A legally settled family life remains out of reach for many cross-national same-sex couples in Taiwan denying Taiwanese citizens their rights under the constitution.
A rally on Saturday will bring Taiwanese to the streets to show solidarity with global protests against police brutality and anti-Blackness. It will also turn attention inward to Taiwan’s own longstanding issues with systemic racism.
Taiwan’s latest execution of a death row inmate has no obvious political motive. Its once-stated objective of abolishing capital punishment now seems more distant than ever.
Beijing’s efforts to exclude Taiwan from the international community are harmful in normal times. They’re continuing in the midst of a global pandemic, even though Taiwan is ready and willing to help.
We spoke to Taiwan Statebuilding Party legislator Chen Po-wei about his political success, his vision for an independent Taiwan, and his desire to move the legislature out of Taipei.