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Discursive Effects of the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan on Taiwan Cannot Be Ignored

Brian Hioe
Over the past few days, much of the world has been fixed on the spectacle of the resurgent Taliban taking provincial capitals across Afghanistan, eventually sweeping the capital of Kabul. It may not be surprising that there has been a wave of discussion of how Taiwan relates to this series of events, if at all. Many of these responses have been sharply divided...
August 2021EnglishPolitics17 min read

12 Domestic Cases Confirmed, Schedule for Medigen Vaccination Announced

Brian Hioe
Twelve domestic cases and four imported cases were announced by the CECC during its daily press conference today. Five of these cases were already in quarantine. Seven cases had known sources of infection, three have unknown sources of infection, while two cases are under investigation. Two deaths were also announced. This is slightly up from the past week, which saw four consecutive days of cases in the single digits...
August 2021COVID UpdatesEnglishPolitics10 min read

Three Domestic Cases Announced, in Fourth Consecutive Day of Single-Digit Cases

Brian Hioe
Three domestic cases and five imported cases were announced at the CECC daily press conference today. All three cases were already in New Taipei and one case was already in quarantine. Of the two cases that were not in quarantine, the source of infection for one case is known. As a result, only one case had an unknown source of infection. 89.9% of cases to date have been released from quarantine. One death was also announced...
August 2021COVID UpdatesEnglishPolitics7 min read