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Scientist @theNCI @NIH @AMNH @TaiwanGoldCard | Bioinformatics, cancer, evolution, viruses | Into coffee, lifting, reading, singing | Views my own | he/他

Taiwan & USA

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

7 months

Our latest study in @Virus_Evolution tackles sequencing error in analyzing within-host viral diversity. It’s common to remove variants below a fixed frequency, say 2%. We improve upon this with machine learning & a simple command-line tool, VCFgenie. 1/8

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Improved detection of low-frequency within-host variants from deep sequencing: A case study with...

Abstract. High-coverage sequencing allows the study of variants occurring at low frequencies within samples, but is susceptible to false-positives caused b

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

If Taiwan is a part of China, why is such effort being expended to make Taiwan a part of China?

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2 years

Dr. Yi-chun (Philip) Lo 羅一鈞: the human singlehandedly responsible for first flagging 'atypical pneumonia' cases being reported China in 2019, and Taiwan's quick moves to respond. The lives he saved are beyond count.

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[I'll sign off w/ this shot of Philip Lo diligently taking notes while reporter asks their question.]

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

People who have never been to Taiwan shouldn’t decide its future.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

To some, #Taiwan 🇹🇼 is a 'question'. To me, Taiwan is home: my coffeeshop; music with friends; a President who gave us marriage equality; trips to the ocean. The lives, voice, land, and self-determination of Taiwan's 23 million people matter.

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Taiwanese conscientiousness really is without limit. Last week, I unwittingly dropped these chocolates at my favorite Danbin restaurant. Today, as I was walking by, the cook noticed me across the street and came running to deliver them. This community is amazing 💕 #Taiwan 🇹🇼

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2 years

Taiwan and China: the basics.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

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#Taiwan 🇹🇼 Ambassador Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 @bikhim gave this speech in 2021: "Taiwan stands on the front line of confronting the Communist Party of China. We are under daily coercion on the political level, economic level, as well as militarily." FULL ▶️

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

This is racist, unscientific, and — alarmingly — official.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

我最近有幸在 @TelGlobalHealth 就 #Taiwan 的 #COVID19 情況接受了 @niccijsmith 的採訪。不幸的是，某些媒體利用我的觀點來玩弄政治。以下是我希望他們報導的內容，而不是散佈炒作。 @CWM_en

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面對疫情升溫，媒體應該鼓勵行動而非引起恐慌｜倪誠志（Chase W. Nelson）／世界看天下｜獨立評論

我們可以預期死亡率將在不久後上升，台灣可能每天確診至少100,000例、每天死亡至少100例。如果這種情形出現得太快，醫療體系可能癱瘓，甚至無暇照料一般病人。因此，第一要務是儘速讓75歲以上高齡者接種疫苗；與此同時，致力於減緩病毒的散播。我們不該恐慌，而是行動。

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2 years

#Taiwan 🇹🇼 Ambassador Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 @bikhim : "China's escalation is unreasonable and unnecessary. We don't want war. We want peace. We will do anything we can to de-escalate. But we will not surrender our freedom." ▶️

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Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴

2 years

This is one of the interviews where I shared some Taiwan perspectives on the Chinese PLA military drills that are escalating tensions and disrupting stability in the region. PBS Newshour

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2 years

Data from the @TaiwanCDC confirm that #COVID19 vaccines help against #Omicron . Specifically, the rate of death decreases with each additional vaccine dose, for every age group in the population. This is despite numerous assumptions biased against vaccine effectiveness. 1/13

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

If Taiwan is part of China, why is such effort being expended to make Taiwan part of China? Imperialism doesn’t cease to be imperialism simply because it’s undertaken by a nation other than the US.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

1) If Canada isn't a part of England, why does it use the English language? 2) If Singapore isn't a part of China, why does it have people of Chinese descent? 3) If South Korea isn't a part of North Korea, why do they both use the proper noun 'Korea' in their official names?

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

#Taiwan 🇹🇼 #COVID19 🦠 data have been eliminated from @OurWorldInData (OWID). Taiwan's exclusion comes as a result of the decision to replace their entire time series with data from the @WHO , which categorizes Taiwan under China. Read their statement: 1/7

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Living in Taiwan, I’m reminded each day that something resembling a conspiracy can, in fact, occur. Taiwan is a country with its own government, passport, and currency. It welcomes Chinese visitors at the international terminal. Yet China insists Taiwan is ‘part of’ itself. 1/2

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2 years

"Taiwan is a part of China" means "Taiwan should become a part of China". It advocates the hostile takeover of Taiwan by a wholly independent non-democratic government, reversing decades of self-determination, and sacrificing countless lives. It is not a progressive position.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

Great to see real #Taiwan representation on @democracynow regarding the Pelosi visit. Watch @brianhioe challenge @Dalzell60 : why we are talking about 50-year-old treaties between imperial powers without talking about the wishes of the Taiwanese people? ▶️

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

Folks, there is a literally a CURSOR BLINKING in the 'email' from 'Peng Shuai'. 'Peng Shuai' emailed they way we all do: type the message in Microsoft Word, take a screenshot, and email the image. #WhereIsPengShuai

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Andreas Fulda 🇺🇦 🇹🇼

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The Chinese Communist Party knows no shame. #PengShuai #MeToo

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

Nasal spray vaccines using the Spike protein could prevent infection — not merely blunt long COVID, hospitalization, death — in a way that is safe for even the immunocompromised. Brilliant primer by Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity on the tremendous possibilities going forward.

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It’s time to invest in next generation COVID vaccines that not only prevent severe disease but also block infection and transmission. It makes sense to induce mucosal immunity to fight a mucosal viral infection. My opinion in @nytimes today👇🏽

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

Obsessed with this building in Taipei.

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2 years

I was recently fortunate to be interviewed by @niccijsmith at @TelGlobalHealth regarding #Taiwan 's #COVID situation. Unfortunately, certain media outlets used my observations to play politics. Instead of spreading hype, here's what I wish they'd covered. 1/

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CommonWealth Magazine

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#Taiwan is easing #Covid19 restrictions. At these trying times, it’s crucial for the public to understand that the situation is complex — far more complex than #politics . Read the op-ed by @chasewnelson

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2 years

Taipei dusk.

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3 years

Our paper exploring the effects of #Chernobyl radiation on human #mutation is out today in @ScienceMagazine ! Now, 35 years since the disaster, @MeredithYeager et al. report that children born to exposed parents do NOT have elevated mutation counts. (1/6) ➡️

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9 months

Taiwan: VOTE!

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

Taiwan cannot secede from China because Taiwan is already independent. Chinese imperialism advances two logically contradictory positions: 1) Taiwan is already part of China 2) Taiwan needs reunification with China Both cannot be true. In fact, neither is.

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外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼

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#PLA Gen. Wei promised war if #Taiwan is separated from #China . Such rhetoric is dangerous & provocative, as we've never been ruled by the #PRC . Taiwan is strong, & we'll defend our hard-won democracy. History shows appeasement only invites aggression. JW

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2 years

Taiwan has nothing to prove. It has already demonstrated one of the best pandemic responses in the world. It has now chosen a well-calculated time to gradually relax COVID-19 restrictions — a decision that was probably inevitable and involves trade-offs. 7/

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2 years

"The Chinese Communist Party has a narrative. They claim that democracy is not suitable for Asian people. That is a lie, that is false, and Taiwan is living proof of that."

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

#Taiwan 🇹🇼 Ambassador Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 @bikhim gave this speech in 2021: "Taiwan stands on the front line of confronting the Communist Party of China. We are under daily coercion on the political level, economic level, as well as militarily." FULL ▶️

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

Banned in #China 🇨🇳: Winnie the Pooh, ‘sissy’ men, Lady Gaga Banned in #Taiwan 🇹🇼: SARS-CoV-2, indoor smoking, bad food

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2 years

China seeks ‘unification’ with Taiwan, logically implying they are not currently unified. Unification would change the status quo. Similarly, “Taiwan is part of China” means “Taiwan should be part of China.” It is a political conviction, not a description.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

#Taiwan 🇹🇼 is OPEN! Quarantine has been abolished for visitors, replaced by 7 days where you’re asked to wear a mask in public — as most here do anyway — and test every few days (or for any symptoms). Hope you’ll come and get to know this amazing country!

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2 years

On the #Taiwan 🇹🇼 trip, @SpeakerPelosi : President Xi of China is "trying to isolate Taiwan... they can't join the @WHO , where they could make a very valuable contribution... We will not be accomplices to his isolation of Taiwan." FULL ▶️

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

China's government maintains that Taiwan should be under its control because populated by Han descent. That is official racism & the same logic demands the USA be handed back to England & the world to Africa. Taiwan is Taiwan. The Taiwanese alone should determine its future.

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2 years

The settlement of the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese people and should be decided by the Chinese people.

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2 years

Landing in #Taiwan was gorgeous.

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Taiwan exercising its democratic free speech to protest a bill that many feel is a vaguely worded ‘power grab’ by the relatively China-friendly KMT and TPP parties. People still out in droves for blocks in every direction from 10pm–midnight.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

@Fio_edwards And the USA is part of Great Britain.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

In #Taiwan , you don't get a holiday. You borrow one. From yourself. 🙂

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

"Maybe the best thing we can do is move past talking about #Taiwan 🇹🇼 like it's some kind of poker chip... Taiwan is 23 million people [who] deserve the right to decide their own future in any way that they deem fit". | @iamjohnoliver @LastWeekTonight

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

China (People's Republic of China) has never governed Taiwan (Republic of China). There was no breakaway and there is nothing to reunify.

