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Leaders like titles. And if they don’t get them, they embellish. Elizabeth I, of England, declared herself “no lover of pompous title,” before adding, with not a smidgeon of irony: “I only desire that my name may be recorded in a line or two, which shall briefly express my name, my virginity, the years of […]
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Same old story on Haitian debt
Same old story on Haitian debt

Nearly three months after the earthquake in Haiti, the Taiwanese government is still trotting out its staid stance on debt relief: The money is owed to private institutions and cannot be just be cancelled. Like those boorish MRT-shovers, vacuous gaze, mouths slightly agape, government bigwigs and lackeys across the board just pretend anyone who challenges them is not […]
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Global Voices Taiwan Feed

What’s wrong with the political analogy comparing Taiwan to Afghanistan? August 18, 2021
Following the withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Afghanistan, Chinese commentators comparing Taiwan with Kabul have flooded social media questioning the credibility of the United States' commitment to Taiwan.
Oiwan Lam
‘I demand 100 percent freedom’ — Hong Kong political artist leaves for Taiwan citing crackdown August 5, 2021
Wong sought to push the boundaries of art as a means of political dissent on the streets and was a regular attendee at the annual July 1 pro-democracy rallies.
Hong Kong Free Press
The diplomatic struggle over Taiwan's name in the Olympics August 3, 2021
The Taiwan team can only use a plum blossom flag in the Olympic Games because the International Olympic Committee refused to let Taiwan using its national flag.
Global Voices East Asia
A new COVID-19 wave overwhelms pandemic-conscious Taiwan May 25, 2021
Taiwan recorded 3,161 COVID-19 cases so far in May 2021. Previously, it had registered fewer than 1,200 total cases since the start of the pandemic.
Global Voices East Asia
Taiwan, ‘the most dangerous place on Earth'? Not according to Taiwanese. May 4, 2021
This week's cover story by the British magazine The Economist labeled Taiwan "the most dangerous place on Earth," eliciting a lot of reaction on Taiwanese Twitter.
Oiwan Lam