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Radio New Bloom #7: Ties Between Palau and Taiwan in the Time of the Coronavirus

newbloomeditor04/20/2020

For this special installment of Radio New Bloom, hosted by New Bloom editor Garrett Dee, we spoke with Palau-based journalist Bernadette Carreon about responses to COVID-19 in Palau, and aid from Taiwan to Palau regarding efforts to fight COVID-19, particularly regarding attempts by the Taiwanese government to export its model of dealing with public health issues to other countries...

April 2020EnglishInterviewsPoliticsRadio New Bloom0 min read

Taiwan Sees Largest One-Day Jump in COVID-19 Cases Since Late March, Surpasses 400 Cases

Brian Hioe04/19/2020

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced 22 more confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Taiwan to 420...

April 2020EnglishPolitics10 min read

After Proposal to Reintroduce Article 23 Changes, Pro-Democracy Politicians in Hong Kong Arrested

Brian Hioe04/18/2020

A wave of political arrests has again taken place in Hong Kong, with at least fourteen pro-democracy politicians arrested through the course of the day...

April 2020EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Executive Yuan Bill Continues Efforts by the Tsai Administration to Nationalize Irrigation Agencies

Brian Hioe04/17/2020

The approval by the Executive Yuan of a bill that would make a total of seventeen irrigation agencies into government agencies continues efforts by the Tsai administration to nationalize irrigation networks. The bill was signed by Premier Su Tseng-chang last Thursday and sent to the legislature, where it is likely to meet heavy resistance from the KMT...

April 2020EnglishPolitics5 min read

Social Media Row Over Taiwan’s Mask Donations to Singapore Leads to Confusion, Backlash

Brian Hioe04/16/2020

A spat on social media involving Ho Ching, the wife of Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, has led to outraged reactions in Taiwan...

April 2020EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions6 min read

Alan Yang’s Tigertail Proves a Clumsy, Diasporic Fantasy of Taiwanese Immigration

Brian Hioe04/15/2020

Alan Yang's Tigertail ultimately proves a disappointing film, having all the elements of what would otherwise make a good film, but these elements failing to cohere together in any meaningful way...

April 2020Arts and CultureEnglishFilm and Television10 min read

Recent Twitter Campaigns Highlight Contestation Regarding National Identity

Brian Hioe04/14/2020

In the last few days, one has observed Taiwanese netizens engaging in a number of Twitter campaigns...

April 2020EnglishPolitics6 min read

393rd Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Taiwan Announced Today, Increases in Cases Slowing

Brian Hioe04/13/2020

The Central Epidemic Command Center announced five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 393. All five cases were imported, rather than being cases of domestic transmission...

April 2020EnglishPolitics7 min read

Are Taiwan’s Successes Fighting COVID-19 Due to “Democracy” or Due to State Interventionism?

Brian Hioe04/12/2020

With much praise of Taiwan in international media as a “democracy” which has successfully found means to fight off the COVID-19 pandemic, as contrasted to China or western countries, it might be worth casting a critical eye on what this means...

April 2020EnglishPolitics7 min read

Hong Kong Lawmaker Convicted on Charges of “Assault” For Using Loudspeaker During Protest

Brian Hioe04/11/2020

Anger has broken out in Hong Kong after pro-democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin was convicted of “assault” for using a loudspeaker near police officers during a protest that took place last year in July. The conviction was announced on Monday...

April 2020EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 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

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Social Movements

April 2020

Radio New Bloom #7: Ties Between Palau and Taiwan in the Time of the Coronavirus

Taiwan Sees Largest One-Day Jump in COVID-19 Cases Since Late March, Surpasses 400 Cases

Executive Yuan Bill Continues Efforts by the Tsai Administration to Nationalize Irrigation Agencies

Social Media Row Over Taiwan’s Mask Donations to Singapore Leads to Confusion, Backlash

Alan Yang’s Tigertail Proves a Clumsy, Diasporic Fantasy of Taiwanese Immigration

Recent Twitter Campaigns Highlight Contestation Regarding National Identity

393rd Confirmed Case of COVID-19 in Taiwan Announced Today, Increases in Cases Slowing

Are Taiwan’s Successes Fighting COVID-19 Due to “Democracy” or Due to State Interventionism?

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

Interview: Kawtorpai Church

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Han Kuo-yu Becomes Chair of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy