Last week, one observed the Chinese government parading Taiwanese currently imprisoned in China on television, with the claim that they are Taiwanese spies. Televised confessions of guilt were broadcast in order to reinforce this claim...
KMT chair Johnny Chiang rejected suggestions that the party was considering changing its name last week, with signs of a growing internal split in the KMT. Chiang was asked about the issue after the party passed a resolution to seek to reestablish formal diplomatic ties between the ROC and the US. The resolution surprised, because of the KMT’s historical advocacy of unification between Taiwan and China...
In an unusual incident, a Taiwanese diplomatic staff member in Fiji was physically attacked by Chinese diplomatic staff earlier this month during an event to commemorate ROC National Day. As a result, one Taiwanese diplomat was reportedly sent to the hospital because of his injuries...
K-Ming Chang is a Taiwanese American poet and the author of Bestiary. New Bloom editor Sheng Kao spoke with her on October 8th to discuss Taiwanese politics and identity and how they take shape in her work, as well as themes in her debut novel, Bestiary...
Famous Taiwanese Youtube influencer, Chang Chih-chyi, made a video about Veganism that is, at best, a shallow attempt at explaining what Veganism is, at worst, a gross misrepresentation. Chang is a top-five Youtuber in Taiwan, and this video has generated more than 120,000 views at the time of writing...
There has been increased scrutiny on long-term elderly care facilities in Taiwan after a fire that killed three late last month. The fire broke out in an illegal long-term care facility located in a residential building in Neihu...
During National Day, the celebration of the Republic of China’s founding, Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen struck a moderate tone in her state address. Tsai touted Taiwan’s successes fighting COVID-19 and economic growth in spite of the pandemic, while also promising to encourage innovation, and strengthen ties with the international world...
