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Pan-Blue Camp Attempts to Target Tsai Over Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak

Brian Hioe02/04/2020

One notes that attempts to target the Tsai administration for its handling of the coronavirus crisis from members of the pan-Blue camp have taken a number of different approaches in past days. That there is no ideological consistency among these attempts to attack the Tsai administration is likely illustrative of the internal splits within the pan-Blue camp...

EnglishFebruary 2020Politics7 min read

Flight Suspensions by Italy and Vietnam Illustrate the Effects of Taiwan Being Viewed as Part of China

Brian Hioe02/02/2020

The concrete effects of Taiwan’s exclusion from the international community, particularly its exclusion from the International Civil Aviation Organization and World Health Organization, are visible in the decision by the Italian and Vietnamese governments to suspend flights from Taiwan. Taiwan is excluded from both organizations due to Chinese pressure, seeing as China claims Taiwan to be an inalienable part of China and refuses to allow Taiwan to participate in both organizations on an independent basis...

EnglishFebruary 2020Politics7 min read

China’s Treatment of Taiwanese Trapped in Wuhan is Instructive

Brian Hioe01/31/2020

The Chinese government's refusal to allow four hundred Taiwanese citizens trapped in Wuhan to return to Taiwan points to the contradictions of China’s efforts at luring Taiwan back into the fold. Taiwanese trapped in Wuhan are unable to leave the city, because of the fact that the city has been sealed off due to the outbreak of the coronavirus...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJanuary 20205 min read

The CCP’s Handling of the Coronavirus is Revealing of the Party’s Priorities

Brian Hioe01/30/2020

The priorities of the CCP should be clear given its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Namely, the CCP has not acted to protect the health of the Chinese people, but instead acted with its priorities on presenting the appearance of stability, so as to maintain political legitimacy...

EnglishJanuary 2020Politics6 min read

Outrage Against the ICAO’s Blocking of Critics Leads to Social Media Campaign

Brian Hioe01/29/2020

Outrage has broken out against the International Civil Aviation Organization after the organization’s Twitter account was found to be blocking individuals who questioned the organization on its exclusion of Taiwan...

EnglishInternationalJanuary 2020Regional Tensions6 min read

Arts/Culture

Chinese Rapper Row Reveals Cross-Strait Dynamics

A Snapshot on Public Art: An Interview with Cal Y Canto Dance Group

Looking Back at “Olive It!: A Drag Cabaret in Support of Gazans”

International

China Lifts Pomelo Ban to Influence Taiwan Economically

Democratic and Republican Platforms on Taiwan Take Shape

Control Yuan Calls for Justice Over 1987 Massacre of Vietnamese Refugees by the Military

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

Surprise Recall of Kinmen County Council Speaker Fails

KMT Expected to Continue with Efforts to Freeze Constitutional Court

The Disinformation Booth at Taipei 101 and the Falun Gong

Social Movements

2019-nCoronavirus

Pan-Blue Camp Attempts to Target Tsai Over Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak

Flight Suspensions by Italy and Vietnam Illustrate the Effects of Taiwan Being Viewed as Part of China

China’s Treatment of Taiwanese Trapped in Wuhan is Instructive

The CCP’s Handling of the Coronavirus is Revealing of the Party’s Priorities

Outrage Against the ICAO’s Blocking of Critics Leads to Social Media Campaign

Surprise Recall of Kinmen County Council Speaker Fails

China Lifts Pomelo Ban to Influence Taiwan Economically

KMT Expected to Continue with Efforts to Freeze Constitutional Court

In a First, China Sentences Taiwanese Independence Activist for Separatism

Surprise Recall of Kinmen County Council Speaker Fails

China Lifts Pomelo Ban to Influence Taiwan Economically

KMT Expected to Continue with Efforts to Freeze Constitutional Court

The Disinformation Booth at Taipei 101 and the Falun Gong