftists to once again illustrate their idealistic projection onto China. The event took place on August 13, 2023. In particular, the event was primarily focused on defending China from the charge that is imperialistic, while calling for uncritical support for China as continuing to advance the cause of socialist revolution...
EnglishPoliticsSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2023Social Movements9 min read

Tsai’s Eswatini Trip Continues Praise of Authoritarian Monarchy

Brian Hioe
A recent visit to Eswatini by Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen saw Tsai praise Eswatini for its support of Taiwan, while lauding the relationship between Taiwan and Eswatini as “the epitome of progress and development”. However, what Tsai did not mention in her comments was the fact that Eswatini’s government is an authoritarian one, as a country in which freedom of political association is forbidden and ruled over by one of the world’s last absolute monarchs...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20236 min read