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    • Taiwan: Protest Against Legislation on Marriage Equality December 2, 2013
      The Legislative Yuan in Taiwan passed the first reading of the “marriage equality“ bill [zh] on Oct 25, 2013. On Nov 30, more than 300000 people protested against this bill, in particular against the proposal on same-sex marriage. J. Michael Cole, a Taipei-based freelance journalist, described what he observed in... […]
      I-fan Lin
    • Taiwan: Virgin Mary With an Aboriginal Face Tattoo November 21, 2013
      It is not difficult to find a tattoo figure of Blessed Virgin Mary, but a statue of Blessed Virgin Mary with facial tattoo is rarely seen. […]
      I-fan Lin
    • Comics Comparing Hong Kong and Taiwan Society November 10, 2013
      Kevin Tang from Hong Wrong translated a series of comics depicting the differences between Hong Kong and Taiwan by a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese artist JIEJIEHK. Below is one of the comparison that vividly shows the difference between the restaurant services in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Written by Oiwan Lam ·... […]
      Oiwan Lam
    • Taiwan: National Day in Protest Mood October 12, 2013
      There were three protests on the National Day against the 4th nuclear power plant, the unfair referendum law, and the untransparent process of the service trade agreement with China. […]
      I-fan Lin
    • Hong Kong: A Cautionary Tale for Taiwan September 8, 2013
      A group of 300 individuals in Hong Kong published a statement in Taiwanese newspapers warning the Taiwan society against Sinicisation [i.e. the bad influence of mainland China]. The statement has two versions one published in Hong Kong and one in Taiwan. Dictionary of Politically Incorrect Hong Kong Cantonese has translated... […]
      Oiwan Lam