August 2022

Hsinchu Mayoral Debate Sees Ann Kao Come Under Fire For Scandals

Brian Hioe
The Hsinchu mayoral policy presentation took place on November 21st. The following article will focus on the three primary candidates, DPP candidate and former deputy mayor Shen Hui-hung, legislator Ann Kao of the TPP, and Hsinchu city councilor Lin Ken-jeng of the KMT. The debate took the form of thirty-minute speeches by each of the candidates, though candidates did use the opportunity to criticize each other...
2022 ElectionsAugust 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read

Keelung Mayoral Debate Focuses on Different Visions for Development

Brian Hioe
The Keelung mayoral policy presentation took place on November 17th. Though there were five candidates, this article will focus on Hsieh Kuo-liang, the KMT candidate, and Tsai Shih-ying, the DPP candidate, as the main viable candidates. For the policy presentation, each candidate was allocated fifteen minutes to state their platform, with no round for cross-examinations or questions from experts due to the number of candidates...
2022 ElectionsAugust 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read

Mayoral Debate Illustrates How the KMT Continues Efforts to Make Inroads Into Kaohsiung

Brian Hioe
The Kaohsiung mayoral debate took place on November 12th. Though there were four candidates, this article will focus on the two main candidates, former legislator Ko Chih-en of the KMT and incumbent Chen Chi-mai of the DPP. The debate had three rounds, consisting of a first round of opening statements, a second round of questions from experts, and a third round consisting of closing statements...
2022 ElectionsAugust 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read

Miaoli County Officials Questioned Over Ugandan Students Forced to Work in Factories

Brian Hioe
Miaoli county Labor and Youth Development deputy head Tu Jung-hui was questioned by police earlier this month in connection with Ugandan students at the Chung Chou University in Changhua forced to work in factories. The investigation was carried out by the Changhua District Prosecutors’ Office and the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau’s Taichung Office...
August 2022EnglishLaborPoliticsRaceSocial Movements5 min read

Jacobin Features Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad Labeling Taiwan a “Rock”, Again Ignores Taiwanese Voices

Brian Hioe
Jacobin's latest confused foray into commenting on Taiwan proves to be a video on its YouTube channel, the Jacobin Show, featuring Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad. Following on the heels of an article that labeled individuals that brought up the exclusion of Taiwanese voices from a conversation about their future as “warmongers,” rather than get anyone Taiwanese to discuss the Pelosi visit, Jacobin seems to have gone with Chomsky and Prashad...
August 2022EnglishPolitics13 min read