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NTU Administration Accused of Attempting to Defame Transitional Justice Proposal From Students

Brian Hioe06/18/2020

Controversy has broken out regarding recent actions by the National Taiwan University administration. Namely, the university administration is accused of responding to efforts to set up a transitional justice committee to address symbols of authoritarianism that remain on the NTU campus with disinformation...

EnglishJune 2020Politics6 min read

Kuan Chung-Ming Controversy Finally Ends With Kuan’s Appointment as NTU President

Brian Hioe12/29/2018

The controversy regarding the appointment of National Taiwan University president Kuan Chung-ming has finally ended, with the Ministry of Education agreeing to appoint Kuan as president of what is generally viewed as Taiwan’s most prestigious educational institution...

December 2018EnglishPolitics7 min read

Backlash Against Reported Plans To Censor Chinese Books Shows High Value Placed On Free Speech In Taiwan

Brian Hioe05/28/2018

Reflexive anger from Taiwanese publishers after reports earlier this month by the United Daily News that the Ministry of Culture was planning on screening Chinese books allowed to be published in China shows in microcosm the dilemmas facing free speech in Taiwan. Yet this also shows why free speech is aggressively defended in Taiwan and unlikely to come under threat from the government anytime soon...

EnglishMay 2018Politics6 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

No End In Sight For NTU Presidential Appointment Controversy?

Brian Hioe03/29/2018

Controversy regarding the appointment of Kuan Chung-Ming as president of National Taiwan University, Taiwan’s most prestigious academic institution, continue to drag on without settlement by either NTU’s administration or the Ministry of Education...

EnglishMarch 2018Politics7 min read

Successive NTU Presidential Scandals Points To Problems Of Corruption In Academia

Brian Hioe01/30/2018

Controversy regarding the appointment of recently elected National Taiwan University (NTU) president Kuan Chung-ming, who has yet to take office, is ironic. Namely, Kuan’s predecessor Yang Pan-chyr faced more or less the same issues, which led him to resign in June 2017...

EnglishJanuary 2018Politics5 min read

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Why Would Disinformation About South Korean Elections Spread in Taiwan?

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NTU Administration Accused of Attempting to Defame Transitional Justice Proposal From Students

Kuan Chung-Ming Controversy Finally Ends With Kuan’s Appointment as NTU President

Backlash Against Reported Plans To Censor Chinese Books Shows High Value Placed On Free Speech 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

No End In Sight For NTU Presidential Appointment Controversy?

Successive NTU Presidential Scandals Points To Problems Of Corruption In Academia

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Lai Administration Blocks Chinese Job Platform Targeting Young Taiwanese

科爾比的推文發飆事件，顯示出川普政府既想建立帝國，又想坐享其成

Why Would Disinformation About South Korean Elections Spread in Taiwan?

Lai Administration Blocks Chinese Job Platform Targeting Young Taiwanese

科爾比的推文發飆事件，顯示出川普政府既想建立帝國，又想坐享其成

Why Would Disinformation About South Korean Elections Spread in Taiwan?

In Response to Food Oil Scandal, Chiang Wan-an Calls for Expediting Legislative Elections