The KMT’s conflicted position on budgeting–as well as the military–is apparent with recent moves. Namely, the KMT has acted to increase the monthly allowance of voluntary soldiers to 30,000 NT. This is an increase of over 15,000 NT...
Former president Ma Ying-jeou recently traveled to China to attend the 17th Straits Forum, while streamer Holger Chen traveled to China for a trip that he also framed as being a "peace ambassador". This proves revealing about the dynamics of Chinese United Front activity at present...
Last year, at a Palestine solidarity encampment on campus, I had a tense exchange with a Zionist student. He sneered, pointing at a map: “Where is Palestine? I only see Israel.” In that moment, it hit me again—some identities, some memories, are not erased because of what they’ve done, but simply because they exist. This is the reality in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Inner Mongolia, and across China itself: even remembering the Tiananmen Massacre is a punishable offense. Existence itself is treated like a crime...
In an unusual move, the Chinese government has publicized the names and issued bounties for individuals it claims to be Taiwanese hackers who are members of the Information, Communications, and Electronic Force Command. The national identification numbers of the purported hackers are also listed. A paltry 10,000 yuan is named as the bounty per individual...
Reports indicate that Taiwan’s top male table tennis player, Lin Yun-ju, was “manipulated” into wearing a red scarf and singing a United Front-linked song during a trip to China. The incident occurred at a publicity event at an elementary school in Zouping City. Lin was present in China to play at the China Table Tennis Super League tournament in Shandong, playing as part of the Shandong Weiqiao Table Tennis Club. Lin’s teammates, who are Chinese, were also present at the event...
When people from Taiwan travel internationally, one frustrating experience they face happens long before they board a plane or check into a hotel. Whether booking airline tickets, hotel reservations, or simply registering for a conference online, they are often forced to select their country of origin from a dropdown menu—and more often than not, what they see is “Taiwan, China” or “Taiwan, Province of China.”...
by Ryan Ho Kilpatrick
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In 2020, an unlikely coalition of activists formed online. It brought together protest move...
During a series of drills held for National Oceans Day in Kaohsiung, President Lai Ching-te called for the passage of a 410 billion NT special budget for the Coast Guard...
The KMT’s recall campaigns against DPP legislators have run aground. With fifteen recall campaigns, compared to the 35 recall campaigns facing KMT legislators, recall efforts against DPP politicians were always smaller in scale than the other way around. Even if eight of the pan-Blue recall campaigns against DPP legislators still have time to collect further signatures, a number of the high-profile KMT recall campaigns have not succeeded. The overall effort to launch recalls of DPP legislators, then, is largely viewed as a failure...
Today we bring you photos from yesterday's commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in Liberty Plaza from contributor PS...
