Tag: Anti-Media Monopoly Movement

Will the Government Strengthen Measures Against Chinese Infiltration?

Brian Hioe06/18/2023

Representatives of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party, Kuma Academy, and international law expert John Sung Cheng-en held a press conference earlier this month to call for strengthening measures to combat Chinese influence. The TSP was represented by Taipei chapter head Wu Hsin-tai and party chair Wu Hsing-huan, while the Kuma Academy was represented by CEO Ho Cheng-hui....

EnglishJune 2023Politics5 min read

CtiTV License Ruling to Prove a Litmus Test for Tsai in Combating Disinformation

Brian Hioe11/18/2020

After weeks of speculation, the National Communication Commission ruled today that it would not be renewing the license of television broadcaster CtiTV. One expects the ruling to lead to resistance from the KMT, as well as accusations against the Tsai administration that it is violating freedoms of press in Taiwan from the pan-Blue camp...

EnglishNovember 2020Politics17 min read

Tens of Thousands Demonstrate in Taipei Against Chinese Media Influence

Brian Hioe06/24/2019

A demonstration against so-called “red media” was held yesterday on Ketagalan Boulevard, “red media” referring to increasing Chinese influence in Taiwanese media. According to organizers, 100,000 attended, despite rain...

EnglishJune 2019Self-DeterminationSocial Movements7 min read

Want Want Group Threatens Apple Daily with Defamation Suit After Report on Chinese Funding

Brian Hioe05/06/2019

The Want Want Group recently threatened the Apple Daily with a defamation lawsuit for publishing a report stating that the Want Want Group received over 477 million Chinese yuan—just over 2 billion NTD—from the Chinese government between 2017 and 2018...

April 2019EnglishPolitics5 min read

The Return of Media Monopoly?

Brian Hioe04/03/2019

Anger against CTi News is on the rise, particularly among youth activists, with rising concerns that the television news network is spreading fake news in order to benefit the KMT in 2020 elections...

April 2019EnglishSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

China’s Recent Attempts to Crack Down on Press Freedoms

Brian Hioe02/05/2016

With critics of wrongdoing in China increasingly disappearing, who is it that will dare speak out against China in the future? No one, nowhere seems off limits anymore. More generally, we can point to a renewed offensive on press freedom in China, including renewed attempts at “Media Monopoly" and crackdowns on foreign journalists....

EnglishFebruary 2016Politics9 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

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

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

Social Movements

Anti-Media Monopoly Movement

Will the Government Strengthen Measures Against Chinese Infiltration?

CtiTV License Ruling to Prove a Litmus Test for Tsai in Combating Disinformation

Want Want Group Threatens Apple Daily with Defamation Suit After Report on Chinese Funding

China’s Recent Attempts to Crack Down on Press Freedoms

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

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

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers