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Taiwan: an alternative Japanese history

David Reid — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:40:05 +0000

Sponge Bear speculates about what would have happened if Taiwan had remained a territory of Japan after the Second World War.

Taiwan: Life in an immigration detention centre

David Reid — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:25:15 +0000

“M” writes about her experience of being sent to an immigration detention centre in Taiwan.

Taiwan: Experience of foreign graduate students

David Reid — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:32:16 +0000

Fili writes about his experience studying in a Ph.D. program in Taiwan. While Range also writes about his experience as a graduate student in Taiwan.

Taiwan: Problems with Chinese-language pedagogy

David Reid — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:17:38 +0000

Lao Ren Cha discusses problems with the pedagogy of teaching Mandarin in Taiwan. She wants to see a mutiny that will result in an overhaul in how Mandarin is taught.

Taiwan: Responses to “Chinese mothers” article

David Reid — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:23:31 +0000

An article in the Wall Street Journal by Amy Chua about the parenting practices of “Chinese mothers” provoked many strong reactions. Taiwan bloggers Taiwan-Born American and shu flies responded to the article by writing about their own experiences as Taiwanese-Americans.

Taiwan: Petrochemical industry pays for blog posts

David Reid — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:48:24 +0000

Michael Turton writes about how the Taiwan Green Party accused the government of paying bloggers to write about a visit to petrochemical plants. Green Party member Pan Han-shen (潘翰聲) says the practice is greenwashing [zh-tw] and accused the government and corporations of forming a “$5,000 Party” (五千黨) [zh-tw].

Taiwan: Concerns about press freedom

David Reid — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:44:05 +0000

Media freedom has come into the spotlight in Taiwan recently. Michael Turton has a good summary of the issues. A Taipei Times reporter writes about how the proposed changes to the child welfare law would affect her work.

Taiwan: Cycling used to construct culture

David Reid — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:54:55 +0000

Taiwan in Cycles looks at an article from CommonWealth magazine and discusses how cycling and leisure activities are used to construct culture and promote an ideology of Chinese nationalism in Taiwan.

Taiwan: Controversy over history

David Reid — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:11:00 +0000

At The China Beat Paul Katz writes about the controversy that erupted over an online poll to find the most influential figures in the hundred years of the Republic of China (ROC). The poll included Chinese Communist Party leaders such as Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong. The case raises key questions about the debate over history in Taiwan as the 100th anniversary celebrations of the ROC are set to commence next year.

Taiwan: Two election rallies in Taipei

David Reid — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:47:49 +0000

Taiwanese will vote in elections in five major cities on 27 November. Frozen Garlic observes two campaign rallies. The first for Eric Chu (朱立倫), the KMT candidate for Mayor of Xinbei City. The second for Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑), a DPP candidate for Taipei City Council.

Taiwan: Internet freedom faces threats

David Reid — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:43:49 +0000

Two recent incidents raised concerns about the government's attempt to limit freedom of speech on the internet in Taiwan. One incident involved threats of a lawsuit against the producer of a parody of a campaign video for Taichung Mayor Jason Hu. In the other incident the Ministry of Education demanded a popular online forum to “manage” political discussions. Tim Maddog writes that freedom of speech is being oppressed again. (More see Michael Turton)

Taiwan: Protecting biodiversity

David Reid — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:23:33 +0000

Michael Turton interviews Dr. Bruno Walther about biodiversity in Taiwan. Dr. Walther has co-produced a documentary called Crisis of Life to educate people about the importance of protecting biodiversity.

Taiwan: March for gay rights in Taipei

David Reid — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:56:51 +0000

30,000 people marched through the centre of Taipei on Saturday 30 October in the annual LGBT Pride Parade. Baxter Ramblings writes about watching the parade for the first time. The event's organisers uploaded many photos to their flickr photostream.

Taiwan: Foreign wives and citizenship

David Reid — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:12:09 +0000

Sinocentric looks at the place of foreign wives in Taiwanese society. The number of foreign wives in Taiwan, mostly from China and Southeast Asia, has increased significantly in recent years.

Taiwan: Problems with renewable energy policy

David Reid — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:19:25 +0000

Michael Turton discusses how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposes policies which would increase the use of renewable energy.