Who is the Global Citizen?
As a global citizen, he believes that anything that happens in this world will eventually affect all of us in one way or another. With the world acting as a well-connected network, the chain of effect can extend from one tip of the world to the other.
The Debrief, 6/10/14
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.
Advocacy for US-Taiwan Relations (KP16)
35 years after the Taiwan Relations Act, how has the relationship between the US and Taiwan evolved? We talk to Coen Blaauw and Gerrit van der Wees from the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) to find out.
Bromance in Military Service, Sort of
I was told by many past attendees to simply relax and see professional training like going on a vacation. With their reassurance, I headed south with the belief that it would be a stress-free two-week vacation. However, I was proved to be wrong again…
Killing a Person in a Sound Mind
However, I am a petty individual with a mind that is only big enough to serve myself. The society, as a whole, should be better than myself. The society needs to preoccupy itself with bigger issues such as the practicality of its policy…
The Debrief, 6/3/14
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.
Taiwanese, Yet American (KP15)
We talk with HoChie Tsai about the Taiwanese American communities, whether Taiwanese Americans should, or have a right to, be involved in affairs in Taiwan, and about what the third and even fourth generation might be facing in the future.
Mala-Ta-Ngia, a Bunun Festival
The Bunun are noted for their calendar system (based on moon cycles) and a written language that are both over 1,000 years old. Their most significant cultural festival, which occurs in the month of May, is the Bunun Ear-Shooting Festival (Mala-Ta-Ngia).
The Debrief, 5/20/14
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.
Dear Judges, Your Turn
After our spring of civic awakening, are our judges ready? In a Taiwan where the system of checks and balances is broken, how will this last defense for rule of law and democracy respond to the demands of the society? What will the future of Taiwan’s courts look like?
Inside Taiwan’s Military Service, Sort of
From complete strangers to friends that have gone through so much in 16 days, I am glad to leave basic training with something positive to remember, but I have certainly learned to cherish life as a free man after basic training…
The Debrief, 5/13/14
This week on the Debrief we take a look at ASEAN’s summit meeting focusing on China’s territorial adventurism, Thailand’s ouster of its prime minister, national elections in South Africa, land development and animal rights in Taiwan.