Category: June 2021 | Page 4 | New Bloom Magazine

263 Domestic Cases Confirmed with Uptick in Miaoli, Controversy About Taipei Vaccine Distribution Continues

Brian Hioe06/10/2021

263 domestic cases were announced by the CECC today, with three imported cases, for a total of 266 cases. Cases in Miaoli were again up, as a result of second-round testing among clusters that have broken out among migrant workers at five electronics factories. Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je continues to be embroiled in a controversy regarding vaccine allocation to clinics in Taipei, with news breaking today that vaccines not used in the proper vaccination order were not only distributed to the Good Liver Clinic but clinics operated by the Dianthus Medical Group...

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Taipei City Government Faces Controversy Over Clinic’s Violation of Priority Order for Vaccination

Brian Hioe06/10/2021

The Taipei city government and, in particular, Mayor Ko Wen-je have come under scrutiny after a controversy regarding vaccine allocations to the Good Liver Clinic, which is accused of violating the priority order for vaccinations...

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COVID Outbreak in Migrant Dormitories in Taiwan: Some Lessons from Singapore

Bonny Ling06/09/2021

It is clear that Taiwan is at the very early beginning of what Singapore saw in April 2020, when a spike in COVID-19 infections amongst its migrant workers population led the government to order a lockdown of all migrant dormitories...

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274 Domestic Cases Reported, Vaccination Priority Order Controversy Continues

Brian Hioe06/09/2021

274 domestic cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the CECC, with one imported case. Controversy about individuals defying the vaccination priority order continues, after the brother of the Yunlin County magistrate was vaccinated despite not being eligible for vaccination, and a clinic in Taipei was found to be vaccinating individuals outside of the current categories for vaccination...

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Discriminatory Policies Target Migrant Workers in Wake of Miaoli Clusters

Brian Hioe06/09/2021

COVID-19 clusters broke out among migrant workers at electronics factories in Miaoli over the weekend, with 243 workers at three factories testing positive. This has, unfortunately, led to the rollout of discriminatory policies against migrant workers...

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219 Domestic Cases Reported in a Decline, Vaccine Shipment Delays Announced

Brian Hioe06/08/2021

219 domestic cases were announced at the CECC press conference today. This is a notable decline, continuing trends from yesterday...

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211 Domestic Cases Announced in a Decline from the Weekend, 26 Deaths Confirmed

Brian Hioe06/07/2021

211 domestic cases were announced at the CECC press conference today. The backlog is taken care of now, so there are no backlog cases, and there were three imported cases. 26 deaths were announced...

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US Senators Announce Donation of 750,000 Vaccines, Miaoli Surpasses Taipei in Number of Cases in a First

Brian Hioe06/06/2021

Three US Senators, Tammy Duckworth, Chris Coons, and Dan Sullivan visited Taiwan this morning on a military transport plane that arrived from South Korea today around 7 AM. During a press conference held at 7:45 AM, the three senators announced a donation of 750,000 vaccines to Taiwan...

COVID UpdatesEnglishJune 2021Politics14 min read

How the Datan Algal Reef Became a Wedge Issue

Chia-Shen Tsai06/05/2021

As the March 2021 deadline for proposing topics for the August referendum approached, turmoil and contention arose amongst Taiwan’s progressive groups. The issue at hand: a liquified natural gas (LNG) receiving station that the government plans to construct on Taoyuan’s Datan algal reef...

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476 Domestic, 35 Backlog Cases, 38 Deaths Announced, as Testing for Miaoli Factory Cluster Continues

Brian Hioe06/05/2021

The CECC announced 476 domestic cases and 35 cases from the backlog at its press conference today. Miaoli continues to be an area of particular concern, with 66 cases, due to a cluster of cases linked to migrant workers at an electronics factory owned by King Yuan with over 7,000 workers...

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Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

How Taipei Became the Home of Live Comedy During the Pandemic

International

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

Interviews

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

Reflecting on an Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with the Interviewees of All Static & Noise

Interview: David Novack and Janice Engelhart on All Static & Noise

Politics

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Social Movements

June 2021

263 Domestic Cases Confirmed with Uptick in Miaoli, Controversy About Taipei Vaccine Distribution Continues

Taipei City Government Faces Controversy Over Clinic’s Violation of Priority Order for Vaccination

COVID Outbreak in Migrant Dormitories in Taiwan: Some Lessons from Singapore

274 Domestic Cases Reported, Vaccination Priority Order Controversy Continues

219 Domestic Cases Reported in a Decline, Vaccine Shipment Delays Announced

211 Domestic Cases Announced in a Decline from the Weekend, 26 Deaths Confirmed

US Senators Announce Donation of 750,000 Vaccines, Miaoli Surpasses Taipei in Number of Cases in a First

476 Domestic, 35 Backlog Cases, 38 Deaths Announced, as Testing for Miaoli Factory Cluster Continues

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Pan-Blue and Pan-Green Camp Contention Over Media Regulation Continues

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security