Tag: Chinese influence in Taiwan

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

Ma Administration Officials Criticized Over Influence, Loopholes Regulating Chinese Investment

Brian Hioe11/05/2022

The Economic Democracy Union held a press conference late last month outside of the Legislative Yuan, calling for stronger action by the government to regulate Chinese investment in Taiwan, particularly pertaining to the tech industry...

EnglishNovember 2022Politics5 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

Demonstration Against Chinese Annexation Efforts Takes Place Outside Legislative Yuan

Brian Hioe05/27/2019

An alliance of NGOs, civil society organizations, and student activist groups held a demonstration against Chinese efforts directed at annexing Taiwan outside the Qunxian Building of the Legislative Yuan earlier this evening. Significantly, this included many individuals who had been key figures in the Sunflower Movement and post-Sunflower Movement activists...

EnglishMay 2019Self-DeterminationSocial Movements6 min read

Several Thousand March in Kaohsiung Against Chinese Influence

Brian Hioe04/11/2019

Several thousand marched in Kaohsiung last Sunday against growing Chinese influence in Taiwan. According to estimates, between 2,000 and 3,000 participated in the march...

April 2019EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements5 min read

Retaliation Against Efforts To Investigate Chinese Spying In Taiwan?

Brian Hioe09/18/2018

Chinese spying efforts in Taiwan have been under closer scrutiny in past months, as observed in government investigation of the New Party and Chinese Unification Promotion Party. However, reports by Chinese state-run media in the last week warning against Taiwanese spies in China could be retaliation for the Tsai administration's recent efforts against Chinese spying...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalSeptember 20187 min read

Surreal Scenes On NTU Campus Yesterday With Calls For “New May 4th Movement”

Brian Hioe05/05/2018

Controversy regarding the Ministry of Education’s decision to block the appointment of Kuan Chung-Ming as president of NTU continues, with demonstrations taking place on campus yesterday. However, as a result, surreal scenes broke out on the NTU campus, becoming widely discussed among civil society activists on social media...

EnglishMay 2018Politics10 min read

Blocking Of Kuan’s Appointment Unlikely To End NTU Presidential Controversy

Brian Hioe04/30/2018

After much back and forth, the decision by the Ministry of Education to block Kuan Chung-ming from being named president of National Taiwan University has at least settled the matter that Kuan will not be the next president of NTU. But one does not expect controversy regarding Kuan’s blocked appointment to end anytime soon...

April 2018EnglishPolitics13 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

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Social Movements

Chinese influence in Taiwan

Will the Government Strengthen Measures Against Chinese Infiltration?

Ma Administration Officials Criticized Over Influence, Loopholes Regulating Chinese Investment

Retaliation Against Efforts To Investigate Chinese Spying In Taiwan?

Surreal Scenes On NTU Campus Yesterday With Calls For “New May 4th Movement”

Blocking Of Kuan’s Appointment Unlikely To End NTU Presidential Controversy

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Han Kuo-yu Becomes Chair of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy