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Tsai Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Measures for Winter Season

Brian Hioe11/20/2020

The Tsai administration has moved to strengthen COVID-19 prevention measures in the past few days. The Tsai administration’s actions are in response to an anticipated wave of returnees for the Lunar New Year Holiday, as well as because of an uptick in imported COVID-19 cases over the past month that has brought Taiwan’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 609...

EnglishNovember 2020Politics7 min read

Despite Economic Growth During a Pandemic, Wealth Not Likely to Trickle Down to General Public

Tristan Reynolds09/22/2020

Last month, Taiwan's Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics announced that it expected the Taiwanese economy to grow by about 1.6% in 2020, as measured by GDP. This was a small downward revision of Taiwan's growth metric, from slightly over 1.6%, but this still reflects strong growth in the Taiwanese economy...

EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20207 min read

Ko Wen-je Carries Out City-Based Exchange by Video Conference with Shanghai in Late July

Brian Hioe08/01/2020

An online video conference to commemorate city-based cross-strait exchanges between Taipei and Shanghai was held late last month. City-based cross-strait exchanges have taken place under the auspices of Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je since 2016. The meeting was held on July 22nd, with proceedings on the Taipei side taking place at the Regent Taipei, while proceedings for the Shanghai side took place at the Shanghai International Convention Center...

August 2020EnglishPolitics6 min read

Orchid Island Residents Voice Concerns About Lack of Access to Medical Resources

Brian Hioe03/26/2020

It should not be surprising that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on minorities in Taiwan...

EnglishMarch 2020Politics5 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

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

Chinese Efforts to Intimidate Taiwan Continue During Hsiao Bikhim’s Trip to Europe

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

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

Social Movements

COVID-19 pandemic

Tsai Administration Strengthens COVID-19 Measures for Winter Season

Despite Economic Growth During a Pandemic, Wealth Not Likely to Trickle Down to General Public

Ko Wen-je Carries Out City-Based Exchange by Video Conference with Shanghai in Late July

Orchid Island Residents Voice Concerns About Lack of Access to Medical Resources

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

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

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

Recurring Bus Accidents Point to Systemic Issues of Overwork