February 2021

Calls to Distinguish the National Emblem from the KMT Party Logo Retread Familiar Territory

Brian Hioe
The KMT’s party logo and its similarity to the national emblem has again become an object of political contestation. Last week, the Legislative Yuan passed a resolution calling for the Ministry of Interior to investigate the possibility of changing the national emblem. The Ministry of the Interior is required to produce a report on the matter within two months to report to the Internal Administration Committee of the Legislative Yuan...
EnglishFebruary 2021Self-DeterminationSocial Movements7 min read

Weekend Sees Eighth Death in Taiwan from COVID-19 Since Start of the Pandemic

Brian Hioe
The situation regarding the Taoyuan General Hospital cluster, Taiwan’s first COVID-19 cluster since last April and Taiwan’s largest COVID-19 cluster to date, continues to develop. Friday night saw the first COVID-19 death in eight months, after a woman in her eighties part of the cluster died, and was found to have been infected with COVID-19 after her death...
EnglishFebruary 2021Politics9 min read