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Senior Reporter at @taiwanplusnews . rik.glauert @taiwanplus .com MASTODON: @rikglauert @newsie .social

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Hundreds gather in Taipei’s Freedom Square to denounce #MyanmarCoup and voice support for protests demanding release of elected leaders.
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‘May all the fallen souls rest in peace, rest in power’ a speaker says at Myanmar solidarity rally in central Taipei, paying tribute to the hundreds killed by military since last month’s coup.
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In a first, #Taiwan 's traditionally-conservative military will invite a same-sex couple to join their mass wedding ceremony later this week, it comes 1.5yrs since Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex unions and days before #TaiwanPride
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If you live in Taiwan even going to the toilet is ‘political’
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At the center of Taipei Pride celebrations, this person holds a sign reading ‘I’m a normal person, I oppose same-sex marriage’. No one was bothering him, free speech is respected in Taiwan. (Taiwan legalised same sex marriage three years ago — first in Asia)
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A Taiwan navy destroyer fires a missile as part of the country’s largest air and sea military drills in years.
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Looks like those fighting for democracy in #Myanmar are replicating Hong Kong's #BeWater flash mob protest style.
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WATCH: Another guerrilla-style street protest in a part of #Yangon This took 5 mins About 100 protesters called for - Clearing out Myanmar’s enemies, referring to Myanmar army - Reject reopening of school in early May - Don’t “kneel down to facists”
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A group of Taiwanese doctors and nurses is headed to volunteer in Ukraine.
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Heading back to Taiwan!
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Ukrainians in Taiwan send off a team of Taiwanese doctors and nurses volunteering in Ukraine.
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A sign of Taiwan’s ever-growing localism? This macaron shop is only answer questions in #Taiwanese
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Congratulations! 恭喜! Asia's first same-sex marriage #Taiwan #Samesexmarriage #LGBT
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Heading into Taiwan’s Presidential Office there’s a welcome message.
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May have just found #Taiwan ’s best 7 eleven.
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President Tsai Ing-wen on National Day: "The broadest consensus among the Taiwanese people and our various political parties is that we must defend our national sovereignty and our free and democratic way of life. On this point, we have no room for compromise."
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Reporting for @taiwanplusnews outside the Presidential Office for Taiwan National Day 2022.
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Powerful images from #Myanmar , where nearly 50 days after a military coup, striking doctors are taking to the streets in dawn protests in an effort to avoid bloody crackdowns #WhatIsHappeningInMyanmar
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Good local time!
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Pleased to say @taiwanplusnews will be joining the growing number of Taiwan media reporting on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the ground. We will be travelling to Warsaw, Poland today and then onwards to the border with Ukraine. Any/all advice is welcome.
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"We will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan" says Nancy Pelosi as she visits Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.
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Indigenous Taiwanese perform ahead of President Tsai’s big National Day speech.
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Lift off! Taiwan’s domestically-produced rocket soars into the stratosphere. Photos: NSPO
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Is this Asia's most pet-friendly pride? #TaiwanPride #petsforpride
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大家好。我是TaiwanPlus的記者李克Rik Glauert。TaiwanPlus是公視集團下的英語新聞頻道,我們用英文傳達台灣的觀點,想把台灣的故事說給全世界的英文人口聽。我是在找要下個禮拜(1/25)首次加入一年期義務役的役男。若你認識適合的人請跟我聯絡!
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Taiwan has a list of top 100 mountains to climb. All are over 3000 metres tall. I did my 16th and 17th this weekend. Just 83 to go!
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Wet, gay and PROUD lol
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A win for #transgenderrights in #Taiwan : A Taipei court has ruled a transgender student does not need to undergo sexual reassignment surgery in order to change gender on household registration, according to the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights #LGBTrights
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Back to Taiwan!
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Just spoke to a Hong Konger at the DPP HQ who came to Taiwan for five days to witness the #TaiwanElection . He said today gave him hope. I couldn't help but tear up as he shook my hand and I said #香港加油.
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Walking in a winter wonderland this morning as Taipei sees its first snowfall since 2016
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A man holds a sign opposing killings of hundreds of unarmed protesters in #Myanmar at rally in #Taiwan
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An honour to meet Taiwan's health minister Chen Shih-chung last night at #Taiwan 's National day reception. Chen has overseen one of the world's most successful responses to the #coronavirus with just over 500 cases and only seven deaths in a country of 23 million
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After a long wait, it is finally day 0 at @taiwanplusmedia . I promise to be better at letting y'all know what we're getting up to. #Taiwanplus #Taiwan
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BREAKING: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen offers to help China with "necessary assistance" as it battles a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is pictured holding a locally-made rocket launcher this morning. Source:
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Just in case you didn’t know, Taiwan is a breathtakingly beautiful tropical paradise ~
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Good morning from inside a Pokémon-themed metro carriage in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei.
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On Taiwan’s national Indigenous People’s Day, Paiwan people from all over southern Taiwan gather in Pingtung County to convene the first Paiwan National Assembly.
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Marchers at Asia's largest #LGBT pride parade, #TaiwanPride , cheer legendary LGBT activist Chi Jia-wei as the parade winds its way through the capital, #Taipei
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At one of the largest medical facilities in Ukraine’s Lviv — an ambulance gifted by Taiwan used to serve the city’s children’s hospital. Hospitals here are helping 30% more people since the war — as people flee the frontline to the relative safety of western cities like Lviv.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she visits Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen: "Taiwan has been an island of resilience." "Out of a crucible of challenge you have created a flourishing democracy." "Now more than ever, America's solidarity with Taiwan is crucial."
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The ceremony will actually include two couples. Congratulations also to Chen Ying-xuan and Li Wan-zhen!
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At least 170,000 people attended #TaiwanPride on Saturday, according to organizers, making it the largest ever #LGBTPride parade in the region
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It was eye-opening and inspiring to spend time with brave, young, LGBT people in indigenous communities in Taiwan's southern county of Pingtung. So pleased to share their story:
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#LGBT members of Taiwan’s indigenous community are often described as a double minority, facing discrimination against their sexual identity and race. But young indigenous Paiwan in a village in Pingtung are determined to protect their community and culture.
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Maximalist Tainan. Lunar New Year x Lantern Festival x Christmas x Halloween
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Landed in Penghu. This Taiwanese island just over 100km from the Chinese coastline is home to a big a navy base. President Tsai Ing-wen is here visiting troops ahead of the new year.
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Taiwan has one of the world’s best earthquake early warning systems:
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Heading to Poland for a six-day reporting trip for @taiwanplusnews sporting my mum’s bum bag /fanny pack from the 90s.
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Good morning from Tainan, where breakfast is 棺材板 or Coffin Lid — chicken curry inside deep friend bread. Brilliant!
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Supporters of incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen celebrate as she amasses more than 4 million votes after nearly 3hrs of vote counting. Pro-China Han Guo-yu is trailing on 2.8 million. #TaiwanElection
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#Taiwan legendary lgbt activist Chi Chia-wei signs first same-sex marriage certificate in Asia using pen gifted by President Tsai to mark the historic occasion
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President Tsai Ing-wen meets with Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa in Taipei.
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‘Every step we take will influence our world's future direction, and our world's future direction will likewise affect the future of Taiwan itself’ says President Tsai Ing-wen on #TaiwanNationalDay
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Bubble tea in Lublin, Poland!
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Another step forward in #lgbtrights in #Taiwan — the first time both partners in a same-sex marriage have been legally allowed to adopt a child which neither are biologically related.
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Taiwan’s new trains have a toilet map in the toilet.
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It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful setting for a performance. Taiwan’s golden rice fields and soaring mountains will be the background for world-renowned dance troupe Cloud Gate. I’m moved before the dance has even begun.
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“We are different from China. You don’t need to waste time explaining that anymore,” said LGBT activist Jennifer Lu. “I can’t think of any other politician who could have achieved this."
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A lot of anger from the Myanmar community in Taipei as they gather to condemn military coup and pay tribute to those killed by authorities while protesting for return to democracy
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After landing in Taiwan, it’s a PCR test, checking of quarantine arrangements, and a little wait for the PCR results before you can leave the gate.
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Outside Songshan Airport waiting for the arrival of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — the highest level US official to visit in 25 years.
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This will be my #TaiwanPride #LGBTPridePets thread for pride in Taipei, which just kicked off under glorious autumn sunshine, set to be the largest LGBT event since the pandemic was declared, this shiba inu is happy about that!
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Great Hongbao 紅包 from the Ministry of Defence
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Miao and Wei become the first same-sex couple in Taiwan to legally adopt a child neither of them are related to. Taiwan’s landmark same-sex marriage law does not include the right to adoption, but the couple sued the govt and won. #LGBTrights #LGBTTaiwan #LGBTAsia
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More than 400 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan is finding new ways to aid the war-torn nation. @olekshyn tells us why many Taiwanese see Ukraine’s struggle as their own.
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Lending a hand. Taiwanese doctors and nurses are heading to Ukraine.
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Unanimous decision from judges on Taiwan’s Constitutional Court: Taiwan must protect the culture and language of indigenous pingpu (or plains) people in the same way it protects other indigenous groups. The ruling brings recognition to 100,000s of indigenous Taiwanese.
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#Taiwan has become adept at deflecting Chinese diplomatic aggression. The island uses its soft -- or "cat warrior" -- power to counter attacks on its sovereignty, promoting itself as a freedom-loving peaceful nation in contrast to a bellicose #China .
