Category: January 2019 | New Bloom Magazine

Air New Zealand Flight Refused Entry Into China Because of References to Taiwan

Brian Hioe02/13/2019

Concerns have been raised that a recent incident involving an Air New Zealand flight not being allowed to land in China and having to turn back because of paperwork referring to Taiwan signify a new measure taken by the Chinese government to crack down on companies that do not take the view that Taiwan is part of China...

EnglishJanuary 2019Politics5 min read

The Taiwanese Identity, Progressive Values, and Mainstream Rock

Rath Chien-Chi Wang02/10/2019

Contemporary Taiwanese rock music reflects the progressive values and independent identity of Taiwanese young people today. Fire EX proves a prominent example...

EnglishJanuary 2019Social MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

American Support for Taiwan Draws Parallel to Backing of Israel

Andi Kao02/01/2019

For organizers in Taiwan, the DPP’s commitment to justice must be questioned alongside any vision of transitional justice that fails to engage with the role of the US in propping up the authoritarian Chiang Kai-shek regime. Likewise, contrary to popular belief, American political support for Taiwan, similar to American support for Israel, is a deeply bipartisan position...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalJanuary 20195 min read

Recent Incidents Should Call Attention to Conditions Facing Flight Attendants

Brian Hioe01/31/2019

EVA Air's treatment of its flight attendants has been under scrutiny after several incidents in the past month...

EnglishJanuary 2019LaborSocial Movements7 min read

Speculation Begins About 2020 Presidential Candidates

Brian Hioe01/30/2019

Speculation about who will run in 2020 presidential elections has already begun in Taiwan. Perhaps this is unsurprising. Presidential elections will likely take place in January of next year, meaning that elections are scarcely a year away...

EnglishJanuary 2019Politics8 min read

Arrests of Student Activists Involved in the Jasic Struggle in China Continue

Brian Hioe01/29/2019

Demonstrations by Chinese leftist student activists regarding the Jasic struggle in Shenzhen continue, with the detention of over ten student members of a Marxist Society at Peking University late last month. Another wave of detentions took place earlier this month, with forced confessions extracted by the Chinese government from some of the detained...

EnglishJanuary 2019LaborSocial Movements6 min read

Protests in Hong Kong Against New Law Criminalizing “Disrespect” of the Chinese National Anthem

Brian Hioe01/28/2019

Protests have broken out in Hong Kong over a new law that which would mandate the singing of the Chinese national anthem at official events, such as before sporting events or for the swearing-in ceremonies for lawmakers. The law would also criminalize disrespect to the Chinese national anthem, stipulating maximum penalties of 50,000 HKD, up to three years in prison, and with a three year limit for penalization rather than the usual six months for similar crimes...

EnglishJanuary 2019Self-DeterminationSocial Movements6 min read

Are Acts of Hostage Diplomacy by China on the Rise?

Brian Hioe01/27/2019

Tensions between the US, Canada, and China have continued to escalate in the past month, with China sentencing Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg to the death penalty for drug smuggling in mid-January...

EnglishJanuary 2019Politics6 min read

Controversy Over Breitbart Tweet by MOFA

Brian Hioe01/26/2019

Controversy erupted earlier this month after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Twitter account shared an article from far right-wing media outlet Breitbart...

EnglishJanuary 2019Politics6 min read

Who Will Be The Next Chair of the NPP?

Brian Hioe01/25/2019

In a surprise turn of events, NPP chair Huang Kuo-chang announced earlier this week that he will not be pursuing reelection for party chair next month. Party heavyweight Freddy Lim has also announced that he is not interested in pursuing the position. Who, then, will be the next chair of the NPP and how will chair elections affect the course of the party as a whole?...

EnglishJanuary 2019Social MovementsYouth Movements9 min read

Arts/Culture

Taiwanese Entertainers Post Messages Ahead of Chinese National Day

Chinese Rapper Row Reveals Cross-Strait Dynamics

A Snapshot on Public Art: An Interview with Cal Y Canto Dance Group

International

RTX Pricing Scandal Likely to be Weaponized

Lai Strikes Conciliatory Tone to China, KMT in National Day Speech

Comments by Ma at Harvard Speech Lean Into Familiar Attacks on Lai

Interviews

緬甸華語報導最前線，專訪「邊境之眼」記者楊智強

Reporting on the Frontlines of Myanmar for the Chinese-Language World: An Interview with Border Eyes

“Trying to Gain More Autonomy in Our Narrative”: An Interview with René Hà on Stamped

Politics

George Hsieh Survives Keelung Recall Vote

Lai Strikes Conciliatory Tone to China, KMT in National Day Speech

Social Movements

January 2019

Air New Zealand Flight Refused Entry Into China Because of References to Taiwan

American Support for Taiwan Draws Parallel to Backing of Israel

Speculation Begins About 2020 Presidential Candidates

Are Acts of Hostage Diplomacy by China on the Rise?

George Hsieh Survives Keelung Recall Vote

Taipei Holds March to Commemorate One Year of Genocide in Gaza

RTX Pricing Scandal Likely to be Weaponized

Taipei Holds Vigil, Rally Commemorating One Year of Genocide in Gaza

George Hsieh Survives Keelung Recall Vote

RTX Pricing Scandal Likely to be Weaponized

Lai Strikes Conciliatory Tone to China, KMT in National Day Speech