Self-Determination

American Abandonment of Hong Kong Could Be Framed as an Anti-China Move Through Loss of Autonomous Status

Brian Hioe
It is possible that protests yesterday in Hong Kong will be remembered as a pivotal event. Although yesterday’s demonstration is comparable to many of the protests that took place in the past year before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the wake of the protests yesterday, American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo certified to Congress that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China...
EnglishMay 2020Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements13 min read

Statement by Tsai Ing-wen Is Vague at Best, at Worst Is Aimed at Cutting Ties With Hong Kong

Brian Hioe
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen took to Facebook yesterday night to issue a statement regarding the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. While Tsai expressed support of Hongkongers, it proves hasty to assume that Tsai was proposing any concrete measure to aid Hongkongers out of a sense of solidarity. In fact, if it proves to be more than a vague statement that Tsai has no real intention of acting on, Tsai’s statement could be interpreted as aimed at putting further distance between Taiwan and Hong Kong more than anything else...
EnglishMay 2020PhotographersSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements15 min read

Familiar Cycle of Clashes as Protests Take Place in Hong Kong Against Beijing-Backed Security Legislation

Brian Hioe
Protests involving clashes between demonstrators and police broke out today in Hong Kong, in the apparent resumption of what was a familiar pattern in the last year. The demonstration today was against plans by China’s National People’s Congress to pass security legislation circumventing the Hong Kong Legislative Council. Police did not wait for long to use tear gas, firing tear gas at demonstrators around 1:30 PM...
EnglishMay 2020Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

無政府時代的來臨（三） 無治、無民的啟程紀元

陳峻毅
在目睹全球極權化的種種事實後，或許有人仍會不無惶惑地問道：今日的我們是否已然身處無政府主義勢不可擋的革命浪潮中？關於這個疑問，其實只要冷靜思考作為關鍵前線的香港戰役，就可以確知無誤了。筆者相信，香港接下來的發展不僅會打破所有企圖迴避無政府革命的茍且幻想，而且此役無論成敗，都將使全世界的抗爭者從和理非主義徹底失效的經驗以及中共極權蠻橫殘虐的暴行中，學習到對抗國家極權化暴力時應考慮的武裝化戰略轉向。另一方面，相信也有人會疑惑：既然我們面對的是極權主義的威脅，為何不能只推翻極權政體便可，而是要徹底瓦解「政府國家」這種我們已然習以為常的現代統治體制呢？解答這個問題的關鍵邏輯在於，倘若極權主義是政府國家的特殊病態，那麼僅只是打倒極權或足可解除危機，但如果我們已然認識到極權主義是政府國家的本質與必然演化，則我們就有必要確認主張無政府主義以推翻所有政府國家的迫切性。...
April 2020EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements3 min read