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Finally the Pets at Pride content we’ve all been waiting for. A number of delightful Shiba Inus join Taiwan LGBT+ Pride 2022.
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Tainan street DJ bringing the lantern festival vibe a multi sensory experience
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Two #Myanmar journalists sentenced to seven years under colonial era law. They were arrested last year after unearthing a massacre of minority #Rohingya . Devastating day for families of young fathers and #Pressfreedom in Myanmar.
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I’m on this Philippine Navy Patrol navy for next few days. Ask me anything
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A Chinese spy ship has come as close as two nautical miles to Philippine and U.S. vessels on joint exercises in the South China Sea.
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Interviewing an earthquake expert, at an earthquake museum, while an earthquake strikes is quite something.
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Victims of #MyanmarCoup crackdown are memorialised in Taipei. As of this morning, more than 260 people have been killed by Myanmar’s military as they protest the coup and demand release of leaders including #AungSanSuuKyi
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And that’s no. 14 of Taiwan’s top 100 peaks! HAPPY MONDAY! #百岳 #100peakchallenge #西巒大山
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Family members of #Myanmar Reuters journalists console one another after a Yangon court accepts official secrets act charges against the pair. A sad day for #PressFreedom in Myanmar.
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It has been a long and busy year for me at @taiwanplusnews -- and a steep learning curve. Looking back on the last few months, I feel really grateful to have worked with talented people on some really incredible stories. Here are some of my favourites:
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Nice to meet Amb. Chen and his team at Taiwan’s office in Warsaw today. They have quite some stories about getting the Taiwan rep to Ukraine and other citizens across the border to Poland safely in the last two weeks.
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Playing with dolphins off the coast of Taiwan!
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Let’s try this again. Taiwan to launch its first domestically produced space rocket. Weather looking a lot better than first (aborted) attempt in May.
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Tainan fire station goes over the top for city’s lantern festival
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百岳 no. 14!
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‘But the more we achieve, the greater the pressure we face from China. So I want to remind all my fellow citizens that we do not have the privilege of letting down our guard’ President Tsai Ing-wen on #TaiwanNationalDay
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Indigenous Siraya people sing outside Taiwan’s top court — celebrating that constitutional judges ruled government must recognise them as indigenous citizens.
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The year after #Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, traditionally-conservative military invites TWO #LGBT couples to join a mass wedding ceremony. Congratulations to Wang Yi and Meng You-mei, and to Chen Ying-xuan and Li Wan-zhen!
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"Taiwan does not seek military confrontation. It hopes for peaceful, stable, predictable, and mutually beneficial coexistence with its neighbors. But if its democracy and way of life are threatened, Taiwan will do whatever it takes to defend itself."
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Good morning! Yilan’s rice fields look stunning in every season / weather x
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Piles and piles of… do you know what?
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And that’s #百岳 #baiye number 11. 郡大山 was a relatively easy one with a super view of Taiwan’s highest peak, Mount Jade. 89 left to go! #Taiwan100peaks
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Footage from local TV station TVBS shows a building partially collapsed in the eastern city of Hualien after Taiwan is hit by a massive earthquake on Wednesday morning.
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In #Taiwan it’s essential to put bags of crisps on electrical equipment to make sure they behave. Thanks #乖乖 for helping yesterday’s show go off without a hitch. #whenyouknowyouknow
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Stirring words from @rglucks1 as he meets @iingwen and calls on EU to up cooperation with #Taiwan : "We came here with a very simple very clear message: You are not alone. Europe is standing with you, by you, in the defense of freedom."
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#Myanmar community in Taipei bang pots and pans in protest of military coup - a traditional way to drive out evil and an almost daily form of resistance in Myanmar towns and cities
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As #HongKong freedoms deteriorate, anti-govt protesters are fleeing to democratic Taiwan. And, they are bringing their Cantonese cuisine with them.
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Amazing real talk with @aiww on global #refugee issues. The Chinese activist artist, on a visit to #Myanmar , described #Rohingya exodus as a 'warning of how fragile our 21st century conditions can be, and how infective global politics are in relation to human rights.' Word.
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So many young and brave people are literally dying for democracy in Myanmar.
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A 2,000+ year old Taiwan Redwood on the slopes of #郡大山. Taiwan’s mountains were once full of giant redwoods but during Japanese and KMT rule most were chopped down. Remaining giants like often become local shrines, like this one to the God of the Land.
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Great to meet @m_kniazhytskyi in Lviv. He showed us around his old school — where kids are now using laptops and robotic kits supplied by Taiwan.
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Thanks @Grindr today for reminding everyone to stop hooking up and go home to vote in the #TaiwanElection . 'Continue to hold hands on the road to happiness' the ad says. #回家投票 #LGBTTaiwan
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the country's Presidential Office.
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