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Rally Against ROC Constitution Held In Liberty Plaza By Pro-Taiwan Civil Society Groups

Brian Hioe09/18/2017

A demonstration to call for normalization of Taiwan’s international status was held at Liberty Plaza tonight, calling for the removal of Taiwan’s status as a “province” of China in the ROC constitution and the permanent connection of Taiwan and China enshrined in the ROC constitution through the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area...

EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2017Social Movements7 min read

Looking Back On The Taipei Universiade

Brian Hioe08/31/2017

The Taipei 2017 Universiade would seem to have paid off for Taiwan, with the event hailed as a mostly successful one despite hiccups...

August 2017EnglishSocial MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

Calls For “Normalization” Of Taiwan On The Rise Since Breaking Of Ties With Panama

Brian Hioe06/21/2017

With calls for the "normalization" of Taiwan on the rise, the climate is ripe to begin discussing the scope of what is possible and what is not possible for Taiwan at the present political moment as a means to permanently secure Taiwan's de facto independence...

EnglishJune 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements8 min read

China’s Isolation Of The DPP Feeds Taiwanese Independence

Joseph Lewis Reid06/18/2017

As we see in Panama's breaking of diplomatic ties with Taiwan or the kidnapping of Lee Ming-Che, does China think international bullying of Taiwan is effective? What is the end goal? We can assume the CCP's eventual end goal is "reunification", but it is difficult to comprehend how political and economic bullying will win over the hearts and minds of the Taiwanese people...

EnglishInternationalJune 2017Regional Tensions3 min read

Is The Tsai Administration Planning To Push For Use Of The Name “Taiwan” Internationally?

Brian Hioe01/02/2017

Renewed contestation has erupted regarding Taiwan’s name, with China lodging protest over the renaming of Taiwan’s de facto embassy organization in Japan from the “Interchange Association (Japan)” to the “Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association”. Is this a sign that the Tsai administration plans on pushing for greater use of the name "Taiwan" internationally in the near future?...

EnglishInternationalJanuary 2017Regional TensionsTimeline7 min read

Freddy Lim’s Meeting With The Dalai Lama

Brian Hioe09/08/2016

A meeting between New Power Party legislator Freddy Lim with the Dalai Lama took place recently, raising questions of whether Taiwan would be open to a visit by the Dalai Lama....

EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20168 min read

Hung, The National Palace Museum, And The KMT’s Privileged Position In Relation To The ROC

Brian Hioe08/26/2016

Recent comments by KMT party chairperson Hung Hsiu-Chu are revealing of the party’s mentality in terms of how it relates to Taiwan...

August 2016EnglishPolitics7 min read

Who’s in a Rush to Defend the KMT?

Brian Hioe06/23/2016

We might argue against the quite rosy and rather optimistic view of the KMT as having in some way localized to Taiwan...

EnglishJune 2016Politics12 min read

Tsai, the ROC, and Taiwan-Japan Relations

Brian Hioe06/04/2016

Taiwan’s continued territorial claims over disputed South China Seas islands also claimed by Japan may lead to eventual backlash against Taiwan, despite current efforts by Tsai Ing-Wen to build ties with Japan...

#13InternationalJune 2016Regional Tensions6 min read

The ‘Taiwan’s Light’ Performance and Questions of the Representation of Taiwanese History

Brian Hioe05/21/2016

One day after Tsai Ing-Wen’s inauguration, we may perhaps look back in further detail upon one of the events which prompted controversy—the musical performance which preceded Tsai’s inauguration speech...

#13EnglishMay 2016Politics12 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

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Social Movements

Republic of China

China’s Isolation Of The DPP Feeds Taiwanese Independence

Is The Tsai Administration Planning To Push For Use Of The Name “Taiwan” Internationally?

Freddy Lim’s Meeting With The Dalai Lama

Hung, The National Palace Museum, And The KMT’s Privileged Position In Relation To The ROC

Who’s in a Rush to Defend the KMT?

Tsai, the ROC, and Taiwan-Japan Relations

The ‘Taiwan’s Light’ Performance and Questions of the Representation of Taiwanese History

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

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

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers