Category: Environmental | New Bloom Magazine

Construction Plans by Formosa Plastics in Louisiana Call Attention to the Company’s Human Rights Abuses

Brian Hioe01/18/2020

Plans by Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics to build a 9.2 billion USD plastics complex in the St. James Parish in Louisiana should once again call attention to Formosa’s blatant disregard for the environment and human life in other countries... Read More

EnglishEnvironmentalJanuary 2020Social Movements0 Comments 05 min read

Environmental and Labor Demonstrations Take Place Before Elections

Brian Hioe01/07/2020

Two recent demonstrations prove significant, for attempting to raise key issues before the elections by targeting all of the major parties in Taiwan... Read More

EnglishEnvironmentalJanuary 2020LaborSocial Movements0 Comments 05 min read

Protests Break Out in China Last Month Over Crematorium Plans in Maoming

Brian Hioe12/14/2019

Clashes between local residents and police broke out late last month in the Chinese township of Wenlou over plans to build a crematorium in the city of Maoming, which Wenlou is a part of. Wenlou is located in Guangdong, approximately 100 kilometers north of Hong Kong, and has a population of 60,000... Read More

December 2019EnglishEnvironmentalSocial Movements0 Comments 06 min read

Dismissal of Formosa Plastics Lawsuit is Appalling for Taiwan’s Human Rights Record

Brian Hioe11/14/2019

The decision of the Taipei District Court in mid-October to dismiss a lawsuit filed by close to 8,000 Vietnamese fishermen against Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics claim proves an appalling move where Taiwan’s international human rights record is concerned. The ruling was handed down on October 14th... Read More

EnglishEnvironmentalNovember 2019Social Movements0 Comments 05 min read

Demonstration Last Weekend in Taipei for Housing Justice

Brian Hioe11/13/2019

Hundreds demonstrated in Taipei on November 9th to call for housing justice. The demonstration took place as the culmination of a weeklong camp-out in Taipei’s East District that began on November 2nd, organized by the Housing Right Reform Union... Read More

EnglishEnvironmentalNovember 2019Social Movements0 Comments 04 min read

Losheng Residents Demand Action from Tsai Administration

Brian Hioe10/02/2019

Concerns have been raised regarding the reconstruction of the Losheng Sanatorium by activists, with demonstrations by residents and supportive activists earlier this month. Demonstrations to date have included attaching banners to the construction site of the sanatorium, protesting outside of the Executive Yuan, as well as protesting at the Golden Melody Awards while president Tsai Ing-wen was in attendance at the awards ceremony... Read More

EnglishEnvironmentalOctober 2019Social Movements0 Comments 05 min read

Despite Heavy Rain, Global Climate Strike Takes Place in Taipei

Brian Hioe09/27/2019

As part of an international week of actions taking place from September 20th to September 27th worldwide, Taipei's iteration of the Global Climate Strike took place today in spite of rainy weather... Read More

EnglishEnvironmentalSeptember 2019Social MovementsTimeline2 Comments 05 min read

What Grows In the Fight for Home: Reflections on Daguan

Alex Chuang09/23/2019

Despite intense demonstrations demanding a fair resettlement plan in front of the Executive Yuan, Daguan was finally demolished in early August. Residents’ houses and family businesses may be gone for good, but the buds of knowledge and power that emerged through their resistance will continue to bloom and grow... Read More

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After Years of Struggle Against Eviction, Daguan Community Demolished

Brian Hioe08/11/2019

The Daguan community was dismantled with little fanfare earlier this month, putting an end to a struggle by residents against eviction and urban renewal which had gone on for several years... Read More

August 2019EnglishEnvironmentalSocial Movements0 Comments 05 min read

KMT Politicizes Leopard Cat Preservation Efforts to Denigrate Symbols of Taiwanese Identity

Brian Hioe08/04/2019

Conservation efforts for the Taiwanese leopard cat continue to face challenges with the politicization of the issue by pan-Blue political actors... Read More

EnglishEnvironmentalJuly 2019Social Movements0 Comments 04 min read

Arts/Culture

Aesthetics and Politics in 2020 Elections

Living Mall Should Have Been Preserved, Not Shut Down

Review: Interminable Prescriptions for the Plague

International

Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO

Taiwan’s Failure Under the New Southbound Policy Regarding Chinese Influence in Thailand

美國大學中的中國影響：從羅徹斯特大學事件說起

Interviews

Interview: Asylum Access

More Radical Than the DPP?: An Interview with Chen Bo-wei

2020大選的「年輕世代」: 陳柏惟專訪

Politics

Splits Likely to Reopen in the Pan-Green Camp After Election Victory

Who Will Be The Next KMT Party Chair?

The TPP’s Five Legislators Are Illustrative of the Party’s Pan-Blue Leanings

Social Movements

Environmental

Protests Take Place in Hong Kong Over Lunar New Year Holiday

Splits Likely to Reopen in the Pan-Green Camp After Election Victory

Who Will Be The Next KMT Party Chair?

Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO

Splits Likely to Reopen in the Pan-Green Camp After Election Victory

Who Will Be The Next KMT Party Chair?

Spread of Wuhan Coronavirus Raises Issues Regarding Taiwan’s Exclusion from the WHO