An interesting look at T-pop, or more specifically, Taiwanese language (台語; tai-gi) pop music Taiwanese musicians are creating music in a range of genres using tai-gi, although many people still view the language as old and traditional https://youtu.be/JxrkUkrZKno?si=leSyDsdS7h1nyaQh #Taiwan […]

Navi Pillay is an excellent choice for the Nobel Peace Prize. At a time when war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed with impunity, international law is more important than ever. Ultimately, international law is only as strong as the institutions that uphold it. It's time for […]

A report about the weekend rally for Puma Shen (沈伯洋), the DPP's candidate for mayor of Taipei City. The crowd was in excess of 100,000 people https://laorencha.substack.com/p/i-went-to-the-puma-shen-night-market?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2wlot #Taiwan #Taipei #TaiwanElection #DPP […]

Police raided a gay bar in Taipei on Saturday. LGBT rights groups protested in response "It is unacceptable for something like this to happen in 2026 in Taiwan, especially considering that Taiwan proclaims itself East Asia’s most progressive country" […]

Tibetan organisations from around the world have issued a statement affirming their commitment to opposing the CCP's occupation and propaganda "For us, a coalition of more than 145 Tibet organisations from around the world, today is a day to stand together in our opposition to the CCP, its […]

Some reasons for the rise of Puma Shen (沈伯洋) whose "ocean current" (洋流) has put him in the running for mayor of Taipei City "Throughout the past decades of local elections, I have not seen anyone seriously discuss a long-term vision for urban planning, let alone with the kind of clarity and […]

Frozen Garlic analyses the electoral contest for Taipei City mayor. The race is between a KMT princeling and a DPP outsider. Although Taipei City is the KMT's bastion, support for the DPP's candidate Puma Shen is surging "Seemingly from nowhere, the DPP found itself with a fresh, charismatic […]

Frozen Garlic covers the campaign launches of the DPP and KMT candidates for mayor of New Taipei City The KMT's Hammer Lee (李四川), former deputy mayor of Taipei City, is running against DPP Legislator Su Chiao-hui (蘇巧慧) New Taipei City is a barometer in Taiwan's local elections. Whichever party […]

Freddy Lim explains Taiwan's history in two minutes (English language) https://www.threads.com/share/BAWAq0b1m1/ #Taiwan #history #TaiwanIsaCountry #台灣

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Taiwan’s History in 2 Minutes! Invitations from official, academic, business, and media circles keep coming! Sometimes I need to challenge myself to sum up Taiwan’s history in just two minutes. That leaves us more time to discuss other issues and exchange ideas!

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A good report about a night market rally for the DPP's candidate for Taipei mayor, Puma Shen (沈伯洋). There seems to be a surge in support for Shen, labelled as "the ocean current" (洋流) The DPP has only won the mayoral race once in Taiwan's democratic history. In […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Hong Kong's Security Bureau has reacted angrily after a 2017 documentary "Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower" became the most viewed film on Netflix in Hong Kong Joshua Wong has spent six years in prison and currently faces a possible life sentence under Hong Kong's draconian national security law […]

Reporters Without Borders has released a new report about the Chinese party-state's global propaganda efforts "The report details the many tactics used by Beijing, such as funding foreign outlets, media cooperation agreements and even harassing and threatening news professionals, to gain […]

The space for feminist activism in China, both online and in real life, has contacted significantly since the MeToo movement "In China feminism has become an increasingly private affair. Activists speak of a generational rupture. A movement once inspired by the global hashtag campaign against […]

Human rights groups have released an open letter to Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping ahead of his state visit to Washington, DC. The letter calls on Xi to take action to improve human rights in China "We urge that ahead of your arrival you agree to release prisoners of […]

Parliamentarians and human rights leaders in the UK have written an open letter calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to speak up for Joshua Wong and support Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement https://www.fortifyrights.org/eas-inv-let-2026-09-14/ #HongKong #HumanRights #ukpol #FreeJoshuaWong

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We are asking you to apply that principle to Hong Kong and the Joint Declaration, and hold China to account for its abusive use of the National Security Law, criminalising peaceful democratic activity.

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A new report by the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders says that the Chinese government continues to carry out torture against prisoners of conscience with near-total impunity The report finds that authorities persist in their use of torture, typically […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

The Chinese government's use of exit bans (限制出境) has increased dramatically in the past decade, according to research by Safeguard Defenders "For 2016 there are only 89 records in the entire Supreme Court database that mentioned exit bans. For 2018 this rose to 6,603. Last year (2025), it was […]

Protest action at Sydney Town Hall today organised by NSW Hong Kong Friends. The action was to support political prisoners in Hong Kong including Joshua Wong and the members of the Hong Kong Alliance recently sentenced for organising the Tiananmen commemoration […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Qixing Mountain three-way (七星山三進三出）- a triple ascent of Taipei City's highest peak. Apparently there is a trend amongst hikers to complete the three trails to the summit in one day https://taiwantrailsandtales.com/2026/09/12/mount-qixing-three-routes-in-three-routes-out/ #Taiwan #Taipei […]

Taiwan's vice president, Hsiao Bi-khim, has arrived in Italy to attend the Second Ventotene European Conference for Freedom and Democracy It is the second time Hsiao has visited Europe since she became the vice president. In November 2025, she attended a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary […]

RE: https://mastodon.online/@newbloommag/117245730100815554 "“WILL TAIWAN JUST GIVE UP?” by Simon Shuster in The Atlantic is the latest article in the heady genre of articles by white men who visit Taiwan for a few days, speak only to elite political actors, and decide that they have arrived at […]

Frozen Garlic analyses how the levels of support for the Taiwan People's Party (TPP; 台灣民眾黨) have changed over time. Overall, its support seems to be declining with its closeness to the KMT and corruption scandals likely to be the main reasons […]

New report from Safeguard Defenders looks at CGTN, the Chinese party-state's global TV channel. Based on interviews with former CGTN employees, it examines how the channel operates under a system of censorship and propaganda […]

More reporting from Safeguard Defenders on the Chinese party-state's use of extra-judicial detention "China’s RSDL system of secret jails, where people are kept in solitary confinement, incommunicado, at secret locations, with no functioning right to appeal, freedom to move, or, often, seeing […]

Review of the book Green Party Taiwan: The First Thirty Years (綠黨在台灣：第一個三十年) "...the book shows the dynamics of third-party politics in Taiwan among a progressive third party, as well as how the Green Party has sought to carve out a place for itself amidst the many political changes–inclusive […]

Taiwan's demographic crisis will fundamentally reshape politics and society, writes Michael Turton "What kind of politics can we expect from a land of labor shortages, a rising proportion of elderly and a restive population of young professionals, all of whom can see that within a decade or two […]

Netflix has created new opportunities for Taiwanese television production. It has also created a new challenge for Taiwanese producers to find their place in a global market "Streaming has solved an old problem of distribution in an extraordinary way. Yet it has created another problem […]

Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces The charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. It will add many years to the prison term that Wong is currently serving […]

Melissa Chan and Badiucao's graphic novel You Must Take Part in Revolution carries the message that all forms of authoritarianism are bad “This book happens to focus on China, but authoritarianism everywhere is bad,” Chan says. “We don’t want anyone to engage in whataboutism and I don’t think […]

Hong Kong independent bookstore Have a Nice Stay closed permanently on Sunday The shop was raided by national security police last month. The closure occurred as part of an ongoing crackdown under Hong Kong's national security law which has targeted independent booksellers […]