Frozen Garlic: Referendum campaigns start. Pork is debated.
Taiwan: Not with a bang, but with a pamper
Ketagalan Media: Immigration Hurdles Are Becoming Barriers to Love in Taiwan
Taiwan Brief: KMT women own central Taiwan, transcript
The very first primary of the 2022 electoral season was just completed recently.Using opinion polling, the KMT chose sitting lawmaker Hsu Shu-hua as their candidate for Nantou County Commissioner, whose incumbent will be term-limited out.Unless you’re the Froze, you’re probably thinking who cares about Nantou, and who the heck is she?Hsu Shu-hua was frequently the […]
The Atlantic: The World Is Fed Up With China’s Belligerence
Taiwan Brief: 3Q Sacked, Freddy Lim next? (transcript)
So, Chen Po-wei (aka 3Q), the only legislator from the Taiwan Statebuilding Party got sacked in a recall vote in the Taichung 2 electoral constituency.This is the third of the so-called “revenge” recalls launched by the pan-blue camp following the successful recall of Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu.Chen was very active in that recall campaign, and […]
Taiwan: Not out of China
ICRT’s Taiwan This Week, w/Sean Su and Courtney Donovan Smith
ICRT’s Taiwan This Week hosted by Gavin Phipps, with Taiwan Report’s Sean Su and Courtney Donovan Smith. https://player.soundon.fm/p/072443e0-ac1a-417f-b6db-f9cfc4a0a372/episodes/f432c6f4-6642-4fee-8ca1-9f900c727f8f
TNL: Should Snitches Get Stitches?
Taiwan Brief: Porn’s potential to disrupt politics transcript
3 have been arrested for “deepfake” porn targeting local celebrities…and local politicians like Huang Jie and Kao Chia-yu. Though these weren’t political, in today’s highly polarized political climate, this could be weaponized in frightening and unpredictable ways. But first, a big shout out to Patron Sabastian for increasing his donation on Patreon.com/taiwanreport!Your support, and all […]