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Actions by Trump Indicate Taiwan and Hong Kong Used Only to Score Points Against China

Brian Hioe05/30/2020

A press conference by US president Donald Trump took an unexpected turn yesterday after Trump announced not only the end of Hong Kong’s favorable trade status under American law, but that the US would be withdrawing from the World Health Organization. The WHO is the UN agency responsible for global health. The move is expected to have large repercussions on both Taiwan and Hong Kong...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalMay 20209 min read

COVID-19 Outbreak Adds Leverage to Taiwan’s Push for Inclusion in International Organizations

Brian Hioe02/16/2020

It has been an inadvertent consequence that increasing attention has been drawn to Taiwan’s exclusion from international organizations as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak...

EnglishFebruary 2020Politics6 min read

Recent Incidents Flag Issue of Chinese Pressure Used to Force Compliance to Sovereignty Claims

Brian Hioe08/18/2019

Several recent incidents are reflective of how Chinese political and economic pressure continues to be used as a means of forcing compliance to China’s claims of sovereignty globally...

August 2019EnglishPolitics6 min read

The UN Needs Taiwan More Than Taiwan Needs the UN

Brian Christopher Jones06/18/2019

From the UN to the WHO, from the ILO to UNESCO, these organisations are united about one thing: excluding Taiwan...

EnglishJune 2019Politics9 min read

One China “Policy” VS “Principle”: How Language is Used to Obscure Discussion on Taiwan

Milo Hsieh04/21/2019

Sometimes minor differences—even just a single word—can have deep implications with regards to how we discuss Taiwan's political status. We might take a look...

April 2019EnglishPolitics10 min read

Harrowing Experience Related by Angela Gui Reminds of Early Incident in the Lee Ming-Che Case

Brian Hioe02/20/2019

A harrowing experience recently related by Angela Gui in a blog post regarding her kidnapped father should be well noted in Taiwan. Gui is the daughter of Gui Minhai, one of five Hong Kong booksellers who published books critical of China who were “disappeared” by China. Namely, Angela Gui’s experiences point to how China’s general modus operandi regarding individuals it has kidnapped, reminding strongly of the experiences of Lee Ching-yu, the wife of kidnapped Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che...

EnglishFebruary 2019Politics7 min read

Xi and Tsai Both Remark on Cross-Strait Relations over New Year’s

Brian Hioe01/02/2019

The new year saw speeches by both Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese president Xi Jinping regarding Taiwan...

Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJanuary 20199 min read

ROC Flag Removal Controversy Points To Taiwan’s Uncertain Relation To America

Brian Hioe02/11/2018

A long running controversy regarding the removal of the ROC flag from US government websites is illustrative of how America’s stance on Taiwan is thought of in a permanent state of uncertainty for Taiwan...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishFebruary 2018International5 min read

Why Is Tsai Ing-Wen Backing Away From Pushing For UN Membership For Taiwan?

Brian Hioe08/20/2016

Provoking outrage as of late among many members of the pan-Green camp has been the Tsai administration’s declaration that it will not seek for Taiwan to enter to the UN...

America and the Asia PacificAugust 2016EnglishInternational8 min read

Okinawa, Taiwan, and Japan

Brian Hioe05/05/2016

With recent attention paid to Chinese claims of sovereignty over Okinawa and recent naval provokations by China, we might examine the backdrop of these claims...

EnglishInternationalMay 2016Regional Tensions7 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

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Social Movements

taiwan

Actions by Trump Indicate Taiwan and Hong Kong Used Only to Score Points Against China

COVID-19 Outbreak Adds Leverage to Taiwan’s Push for Inclusion in International Organizations

Recent Incidents Flag Issue of Chinese Pressure Used to Force Compliance to Sovereignty Claims

The UN Needs Taiwan More Than Taiwan Needs the UN

One China “Policy” VS “Principle”: How Language is Used to Obscure Discussion on Taiwan

Harrowing Experience Related by Angela Gui Reminds of Early Incident in the Lee Ming-Che Case

Xi and Tsai Both Remark on Cross-Strait Relations over New Year’s

ROC Flag Removal Controversy Points To Taiwan’s Uncertain Relation To America

Why Is Tsai Ing-Wen Backing Away From Pushing For UN Membership For Taiwan?

Okinawa, Taiwan, and Japan

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

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

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Han Kuo-yu Becomes Chair of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy