Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

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DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

Brian Hioe

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Politics

China Hits at Taiwan Fruit with COVID Claims

Brian Hioe
Trade tensions continue between Taiwan and China in the wake of China’s grouper ban last month. China moved to ban Taiwanese grouper, claiming that it had found oxytetracycline and other prohibited chemicals in excessive amounts in grouper imports from Taiwan. For its part, the Taiwanese government has denied this, calling on China to provide proof for its claims...
EnglishJuly 2022Politics5 min read

The Romanticization of Shinzo Abe in Taiwan Should Not Surprise

Brian Hioe
The shooting death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe drew international headlines yesterday. The incident took place while Abe was on the campaign trail in Nara, Japan, with much disinformation, misinformation, and rampant speculation in the wake of the incident. It may not be surprising to note that views in Taiwan of Abe have been rosy, turning a blind eye to his right-wing historical revisionism, nostalgia for Japanese empire, and actions seen as authoritarian in a Japanese context...
EnglishJuly 2022Politics16 min read

John Lee Takes Power as Chief Executive in Hong Kong

Brian Hioe
Hong Kong has a new political leader, with John Lee sworn into office on July 1st, which also marks the anniversary of the 1997 Handover of Hong Kong from British control to Chinese control. Marking the importance of the occasion, no less than Chinese president Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong for Lee’s swearing-in ceremony. This was Xi’s first trip outside of the Chinese mainland since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic...
EnglishJuly 2022Politics5 min read