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Suspension Of Young Macau Lawmaker A Warning Sign For Hong Kong And Taiwan

Brian Hioe12/08/2017

The suspension from legislature of 26-year-old Macau lawmaker Sulu Sou, for a demonstration which crossed over into the street rather than remaining only on the sidewalk, would mark the deterioration of democracy in Macau along the lines of what has occurred in Hong Kong. This may be a warning sign for Hong Kong and Taiwan...

December 2017EnglishSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

Recall Vote Facing Huang Kuo-Chang Will Be Seen As Referendum On Third Force Parties

Brian Hioe11/12/2017

With NPP chair Huang Kuo-Chang facing a recall vote in his electoral district of Xizhi organized by groups opposed to same-sex marriage set for December 16th, the NPP may face a challenge ahead...

EnglishNovember 2017Social MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

Harvard Anti-Affirmative Action Lawsuit Reveals White Conservatives’ Attempts To Use Asian-Americans As A Racial Wedge

Brian Hioe09/03/2017

A recent lawsuit filed alleging racial discrimination at Harvard against Asian-Americans due to affirmative action programs purports to be in the interest of Asian-Americans, but this would in fact be the attempt of white conservatives to repeal affirmative action programs to deny black and Latino students access to institutions of higher education...

EnglishSeptember 2017Social MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Sports Training In Taiwan

Rob Mclaren09/01/2017

If sports in Taiwan are to improve going forward after the Taipei Universiade, the standard of the coaches and lack of trainers at the school level in Taiwan will also need to improve...

EnglishSeptember 2017Social MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Looking Back On The Taipei Universiade

Brian Hioe08/31/2017

The Taipei 2017 Universiade would seem to have paid off for Taiwan, with the event hailed as a mostly successful one despite hiccups...

August 2017EnglishSocial MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

Two-Day Arts Festival Organized To Call For Preservation Of Sigang Farmland In Tainan

Brian Hioe08/28/2017

A land appropriation case would be presently unfolding in Tainan, with plans by the city government to expand a highway in Sigang District protested by local residents...

August 2017EnglishSocial MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

Universiade Controversy Leads To Calls To Clear Up Corruption in Taiwanese Sports

Brian Hioe07/18/2017

A controversy has broken out following an online video released by college athlete Mitzi Ting, a senior at the National Taiwan University School of Business Administration and a competitive swimmer, regarding the selection process for participants in the Taipei Summer Universiade...

EnglishJuly 2017Social MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Taiwan’s Air Is Indeed “Fresh And Sweet” Compared With That Of China

Yi Luo-ren06/01/2017

Not too long ago, at the graduation ceremony of the University of Maryland in America, a Chinese student graduating sang the praises of America, stating that American air was “fresh and sweet, and oddly luxurious.” This hurt the feelings of China’s netizens, leading to threats and demands that she apologize. What does this say about the differences between democratic societies and China?...

Brian HioeEnglishJune 2017Social MovementsYouth Movements4 min read

Fears Over Renewed Urban Evictions In Taipei

Brian Hioe03/26/2017

Last week’s demolition of the home of Chang'an West Road resident Chang Chuan-chin under suspicious circumstances which were claimed to be an accident has raised fears of a renewed wave of forced urban evictions in Taipei, with the recent lifting of restrictions on urban development passed after the demolition of the Wang family home in Shilin...

EnglishMarch 2017Social MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

Why Would Taiwanese Universities Sell Out Taiwan’s Academic Freedom To China?

Brian Hioe03/07/2017

The revelation that at least eighty of Taiwan’s 157 universities have signed agreements with China promising not to discuss unification/independence issues or the issue of “one China, one Taiwan” in class has rocked the nation in the past week. Among these universities are Taiwan’s leading educational institutions...

EnglishMarch 2017Social MovementsYouth Movements6 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

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

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

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

Interview: David Novack and Janice Engelhart on All Static & Noise

Politics

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

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

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

Social Movements

Youth Movements

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

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

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

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

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

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

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