Myanmar-Taiwan relations

Taiwan Should Step Up Aid to Myanmar’s Future Government, Not Its Current Military Junta

Brian Hioe
A Taiwanese rescue team dispatched to Myanmar in the wake of the 7.7 earthquake that struck the country earlier this week has been dissolved after more than 48 hours on standby. Reportedly, neither the Thai authorities nor the Myanmar authorities responded to Taiwan’s offer of assistance after both countries were impacted by the earthquake, collapsing buildings, and killing thousands...
April 2025EnglishInternationalPoliticsRegional Tensions4 min read

Civil Society Groups Hold Press Conference to Draw Attention to Labor Abuses by Taiwanese Company in Myanmar

Brian Hioe
Civil society groups held a press conference in the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday to call attention to labor abuses at Pou Chen, a Taiwanese company that operates a shoe factory in Myanmar. In particular, Pou Chen fired 29 workers late last year and called in state security forces from the military junta afterward to quell a strike. Pou Chen is a supplier for Adidas...
EnglishFebruary 2023LaborSocial Movements5 min read