Taiwan and China Continue to Contest Air Traffic

Brian Hioe

No, the DPP is Not About to Remove Chiang Kai-shek Statues En Masse

Brian Hioe

Tsai Administration Seeks to Reassure on US Support After Aid Package

Brian Hioe

Pension Reform Set to Become a Battleground Issue Between the Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Brian Hioe

Politics

As China Uses Lai Trip as Pretext for Exercises, Will the Drills be Blown Out of Proportion Internationally?

Brian Hioe
The Chinese government has announced that it will conduct military exercises in the East China Sea starting today until the 14th, in an area approximately 500 kilometers away from Taiwan. Yesterday morning, the Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration announced a no-sail order lasting from 12 PM today until 4 PM on August 14th in the area the exercises are slated to take place...
August 2023EnglishInternationalPoliticsRegional Tensions6 min read

Racist Inspections Target Southeast Asian Restaurants After Food Poisoning Incident

Brian Hioe
After a popular banh mi stand in Zhongli in Taoyuan was suspected to have caused food poisoning in over 500 individuals, the Taoyuan Department of Health announced yesterday that it will increase inspection of establishing serving “foreign cuisine”. It is thought that the food poisoning resulted from poor sanitation and incorrect storage of eggs. The stall has since been fined 540,000 NT and salmonella was later found through testing of affected individuals...
August 2023EnglishPolitics6 min read

Legal Coalition for #MeToo Victims Announced

Darice D. Chang
Taiwan is home to draconian libel and slander laws, which those with the resources to afford can use liberally and which have in the past been utilized against journalists, contributing to the lowest confidence in the press in a democratic country. As the #MeToo movement in Taiwan plays out, many well-known figures with high social status that have been accused choose to sue their accusers publicly and demand substantial compensation in an attempt to suppress controversy through litigation...
August 2023EnglishGender/SexualityPoliticsSocial Movements10 min read

Ruling Rejecting Compensation Over New Taipei Child COVID Death Not Likely to End Case

Brian Hioe
The New Taipei District Court rejected a claim for compensation by the father of a child referred to as “En En'' in the media earlier this month. The decision can be appealed and En En’s father, surnamed Lin, has stated that he intends to gather more evidence before filing an appeal. En En’s father previously requested 1 NT each from the New Taipei Department of Health, Fire Department, and city government as symbolic compensation last September, but this was denied, leading Lin to file the lawsuit in November...
August 2023EnglishPolitics5 min read

Chinese Nationalist Backlash Against Taiwanese Volleyball Player Reflects Recurring Pattern

Brian Hioe
Taiwanese volleyball player Elaine Liao recently became a hit in China, as Taiwan’s flag bearer during the opening ceremonies of the FISU World University Games. More than 600,000 Chinese netizens commented on a post on Sina Weibo about her, referring to her as a “cute flag bearer from Chinese Taipei.” The FISU World University Games are currently taking place in Chengdu, China...
August 2023EnglishPolitics4 min read

Amendments of “Three Gender Equality Laws” Passed in Wake of #MeToo Cases

Yo-Ling Chen
Two months after the wave of #MeToo cases that began in late May, amendments were proposed and passed during the month of July to Taiwan’s “Three Gender Equality Laws”: more specifically, amendments to the Gender Equity Education Act were passed on July 28th, and amendments to the Act of Gender Equality in Employment and the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act were passed on July 31st...
August 2023EnglishGender/SexualityPoliticsSocial Movements4 min read