Category: October 2023 | New Bloom Magazine

Possible TPP Candidate Comes Under Scrutiny for Alleged CCP Links

Brian Hioe10/31/2023

The TPP has come under fire for a possible party list candidate that the DPP claims to have formerly been a CCP member. The prospective candidate in question is Xu Chunying, the chair of the Taiwan New Residents Development Association, which advocates for the rights of foreign-born spouses in Taiwan. Xu is naturalized to Taiwanese nationality through marriage to a Taiwanese man...

EnglishOctober 2023Politics5 min read

Annual Pride Parade Draws Estimated 176,000 in Taipei

Brian Hioe10/28/2023

The annual pride parade that takes in Taipei at the end of October, Taiwan LGBT Pride, was held today. An estimated 153,000 participated in the parade according to organizers, which is up from 120,000 last year. This was the twenty-first year that the pride parade was held. The uptick in attendance may be due to the opening of borders after the end of COVID-19, which had led to lower attendance in past years. ...

EnglishGender/SexualityOctober 2023Social Movements6 min read

Fifth Annual Trans March Draws 5,000 Attendees

Brian Hioe10/27/2023

The fifth annual Trans March took place in Taipei today. The march is estimated to have drawn 3,000 attendees. As with last year’s Trans March, the location was in front of the Red House in the LGBTQIA-friendly district of Ximen, near the row of gay bars in front of Red House...

EnglishGender/SexualityOctober 2023Social Movements3 min read

Medical Workers Stage Halloween-Themed Demonstration for Better Labor Conditions

Brian Hioe10/26/2023

Medical workers demonstrated on Sunday to call for improvements in their labor conditions. The demonstrations, which took place in front of the Legislative Yuan, drew several hundred. Some reports suggest that 500 or more attended...

EnglishLaborOctober 2023Social Movements6 min read

KMT Takes a Stance Against Medigen Influenza Vaccines to Attack the DPP

Brian Hioe10/25/2023

The KMT continues to politicize the issue of vaccines in Taiwan, lashing out at the use of Medigen flu vaccines and framing this as the Tsai administration favoring the vaccine developer. This occurs even as Medigen is just one of a number of brands that will be used domestically...

EnglishOctober 2023Politics5 min read

What Does China Intend to Accomplish with Sudden Inspections of Foxconn?

Brian Hioe10/23/2023

Foxconn has seen inspections by Chinese authorities in past days over taxes in Guangdong and Jiangsu, while inspected over land use in Henan and Hubei...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalOctober 2023Politics6 min read

Taichung MRT Comes Under Fire From William Lai

Brian Hioe10/20/2023

DPP presidential candidate William Lai has hit out at Lu Shiow-yen’s mayoral administration in Taichung over the Blue Line of the Taichung MRT. Lai alleged that the stops along the line were adjusted in order to please “powerful people'' in Taichung. This has, in turn, been denied by the Lu administration...

EnglishOctober 2023Politics5 min read

Chinese Group Tour Ban to Likely Remain in Place Before Elections

Brian Hioe10/19/2023

When questioned in the legislature earlier this week, Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai said that according to government back-channels, Chinese group tours to Taiwan would not likely be resuming this year. This occurs even as tourism is expected to return to pre-COVID levels next year...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalOctober 2023Politics5 min read

Taiwan to See Major Changes in Migrant Worker Policy in Coming Months

Brian Hioe10/17/2023

Taiwan is set to see changes to migrant worker regulations in the coming months, with a flurry of changes having been discussed...

EnglishOctober 2023Politics6 min read

Pan-Blue Cooperation in the 2024 Presidential Election Remains Uncertain

Brian Hioe10/15/2023

The TPP and KMT held talks on possible cooperation for the election yesterday. After a three-hour meeting, both parties held press conferences, with the minutes of the meeting released...

EnglishOctober 2023Politics5 min read

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

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Social Movements

October 2023

Possible TPP Candidate Comes Under Scrutiny for Alleged CCP Links

KMT Takes a Stance Against Medigen Influenza Vaccines to Attack the DPP

What Does China Intend to Accomplish with Sudden Inspections of Foxconn?

Taichung MRT Comes Under Fire From William Lai

Chinese Group Tour Ban to Likely Remain in Place Before Elections

Taiwan to See Major Changes in Migrant Worker Policy in Coming Months

Pan-Blue Cooperation in the 2024 Presidential Election Remains Uncertain

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

Interview: Kawtorpai Church

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Han Kuo-yu Becomes Chair of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy