Social Democratic Party (Taiwan)

62nd Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day Commemorated in Taipei with March, Prayer Ceremony

Brian Hioe
A march is held annually in Taipei to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day, which remembers the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese occupiers in Tibet. This year the decision was made to hold the march on the Sunday before Tibetan Uprising Day on March 7th and to hold a prayer ceremony at Liberty Plaza on March 10th...
EnglishMarch 2021Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

What Will Become Of The Third Force In 2018 Elections?

Brian Hioe
Going into 2018 local elections tomorrow, it is a question as to what will become of Taiwan’s so-called “Third Force”. “Third Force” as a term refers to political parties which emerged after the 2014 Sunflower Movement, composed in large part out of young people, youth candidates, and activists turned politician, and which framed themselves as breaking from establishment politics both DPP and KMT...
#22EnglishNovember 2018Politics12 min read

Interview: Jennifer Lu (呂欣潔)

Brian Hioe
In early April, New Bloom’s Brian Hioe interviewed the Social Democratic Party's Jennifer Lu (呂欣潔) by Skype. Although several months have passed since then, we still believe the interview still to be insightful about the Social Democratic Party and its political positions in the present. This was our second interview with Jennifer Lu, we first interviewed her in August of 2014....
#10#11#9EnglishInterviewsPoliticsSeptember 2015Third Force InterviewsThird Parties26 min read