On the 78th anniversary of the 228 Massacre, the struggle for historical memory still continues in Taiwan. Namely, efforts by the KMT to deny its past atrocities continue...
A recent piece by Kaiser Kuo arguing for the fundamental difference between western and Chinese political systems proves the usual, facile apologism for authoritarianism from Kuo. And yet it is not a particularly sophisticated one either–it is the usual reaching for nationalist abstraction, tautological logic, and cherry-picking that one has come to expect from Kuo...
The Taiwanese government has placed two Chinese universities on a blacklist, preventing them from conducting academic exchanges. These universities are the Jinan University in Guangzhou, which has an enrollment of 1,500 Taiwanese nationals, and Huaqiao University in Xiamen, which has an enrollment of 600 Taiwanese nationals...
Several KMT and TPP lawmakers have come under scrutiny over corruption allegations in the past days. However, it is to be seen whether such allegations affect them politically at a time when recall campaigns against all KMT legislators are ongoing...
With US president Donald Trump having threatened to hit Taiwan with tariffs over semiconductors, it is unclear how this ill-baked idea of Trump’s will continue...
The KMT has again called for extending the lifespan of Taiwan’s existing nuclear reactors, citing a poll conducted by the party that found that 73.6% of the public supports such an extension, while this was only opposed by 20.7% of the public...
Former Sunflower Movement participant Johanne Liou is to be deported from the US next month, facing charges related to drug trafficking and fraud. The arrest was conducted by ICE, with Taiwanese authorities stating that they requested Liou’s extradition. Liou did not appear at the New Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office in 2023, which resulted in charges against her...
Thousands of Indonesian students across the country are taking to the streets protesting the current Prabowo administration. This comes as the controversial former military general reaches five months in office, with great dissatisfaction with the current political situation across the country. Various issues from police reform, a 3-kg LPG controversy, mining licenses, land clearing in West Papua, and a re-evaluation of Prabowo’s ‘fat ministry’ are riveting the nation–but at the heart of public anger is the “budget efficiency policy” of Prabowo...
Taiwan reported record-high tax revenue for 2024, with 3.73 trillion NT in taxes collected. This is a larger windfall than expected, in that there were 497.2 billion NT more in taxes than budgeted for by the government. The extra revenue is due to strong exports, as well as stock gains because of market enthusiasm about artificial intelligence...
