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.
Are You a Traveler or a Tourist?
The grand promise of building a mega-tourism empire actually attracts multinational tourist corporations which hire locals only for low-skilled positions, reaping the benefits from consumerism at the social and environmental expense of the host country…
Past and Future of Food in Taiwan (KP14)
What do you think of when we mention “Taiwanese food?” Is Taiwanese food only bubble tea and stinky tofu? We ask food author Elizabeth Kao about fine dining in Taiwan, how history shaped food in Taiwan, and thoughts on the future.
The Debrief, 5/6/14
Taiwan’s execution of five death row inmates, international labor day protests, free trade pilot zones, and a personal account during a visit to areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines last year.
This Will be a Long Summer
We must struggle against authorities, police beatings, media distortions, judicial abuses, and the leaders’ ignorance of the people’s will, and become able and determined to take back our nation. Our Freedom Summer will unveil the coming torrential rains…
漫長的自由之夏
2014 年，所有共同經歷過這一段歲月的我們，體驗了衝撞體制、警方毆打、媒體黑白顛倒、司法體系緊咬不放、當權者冥頑不靈等各種民主失衡的現象，也必當建立起奪回自己國家，拯救自己國家的決心與意志。我們的這一場自由之夏，才剛為接下來的暴風雨揭幕…
The Debrief, 4/29/14
Taiwan’s nuclear energy controversy engulfed Taiwan in heated debate once again, US President Obama’s trip to Asia and its impact on Taiwan, an opportunity for sensible and equitable development in Danshui, and Japan’s whale hunting expedition.
Be Civilized, Don’t Speak Catalan or Taiwanese
Language is the umbilical cord that ties our inner workings to our identity, and serves as our antenna to the external world. In a history all too similar to the people of Catalonia, the people of Taiwan lived through linguistic oppression under their colonizers…
Technology and Movements (KP13)
We talk to Sean Su, a Taiwanese American activist and part of the media and tech team for the Sunflower Movement, about all the technology that helped shape the movement’s messages and image. And drones.