The complete account of last month's Ministry of Education occupation from New Bloom editor Brian Hioe, who was present for most of the occupation from the beginning....
What were the differences between last year's Sunflower Movement and this year's Anti-Textbook Revision Movement? On the other hand, what was shared?...
Taiwanese conservatives, “Left” unificationists, and ultra-left sectarians, all happen to understand the non-stop stream of student movement as the DPP’s manipulation of nationalism, or its buying of the agitation of young students of Taiwan. This kind of short-sighted and limited analysis, only reflects the lack of understanding of how society changes, but also lacks a recognition of the political and economic reasons for the growing anti-government demonstrations....
Day seven of the occupation included the visit of the White Wolf, the possibility of withdrawal by the students in the future, and the possibility of legal resolutions to the textbook crisis....
The White Wolf is a clown alright. This morning’s bizarre spectacle was when he arrived at around 11 AM outside DPP headquarters dressed in Japanese imperial uniforms and with Japanese imperial flags. He claims he will pass by the Ministry of Education at 7:30 PM....
Once again as with last year's Sunflower Movement we find ourselves in the situation where a small segment of the self-proclaimed Left backs away from a mass uprising of Taiwanese society, claiming it to be right-wing populism....
