Thingyan Festivities in Zhonghe Demonstrated Over Pro-Junta Performer

Brian Hioe04/18/2026

Lai to Visit an Authoritarian Absolute Monarchy in Second Overseas Trip as President

Brian Hioe04/17/2026

Prashad and Chak Whitewash Colonialism in Most Banal of Terms in Monthly Review Article

Brian Hioe04/11/2026

Cheng Li-Wun Redefines 1992 Consensus, Calls for United Front Against Independence in Xi Meeting

Brian Hioe04/10/2026

Politics

“Unicorn” Promises By Executive Yuan Likely To Prove All Talk

Brian Hioe04/08/2018

Claims by the Executive Yuan last month that it intends to realize Taiwan’s first unicorn company in the next two years would simply another case in point in which Taiwan desperately chases after what it perceives to be “international trends”, but has considered little of what that would mean, nor has taken the concrete steps to realize its claimed aspirations...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics5 min read

Out With The Low-End Workers, In With The High-End Workers For China?

Brian Hioe04/04/2018

Planned population controls by the Chinese government in its key cities are indicative of the priorities of the CCP when it comes to China’s future development. Namely, both Shanghai and Beijing put population caps into place last year, with Shanghai setting in place a limit of 25 million and Beijing setting in place a population cap of 23 million...

April 2018EnglishPolitics4 min read

KMT Referendums Continue Attempts To Co-Opt Civil Society Tactics

Brian Hioe04/03/2018

Pushes by the KMT for a referendum on food imports from radiation-affected areas in Japan and air pollution are ironic appropriations of referendum reform in Taiwan. This is in line with broader attempts by the KMT to imitate tactics of Taiwanese civil society...

April 2018EnglishPolitics5 min read

Moves By Ko To Evict Protest Occupations Around The Legislative Yuan?

Brian Hioe03/30/2018

Taipei mayor Ko Wen-Je seems to intend to evict longstanding political occupations nearby the government buildings around Shandao Temple and NTU Hospital in the near future. Civil society groups have been critical of such plans, seeing them as part of broader attempts by Ko to restrict political gatherings in Taipei...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics8 min read

No End In Sight For NTU Presidential Appointment Controversy?

Brian Hioe03/29/2018

Controversy regarding the appointment of Kuan Chung-Ming as president of National Taiwan University, Taiwan’s most prestigious academic institution, continue to drag on without settlement by either NTU’s administration or the Ministry of Education...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics7 min read

A Failed #MeToo Moment In Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan?

Brian Hioe03/22/2018

A scandal has broken out within the Legislative Yuan due to allegations of sexual harassment by a male legislative assistant directed at female legislative assistants and other female co-workers. The man in question, referred to in the media as “H.”, is a middle-aged legislative assistant who has worked in the Legislative Yuan for over ten years, during the course of which he harassed at least seven women...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics9 min read

What To Make Of Reports Of Deification Of Xi Among Religious Minorities In China?

Brian Hioe03/17/2018

It has been an strange fact that, with the removal of term limits that a Chinese president can serve, the elevation of Chinese president Xi Jinping has been rapid enough that Xi has already been claimed to have reached level of deification by some. However, this has a very simple explanation...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics6 min read

Zhuyin Controversy In Tainan Unsurprising

Brian Hioe03/15/2018

Controversy over a proposal by Tainan mayoral hopeful Yeh Yi-jin to replace zhuyin teaching with pinyin is unsurprising, seeing as a proposal to replace zhuyin in Taiwan touches upon issues of identity and culture...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics6 min read

The Return Of Peter Navarro?

Brian Hioe03/05/2018

The return to power of Peter Navarro, the formerly influential Trump trade advisor known for his hostility towards China, may be welcomed by some in Taiwan that perceive Navarro as a “friend of Taiwan” who has been steadfastly supportive of Taiwan. But this is a mistake...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics8 min read

New Incentives By China Raises Other Incidents Of China Treating Taiwanese As Citizens

Brian Hioe03/04/2018

Moves by China to upgrade benefits currently enjoyed by Taiwanese similar to those enjoyed by Chinese citizens, as a way of luring Taiwan into its fold, would be another attempt by China to divide and conquer Taiwan from within. It remains to be seen how successful these strategies prove to be. But there are already several cases in which one can see what the logical outcome of China treating Taiwanese citizens as they are Chinese citizens would be...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics7 min read

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Thingyan Festivities in Zhonghe Demonstrated Over Pro-Junta Performer

Lai to Visit an Authoritarian Absolute Monarchy in Second Overseas Trip as President

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Thingyan Festivities in Zhonghe Demonstrated Over Pro-Junta Performer

Lai to Visit an Authoritarian Absolute Monarchy in Second Overseas Trip as President

Cheng Li-Wun Redefines 1992 Consensus, Calls for United Front Against Independence in Xi Meeting

Politics

“Unicorn” Promises By Executive Yuan Likely To Prove All Talk

Out With The Low-End Workers, In With The High-End Workers For China?

KMT Referendums Continue Attempts To Co-Opt Civil Society Tactics

Moves By Ko To Evict Protest Occupations Around The Legislative Yuan?

No End In Sight For NTU Presidential Appointment Controversy?

A Failed #MeToo Moment In Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan?

What To Make Of Reports Of Deification Of Xi Among Religious Minorities In China?

Zhuyin Controversy In Tainan Unsurprising

The Return Of Peter Navarro?

New Incentives By China Raises Other Incidents Of China Treating Taiwanese As Citizens

Thingyan Festivities in Zhonghe Demonstrated Over Pro-Junta Performer

Lai to Visit an Authoritarian Absolute Monarchy in Second Overseas Trip as President

Will Dependency on the US Be Questioned in Taiwan After Iran?

Wave of Racism Again Breaks Out Against the Prospect of Indian Migrant Workers in Taiwan

Thingyan Festivities in Zhonghe Demonstrated Over Pro-Junta Performer

Lai to Visit an Authoritarian Absolute Monarchy in Second Overseas Trip as President

Will Dependency on the US Be Questioned in Taiwan After Iran?