The forthcoming Taiwanese TV series Zero Day (零日攻擊), which depicts a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, is part of a "new wave of invasion-related content captures a shift in the public psyche in Taiwan" https://archive.is/saRI1#Taiwan
Taiwan's youngest legislator,Huang Jie (黃捷), was listed in Time magazine’s annual “100 Next” list of emerging leaders "Huang, 31, was described in an introduction written by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) as the youngest member of the legislature and […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
The latest report from the International Crisis Group is yet another in a long line that blames Taiwan for the PRC's aggression "As in all pro-PRC documents, Beijing is never tasked with making concrete reductions in its expansionism — indeed, the idea that the PRC is an expansionist state […]
"Jimmy Lai, make no mistake, is in prison currently for conspiracy to commit journalism and for running a newspaper [that] had an unashamedly pro-democratic, pro-human rights, anti-corruption editorial line from the outset" - Caoilfhionn Gallagher, leader of Jimmy Lai's international legal team […]
Taiwan should be included in the United Nations, writes Taiwan's foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung "Resolution 2758 merely addresses the issue of China’s representation in the UN. It does not mention Taiwan. It neither states that Taiwan is part of China nor ascribes to China any right to […]
New report from HRW on the decline of academic freedom in Hong Kong since the Chinese government imposed the National Security Law “Hong Kong students and faculty, accustomed to academic freedom, now have to tread carefully to avoid retribution for what they teach, research, and publish, and […]
Michael Turton on how the TPP has hindered the development of a genuine alternative third party in Taiwan "Ko lacked the patience, organizational aptitude and humility to engage in long-term party construction. Taiwan lost a great opportunity for political growth when he turned out to be […]
"Today’s decision is a small step for human rights in Taiwan. The Constitutional Court has recognized the fundamental flaws of the death penalty and strengthened human rights protections for those on death row. Yet the death penalty remains on the books for several offences. This marks a start […]
Interview with Cheng-Yi Huang, a Research Fellow and Deputy Director at the Institute of Law, Academia Sinica about Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruling that the death penalty was permitted in special and exceptional circumstances. Huang served as an expert witness in the case […]
"Taiwan Treehouses put simply is a photography project documenting the overgrown houses and other buildings of Taiwan" https://www.tomrookart.com/hiddentaiwan/taiwan-treehouses#Taiwan#Taiwanderful