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Rally in Support of Hongkongers, Other Groups Facing Oppression from China Held to Mark Chinese National Day

Brian Hioe10/01/2021

Groups rallied today in front of the legislature to call attention to the Chinese government’s authoritarianism and to call on the Taiwanese government to take stronger action for Hongkongers in need of assistance. The rally took place today because October 1st is Chinese National Day...

EnglishOctober 2021Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Hong Kong National Party Banned By Government For Pro-Independence Advocacy

Brian Hioe09/25/2018

The announcement yesterday by the Hong Kong government of the banning of the Hong Kong National Party should surprise few...

EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2018Social Movements6 min read

Protests Mark Chinese National Day In Hong Kong On October 1st

Brian Hioe10/04/2017

Protests marked Chinese National Day in Hong Kong on October 1st earlier this week, with 40,000 taking to the streets in order to demonstrate the worsening condition for human rights and the deterioration of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong. Protests saw some clashes with police and pro-China groups, including the arrest of youth activists from Demosisto after being attacked by pro-China demonstrators. What comes next for Hong Kong, however, remains to be seen...

#19EnglishOctober 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements5 min read

Post-Hato Macau Stokes Fears Of Chinese Administrative Rule In Hong Kong

Garrett Dee09/09/2017

Typhoon Hato battered the city of Macau late last month, leaving a dozen residents dead and millions of dollars in damage. The typhoon also exposed the extent to which the Macau Special Administrative District is reliant upon the central government for its survival, as the Chinese government moved quickly into the city following the natural disaster...

#19EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20175 min read

Political Tension Over Pro-Independence And Anti-Independence Posters In Hong Kong Campuses

Brian Hioe09/08/2017

Contention regarding competing pro-independence and anti-independence posters on the "Democracy Wall" at Chinese University of Hong Kong reflects the high political tensions which exist in Hong Kong at present...

#19EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2017Social Movements5 min read

Does Hong Kong’s First Pro-Independence Rally Mark The Rise of Hong Kong Independence?

Brian Hioe08/07/2016

What has been dubbed the first directly pro-independence rally in Hong Kong history took place Friday after the banning of six candidates for legislature for pro-independence, localist views...

August 2016EnglishSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements6 min read

The Pro-Independence Left versus the Pro-Unification Left in the Sinophone World

Brian Hioe05/19/2015

The pro-Taiwanese unification Left has become increasingly aggressive in its attacks conducted on Taiwanese civil society after the Sunflower Movement. We might venture a criticism of our own....

#7EnglishMay 2015Social MovementsTheory and History32 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

Hong Kong independence

Post-Hato Macau Stokes Fears Of Chinese Administrative Rule In Hong Kong

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