Israel/Palestine Conflict: Over 100 Americans in Taiwan Send Letter to AIT

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NCC Chair Appointment Becomes Firestorm Between Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Brian Hioe05/02/2024

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends

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Rally Calling for Child Protections Takes Place on Ketagalan Boulevard

Brian Hioe04/28/2024

Politics

KMT Occupies Legislature in Protest Against Control Yuan Nominations

Brian Hioe06/29/2020

Twenty KMT legislators occupied the assembly chambers of the Legislative Yuan this afternoon to protest the Tsai administration’s Control Yuan nominations. The occupation began at around 5 PM, with KMT legislators barricading the doors of the Legislative Yuan with chairs and other objects, occupying and writing slogans on the speaker’s podium...

EnglishJune 2020Politics12 min read

Relocation of International Media to Taiwan Reflects Larger Regional Trends

Brian Hioe06/27/2020

With the relocation of New York Times reporters to Taipei earlier this year because of media expulsions from China, this is reflective of broader trends in the region. It is still to be seen whether other western media outlets intend to open bureaus in Taiwan...

EnglishJune 2020Politics6 min read

Ko Wen-je Accused of Reversing Course on the Taipei Dome’s Construction

Brian Hioe06/26/2020

With the Taipei city government taking steps to expedite the completion of the Taipei Dome, Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je has seen bipartisan criticism for flip-flopping on the Taipei Dome’s construction...

EnglishJune 2020Politics5 min read

KMT’s Cross-Strait Proposal Illustrates Double Bind of Party Reform Efforts

Brian Hioe06/24/2020

A new proposal by a task force convened by the KMT to devise new cross-strait policy recommendations has led to some discussions of whether the KMT intends to revise its cross-strait policy in order to try and appeal to the Taiwanese public...

EnglishJune 2020Politics5 min read

Control Yuan Reversal May Indicate Growing Influence of Activists Turned Politicians

Brian Hioe06/23/2020

Outrage broke out last week after news reports emerged that Justin Huang of the KMT would take up a post as deputy chief of Control Yuan. Huang would have served under former Presidential Office secretary-general Chen Chu, previously the mayor of Kaohsiung, who would serve as the head of the Control Yuan...

EnglishJune 2020Politics8 min read

NTU Administration Accused of Attempting to Defame Transitional Justice Proposal From Students

Brian Hioe06/18/2020

Controversy has broken out regarding recent actions by the National Taiwan University administration. Namely, the university administration is accused of responding to efforts to set up a transitional justice committee to address symbols of authoritarianism that remain on the NTU campus with disinformation...

EnglishJune 2020Politics6 min read

vTaiwan Should Be Used to Address the Electronic ID Card Controversy

Wei (Azim) Hung06/17/2020

vTaiwan is an online-offline consultation platform that allows ministers, experts, academics, and the public to come together to deliberate on certain issues...

EnglishJune 2020Politics8 min read

Suicide of Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Used as Political Ammunition by KMT for Recall Campaigns

Brian Hioe06/16/2020

The apparent suicide of Kaohsiung city council speaker Hsu Kun-yuan on the same day as Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu was successfully recalled earlier this month has quickly become used as political ammunition by the KMT against political opponents. A number of recall campaigns against supporters of Han’s recall have been launched by members of the pan-Blue camp...

EnglishJune 2020Politics8 min read

Remembering Tiananmen Without Remembrance

Peter Li06/11/2020

When I still lived in Beijing, I once lived in Muxidi, a place where memories of the day will never fade. It was said that bullet holes can still be seen on buildings around the block...

EnglishJune 2020Politics7 min read

The KMT’s Criticisms of the Tsai Administration’s Voucher Program Reflect Desperation

Brian Hioe06/09/2020

An unusual political controversy as of late has been regarding a stimulus coupon that the Tsai administration intends to distribute in order to promote spending. The coupons, which are available for purchase for 1,000 NT, are worth 3,000 NT and can be used at businesses such as night markets, department stores, salons, bookstores, restaurants, and other locations. The KMT has honed in on this program as a means of attacking the Tsai administration...

EnglishJune 2020Politics5 min read

Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

How Taipei Became the Home of Live Comedy During the Pandemic

International

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends

China Aims to Frame DPP as Reluctant to Open Up Tours with Partial Resumption

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Interviews

“Trying to Gain More Autonomy in Our Narrative”: An Interview with René Hà on Stamped

Reflecting on an Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with the Interviewees of All Static & Noise

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Politics

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Over 100 Americans in Taiwan Send Letter to AIT

NCC Chair Appointment Becomes Firestorm Between Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends

Social Movements

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Over 100 Americans in Taiwan Send Letter to AIT

NCC Chair Appointment Becomes Firestorm Between Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends

Politics

KMT Occupies Legislature in Protest Against Control Yuan Nominations

Relocation of International Media to Taiwan Reflects Larger Regional Trends

Ko Wen-je Accused of Reversing Course on the Taipei Dome’s Construction

KMT’s Cross-Strait Proposal Illustrates Double Bind of Party Reform Efforts

Control Yuan Reversal May Indicate Growing Influence of Activists Turned Politicians

NTU Administration Accused of Attempting to Defame Transitional Justice Proposal From Students

vTaiwan Should Be Used to Address the Electronic ID Card Controversy

Suicide of Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Used as Political Ammunition by KMT for Recall Campaigns

Remembering Tiananmen Without Remembrance

The KMT’s Criticisms of the Tsai Administration’s Voucher Program Reflect Desperation

Does New Labor Deal Mean Migrant Fishermen Will Be Able to Access WiFi?

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Over 100 Americans in Taiwan Send Letter to AIT

NCC Chair Appointment Becomes Firestorm Between Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Unions Mark International Workers’ Day with March

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Over 100 Americans in Taiwan Send Letter to AIT

NCC Chair Appointment Becomes Firestorm Between Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camps

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends