December 2024

Ten Thousand Demonstrate Outside Legislative Yuan as DPP Storms Into Assembly Chambers

Ten thousand demonstrators have gathered outside of the legislature, ahead of a planned attempt by the KMT to raise barriers for recalls by changing the Recall Act. With the KMT occupying the legislative podium ahead of a scheduled vote at 8 AM tomorrow, in a dramatic series of events, the DPP broke into the legislature through a window at 10 PM. While protesters continue to stay overnight, in spite of cold and rain, the DPP legislators continue to stay in the legislature and have stated that they are fortifying the legislature against possible incursions by the KMT...

Members of Taiwanese Religious Group Arrested in China

The Taiwanese government has sought to call attention to the detention of three Yiguandao followers in China. The three individuals, surnamed Chiang, Chou, and Hsieh, were detained on charges of "organizing and practicing as members of a cult that undermines law enforcement.” The Mainland Affairs Council, however, has sought to emphasize that Yiguandao is a religion that has millions of followers in Taiwan and that the three were not engaged in political activities, but legitimate religious activity...

Viral Video Highlights Chinese United Front Activity Directed at Taiwan

The issue of Taiwanese influencers receiving funding or direction from the Chinese government has received attention after a recent series of viral videos. In a 40-minute video which has since attracted 2.4 million views, Pa Chiung, an anti-CCP YouTuber, interviews Chen Po-yuan. Chen Po-yuan, a Taiwanese rapper, is known for producing Chinese nationalist anthems that adulate the CCP...