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

The International Journal of Taiwan Studies, one of the flagship journals of the discipline, published an unusual piece several months ago by Flair Donglai Shi. Though framed as an attack on Shih Shu-mei’s concept of the Sinophone, the crux of the piece’s argument is effectively that Taiwan studies is insufficiently Sinocentric...

Eight Domestic Cases Announced, Case Number Drops to Single Digits for First Time Since Start of Outbreak

Eight domestic cases and four imported cases were announced at the Central Epidemic Command Center’s daily press conference today. Four of the newly found cases were already in quarantine. There were five cases in New Taipei and one case each in Taipei, Taichung, and Taoyuan. This is the first time that cases have dropped to single digits since the start of the outbreak...

29 Domestic Cases Announced, Reports of Individuals Hiding Vaccination History for Mixed Vaccinations

29 domestic cases and three imported cases were announced by the CECC press conference today. Seven of the cases that were found were already in quarantine. Four deaths were announced. There were fourteen cases in Taipei, eleven cases in New Taipei, two cases in Taoyuan, and one case each in Yilan and Changhua. 85.9% of cases to date have been released from quarantine...

14 Domestic Cases Announced, Close to Two Million Vaccine Doses Arrive, Including Donation from Japan

14 domestic cases and four imported cases were imported at the Central Epidemic Command Center’s daily press conference today. Seven of these cases were already in quarantine. Six deaths were also reported. There were nine cases in Taipei, three cases in New Taipei, and two cases in Taoyuan. 85.7% of cases to date have now been released from quarantine...

Political Disqualifications in Macau Draw From the Template of Hong Kong

21 pro-democracy legislative candidates in Macau were disqualified from running for office earlier this week. This took place on the basis of new requirements stipulating that electoral candidates must pledge allegiance to Macau and the Macau Basic Law, as well as uphold the Chinese constitution and decisions made by China’s National People’s Congress...