She Died in a Taiwan Factory. Her Family Was Met With Indifference
By providing no assistance to Deserie’s family, Taiwan’s government is failing overseas foreign workers as they come to terms with their devastating loss.
How a Factory Worker Lost Her Life at Taiwan’s Tyntek, Home to a Culture of Negligence
The death of Deserie Castro Tagubasi reveals the dangerous working situation for foreign workers at electronics manufacturer Tyntek. Our exclusive coverage.
Taiwan Must ‘Step Up’ for Democracy: Interview With Journalist Esther Htusan
We sat down with Esther Htusan to discuss her experience reporting on modern slavery, the problems surrounding growing Chinese investment in Myanmar, and how Taiwan can both engage in the global community and learn from the experiences of its regional neighbors.
Taiwan: The Most Successful ‘Asian Tiger’?
Since Taiwan’s democratization, much of the electorate has believed that Taiwan lags behind the other “Asian Tigers”—Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea—and electoral campaigns have often focused on restarting the “stalled” Taiwan Miracle. But has Taiwan really fallen behind?
The 3 Purposes Behind China’s Latest Taiwan Propaganda and Why They Reflect Its Insecurity
In July, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published its most recent defense white paper detailing its military goals in the coming years, using several new terms and rhetorical tools with greater intensity than previous ones, ahead of Taiwan’s 2020 presidential and legislative elections. The changes in the paper provide meaningful insight into the intention of China’s propaganda on Taiwan.
Taiwan Stands With Hong Kong Democracy Protests in Mass Marches
Thousands of protesters in five Taiwanese cities shrugged off the pouring rain to show solidarity with Hong Kong’s ongoing protests.
Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan Achieved Neither Equality Nor Liberation
Same-sex marriage was legalized in Taiwan on May 24, 2019, but while same-sex couples were granted more rights as a result, full marriage equality was not achieved because various legal provisions still treat different-sex and same-sex couples disparately.
How Long Will We Wait to Accept Immigrants from Hong Kong?
Over the last few years, Taiwan has been dubbed “most progressive in Asia,” but Taiwan is actually still a relatively conservative society. However, when it comes to immigration in Taiwan, especially the debate over how to receive immigrants from Hong Kong, we do not have the luxury to be conservative.
Interview with Michelle Wu: The Fight Against Injustice on Taiwan’s College Campus
Michelle I-jou Wu (吳奕柔) is a third-year law student who gained prominence in the media as an activist when controversy erupted over the appointment of National Taiwan University’s president. In this interview, her role and experience as a student activist in Taiwan are discussed.
Taiwan’s Cockroaches May Retreat as Summer Fades. But They’ll Be Back.
We were convinced that Taipei was suffering an epic cockroach invasion, so we consulted a local cockroach expert for the inside scoop on what makes Taiwan so attractive to everyone’s least favorite pests.
Han Kuo-yu’s ‘Army’ Heckles Ma Ying-jeou & Throws a Party in the ROC
Whose party is it anyway? We attended Sunday’s Han Kuo-yu rally in New Taipei as the Kaohsiung mayor fired up a crowd that has had enough of KMT orthodoxy.
Political Power Players to Watch, Part 2: Freddy Lim, Huang Kuo-chang, William Lai
The second part of a series of handy summaries profiling Taiwan’s political power players currently “in play.” In this part, we’re profiling New Power Party (NPP) legislator Huang Kuo-chang, former premier William Lai, and the newly independent Freddy Lim.