Tag: Chiang Kai-Shek | New Bloom Magazine

Seventy-Two Years After 228, Transitional Justice in Taiwan Is Still Far From Being Realized

Brian Hioe02/28/2019

On the 72nd anniversary of the 228 Massacre, it should be clear that a long path remains to be walked to realize transitional justice in Taiwan. This is visible in a number of recent incidents... Read More

EnglishFebruary 2019Self-DeterminationSocial Movements0 Comments 08 min read

Comments Last Month Illustrate KMT’s Failure To Move Beyond Authoritarian Nostalgia

Brian Hioe02/01/2018

Comments last month by KMT chair Wu Den-Yih in defense of former father and son dictators Chiang Kai-Shek and Chiang Ching-Kuo, never mind that the two were mass murderers that ordered the execution of tens of thousands, indicate that little has changed for the KMT in terms of failing to repudiate its authoritarian past... Read More

EnglishFebruary 2018Politics0 Comments 05 min read

Why Is The KMT So Fixated On Defending Chiang Kai-Shek?

Brian Hioe04/08/2017

Given Chiang Kai-Shek’s evident legacy of authoritarianism, why is the KMT fixating on defending Chiang to the degree of political irrationality? The answers lie in KMT political ideology... Read More

April 2017EnglishPolitics0 Comments 06 min read

Does Taiwan Need a Founding Father?

Jay Chen03/30/2016

Sun Yat-Sen is yoked to the national imaginary as the founding father of the 'Republic of China'. But does 'Taiwan' need a founding father? ... Read More

EnglishMarch 2016Politics0 Comments 06 min read

How is the KMT Still a Thing?

Parson Young05/13/2015

How has the KMT been able to adapt, morph, and remain in control of the Taiwanese society under liberal democracy? We might look for historical answers.... Read More

EnglishMay 2015Politics0 Comments 016 min read

Twilight of the Idols?

Brian Hioe03/11/2015

What we see at present with the defacement of Chiang Kai-Shek statues across Taiwan is a struggle over Taiwanese history itself... Read More

EnglishMarch 2015Politics0 Comments 011 min read

Arts/Culture

Chinese Government Bans Film Industry from Participating in Golden Horse Awards

Review: Love Boat: Taiwan (愛之船：台灣)

Review: Challenging Beijing’s Mandate of Heaven

International

Taiwan Excluded from WHA for Third Straight Year

What Are the Implications of Taiwan and America’s National Security Chiefs Meeting?

Huawei Ban by Google Could Lead to Further Escalation of US-China Trade War

Interviews

Injustice and Violence: An Interview With the Guerrilla Boys

高雄作為一座好客的城市：與洪世謙談民主、人民、政「峙」

Interview: Land Dyke (土拉客)

Politics

Recent Incidents Flag Issue of Chinese Pressure Used to Force Compliance to Sovereignty Claims

Reports That Taiwanese Media Outlets Are Being Paid by the Chinese Government for Positive Press

The NPP’s Internal Crisis Continues, with Hung Tzu-yung Announcing Withdrawal from the Party

Social Movements

Chiang Kai-Shek

Comments Last Month Illustrate KMT’s Failure To Move Beyond Authoritarian Nostalgia

Why Is The KMT So Fixated On Defending Chiang Kai-Shek?

Does Taiwan Need a Founding Father?

How is the KMT Still a Thing?

Twilight of the Idols?

With No Asylum Process, Taiwan Will Become a Refuge for Hong Kong’s Oligarchs, Not Young Protesters

1.7 Million Demonstrate in Hong Kong on Sunday, with an Unexpected Lack of Police Violence

Recent Incidents Flag Issue of Chinese Pressure Used to Force Compliance to Sovereignty Claims

Reports That Taiwanese Media Outlets Are Being Paid by the Chinese Government for Positive Press

Recent Incidents Flag Issue of Chinese Pressure Used to Force Compliance to Sovereignty Claims

Reports That Taiwanese Media Outlets Are Being Paid by the Chinese Government for Positive Press