The Debrief, 7/1/14
China’s top Taiwan affairs official Zhang Zhijun visits Taiwan amidst protests, Hong Kong voters turn out to participate in a referendum and large scale street protests, renewed conflict in Iraq, and deforestation in Indonesia.
China’s top Taiwan affairs official Zhang Zhijun visits Taiwan amidst protests, Hong Kong voters turn out to participate in a referendum and large scale street protests, renewed conflict in Iraq, and deforestation in Indonesia.
China’s White Paper on ruling Hong Kong through the One Country Two Systems policy, and Hong Kong’s reactions; the second national election in Kosovo, education reform in Taiwan and a constitutional law mock trial on same-sex marriage.
Taiwan’s affordable housing project’s corruption charges, the ugly side of Taiwan’s paper recycling, controversy with Brazil’s World Cup and a shocking truth about lies in the glitzy world of big-money philanthropy.
In a short program this week we tell you about how last week’s EU election results have everyone worried, as well as commemorative events for the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and Taiwan’s Taiyuan Uprising.
This week we focus on two stories in the escalating conflict between China and Southeast Asian nations over the South China Sea, International Anti-Homophobia Day and DPP’s most recent constitutional change position.