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There are two conflicting narratives about US-Taiwan relations circulating on Chinese-language social media. One promotes fears of US abandonment of Taiwan while the other exaggerates the strength of US support for Taiwan
The latest edition of ASPI's State of the Strait notes the increase in espionage cases in Taiwan, many of which involve military or ex-military personnel
Michael Turton on the regional and racial biases in Taiwan's immigration system. Meanwhile Taiwan's population decline is accelerating
"The distortions in Taiwan’s immigration system occur because the government keeps evading the possibility of a dual citizenship path."
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/04/14/2003835130
The song is called "Stand up and fight" (站鬥陣). It is dedicated to the volunteers defending Taiwan's democracy by collecting signatures to recall the legislators who have shown a disregard for the constitution and legislative process
The next episode in PBS NewsHour's series about Taiwan. This one is about Taiwanese identity, beef noodles and baseball
New report from the Global Taiwan Institute: US-Taiwan Relations: Advancing Four Pillars of the Strategic Partnership
The report makes policy recommendations on the four pillars of the Taiwan Relations Act (national security, international space, economic, and people-to-people ties) to ensure US-Taiwan relations remain strong
https://globaltaiwan.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/OR_US_TW_Relations_Four_Pillars_FINAL.pdf [pdf file]
"Taiwan’s vibrant and competitive democratic system has allowed for regular peaceful transfers of power since 2000, and protections for civil liberties are generally robust. Ongoing concerns include inadequate safeguards against the exploitation of migrant workers and the Chinese government’s efforts to influence policymaking, media, and the democratic infrastructure."
slime media: fake news websites masquerading as legitimate outlets, often designed to manipulate political discourse
For example, the Taiwanese newspaper China Times published a story based on a report from a website that imitated MSNBC
https://www.rfa.org/english/factcheck/2025/04/09/afcl-fake-news-websites-taiwan/
The Busan Rock Festival is holding an event in Taipei. Road to BU-ROCK will feature Taiwanese and Korean indie bands sharing the stage over two nights
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has written an editorial for Bloomberg New explaining how Taiwan will improve trade and investment with the United States
Activism at the Taiwan Music Festival (台灣祭) in Pingtung. The festival is sponsored by the Pingtung County government and there is space for both official and unofficial political activities
The latest edition of ASPI's State of the Strait tracking China's multi-domain coercion of Taiwan in the past week. Includes the Strait Thunder 2025A military exercise
How Taiwan is preparing its civilian population for the threat of a Chinese invasion
Remembering Nylon Cheng (鄭南榕) who died on this day on 1989
Some of the Taiwanese musicians at the Megaport Festival in Kaohsiung used the stage to send a political message
[They do this every year. For some indie bands in Taiwan music and politics are inseparable.]
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/05/nx-s1-5352444/musicians-protest-through-song-at-festival-in-taiwan
A Broad and Ample Road thoughtfully discuss the deportation of Liu Zhenya (劉振亞), aka "Ya Ya in Taiwan", and decide they are against it
"One must publicly and forcefully question the possible erosion of civil liberties. On a visceral level, Yaya’s videos repulse us—particularly now, as the Chinese encircle Taiwan. But we aren’t convinced her posts alone reflect a threat to national security."
https://open.substack.com/pub/ampleroad/p/a-tough-case-taiwan-deports-a-chinese
Human Rights Watch has called on the Chinese government to immediately release Taiwan-based publisher Li Yanhe (李延賀), also known by his pen name Fu Cha (富察)
“The Chinese authorities have imprisoned Fu Cha for daring to publish books on China that they don’t like,” said Maya Wang, associate China director at HRW
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/07/china-free-imprisoned-taiwan-publisher
Some good insights into Taiwan's military readiness here. It is clear the military takes the threat seriously and is working hard to prepare, but the question is whether it has sufficient personnel and equipment
