The Debrief, 9/9/14
Taiwan’s latest food oil safety scandal, NATO on the Islamic State, the race for submarines in the Western Pacific and Scotland, where polls show more 51% for independence, 10 days before the referendum.
Smaller Parties Struggle to Turn Movement Into Political Change
Among the new challengers in this year’s midterm elections in Taiwan, small parties fresh from the Sunflower Movement are gearing up to fundamentally change the political landscape. What difficulties await them?
The Debrief, 9/2/14
Tensions between Hong Kong and China rise again as China proposes to controls on chief executive elections; why Taiwanese businesses in China are not returning to Taiwan, and India’s prime minister’s first foreign trip–to Japan.
Sunflower’s Protests to Politics / 從街頭運動到政治革新 (KP23)
We talk to the two public faces of the Sunflower Movement, Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆) and Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷), on this central question: how do you go from protester to political leader?
The Debrief, 8/26/14
From comparing minimum wages in Taiwan and Korea, to another Taiwanese food conglomerate with Chinese business interest buying cable operator CNS, and the case of James Risen, national security and press freedom.