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Hongkongers Demonstrate Article 23 Passage in Taipei

Brian Hioe
Hongkongers rallied outside of the Ximen MRT station in Taipei today in response to the passage of Article 23. The passage of Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law serves to criminalize sedition, but does so under such wide-ranging and unspecified terms that it is thought this will serve as a means of further criminalizing political freedoms in Hong Kong. The demonstration against Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law today takes place as part of a global day of action...
EnglishFeaturedMarch 2024Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

Tenth Anniversary of Sunflower Movement Commemorated Yesterday with Demonstration by Legislature

Brian Hioe
The tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the Sunflower Movement was commemorated yesterday with a demonstration in front of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. Several hundred, possibly around 1,000, attended. The primary organizer of the event was the Economic Democracy Union, one of the key groups involved in the movement, which reconstituted itself in the movement’s aftermath...
EnglishFeaturedMarch 2024Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

Tatung Ownership Struggle Comes to an End, but Much Remains Opaque

Brian Hioe
The Tatung Company ownership struggle has come to a temporary end, with a group of investors led by Wang Kuang-hsiang, the head of the Shanyuan Group and a construction magnate, claiming seven out of nine seats on Tatung’s board of directors last week. After elections, Tatung’s shares rose by 10% in value, a sign of investor confidence in the company. However, much remains opaque about what exactly took place within the company...
EnglishOctober 2020Politics11 min read

NPP Central Committee Elections Sees Huang Jie’s Departure, Kao Yu-ting Elected as Chair

Brian Hioe
The NPP saw its central committee elections last week, with a three-day voting period ending on August 27th, and results announced on August 28th. However, after a month that saw a series of departures from the party, the voting process again saw controversy after Kaohsiung city councilor Huang Jie abruptly withdrew from the party on August 26th, when the party was still in the middle of its voting. The final results led to Kao Yu-ting's elections as party chair...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20207 min read

Tatung Investment Controversy Leads to Conflict Between Sunflower Movement Figures

Brian Hioe
An unusual controversy has broken out regarding the Tatung Company, one of Taiwan’s most recognizable brands. Tatung primarily produces electronics and appliances and is sometimes thought of as Taiwan’s most recognizable appliance brand. The controversy is unusual because of the involvement of political figures such as former NPP chair Huang Kuo-chang and Economic Democracy Union convener Lai Chung-chiang, both of whom are lawyers that were involved in civil society activism in the years prior to the 2014 Sunflower Movement and who were major figures during the movement...
EnglishJuly 2020Politics9 min read