July 2021

The Society for Sinophone Studies Stands with Palestine

On June 15th, 2021, the Society for Sinophone Studies issued its Statement in Solidarity with Palestine. The academic organization joins the unprecedented wave of transnational scholars who recognize and oppose the targeted and systematic dispossession, confinement, and forcible separation of Palestinians by the State of Israel, which Human Rights Watch has condemned as guilty of the crimes against humanity that constitute apartheid...

Climate Change in Indonesia: Denial and Disasters

Anthropogenic activities have drastically altered ecological systems that facilitate life support systems. A close impact assessment of the January 15th, 2021 Sulawesi earthquake demonstrates how human interactions with the environment have contributed to climate change in Indonesia. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake affected individuals, businesses, institutions, and the overall economy in the Majene district of West Sulawesi...

37 Domestic Cases Reported, As Testing Carried Out for TAPMC, Huannan Market, and Hulin Street Clusters

37 domestic cases, 2 imported cases were announced by the CECC at its daily press conference today. Though this is a new low in the number of cases, testing continues to be carried out for clusters at TAPMC, Huannan Market, and Hulin Street, all of which are located in Taipei. Likewise, it is known that today's statistics reflects some lag in reporting test results...

Pro-Democracy Protests in Eswatini Reminiscent of Taiwan’s Past, Despite Taiwan’s Support of Government

Demonstrations that have rocked Eswatini in past days are among the largest protests to take place in the African country in its 53 years of independence. That being said, they have scarcely been commented on in Taiwan, despite that Eswatini is one of Taiwan’s few remaining diplomatic countries—and despite the fact that such protests have strong parallels to Taiwan’s history of democratization...

76 Domestic Cases Reported, Huannan Market Situation Monitored, TSMC and FoxConn Reach Deal with BioNTech

76 domestic cases, four imported cases were announced by the Central Epidemic Command Center at its daily press conference today. 14 of these cases were already in quarantine. 48 cases were in Taipei, while there were 24 cases in New Taipei. There were three cases in Taoyuan and one case in Hsinchu City. 77.3% of cases to date have been released from quarantine...

57 Domestic Cases Announced, Along with 41 New Cases at Huannan Market in Wanhua

57 domestic cases and one imported case were reported at the Central Epidemic Command Center’s daily press conference today. However, there has been a sudden explosion of cases at the Huannan Market in Wanhua, with 41 cases reported after over 7,000 were tested, bringing the total number of cases linked to the market to 107. These were not included in today’s daily count, though contact tracing was scheduled to be completed by 5 PM...