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Geoffery Chang

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With #COVID19 and #China 's #propaganda trying to cover up and to play the blame game, as well as #CCP 's increasingly violent and desperate display of control and power over #HongKong , #Taiwan is at the centre of the stage again, but what's with Taiwan and China? #OneChina .. or 2?

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

The Taiwanese people I know are almost universally (albeit cautiously) elated about Pelosi’s visit. It is especially meaningful after repeated exclusion from organizations like the @WHO . Threats from China happen anyway, but clear solidarity is a rare breath of fresh air.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

This is fantastic. #Bioinformatics in 1985.

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3 years

For supporting #Taiwan ’s🇹🇼 status quo, I am now a criminal in China🇨🇳 .

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Andreas Fulda 🇺🇦 🇹🇼

3 years

“China says it will make people who support Taiwan independence criminally liable for life, a spokeswoman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Friday.” 🇨🇳 🇹🇼

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

台灣的 COVID-19 數據已從 @OurWorldInData （OWID）中刪除。台灣被排除的原因是由於決定用 @WHO 的數據替換其整個數據集，而 @WHO 將台灣和中國合併。 #中央社 h/t @TellingtreeChen

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COVID-19國際統計數據庫改採WHO資料台灣遭併入中國 | 國際 | 中央社 CNA

英國「每日電訊報」揭露，「數據看世界」（Our World in Data, OWID）全球資料庫在改採用世界衛生組織（WHO）的COVID-19數據後，台灣的數據即遭併入中國。

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

If Taiwan is a part of China, what is there to unify?

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

Honored to speak with @Taiwan_Today @MOFA_Taiwan about the country I call home; its exclusion from the @WHO ; my #COVID19 research; the @taiwangoldcard ; & more. From science to art to free speech, there’s no place I’d have rather lived during the pandemic.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

@EnesKanter Thank you for using your voice to speak truth to power when most of your employers and colleagues dare not — and knowing full well what it may cost you. As a foreign resident of Taiwan, you have earned my deepest gratitude and respect. Also I want your shoes. #StandWithTaiwan 🇹🇼

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2 years

If Taiwan is part of China, why is such effort being expended to make Taiwan part of China?

@LPGeorgia

Libertarian Party of Georgia

2 years

Taiwan is part of China.

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2 years

🇹🇼 Taiwan (Republic of China) is part of 🇨🇳 China (People's Republic of China) just as 🇰🇷 South Korea (Republic of Korea) is part of 🇰🇵 North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) which is to say, not at all.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

This is shameful. 埃及爸—'Egyptian Dad'. How many 'Taiwanese Dad's have there been? Imagine a Taiwanese man visited New Zealand to see long-missed family, brought (or got) Delta (they don't know which), and the newspapers dubbed him 'Asian Dad'. Apple Daily Dose of Xenophobia?

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蘋果新聞網 Taiwan News

3 years

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

And the USA is part of Great Britain. This self-described "anti-imperialist" supports imperialism, just so long as it's perpetrated by China instead of the USA — an ironically USA-centric approach. At least one conversation with one Taiwanese person would have been advisable.

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Fiona Edwards

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Taiwan is part of China.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

5 years

@PDChina SHAME for these “local” lies! The COUNTRY of TAIWAN 🇹🇼 did this under its PRESIDENT TSAI. China cannot take credit for this human rights advance—the PASSPORT ISN’T RED. #SayYesToTaiwan

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TODAY’S (5/31) #COVID19 cases in #Taiwan 🇹🇼: 347 local (73 backlogged, 274 today), 4 imported. Very few tests are >9 days late, so we can consider cases numbers for those dates relatively ‘locked in’. The trend is still unclear, but today's results are again hopeful. ⬇️ 1/7

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

🇨🇳 China (People's Republic of China) has never governed 🇹🇼 Taiwan (Republic of China). Thus there is nothing to reunify. Further, the position that Taiwan is a part of China is logically self-contradictory: you can’t ‘reunify’ with something that is already a part of yourself.

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The Economist

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Taiwan’s sovereignty has been disputed for centuries. Though the island sees itself as independent, China insists it is part of the People’s Republic. An attempt to take Taiwan by force could ignite war between America and China. Read more:

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The position that #Taiwan 🇹🇼 is a part of #China 🇨🇳 but also needs to ‘reunify’ with it is logically self-contradictory. You can’t ‘reunify’ with something that is already a part of yourself.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

Imperialist @Fio_edwards is as responsive to criticism as a black hole in space. When #Taiwan residents object to her #disinformation on the status quo, she retweets herself. Supporting one empire over another doesn’t make you anti-imperialist. It makes you inconsistent.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

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"We have been living under the threat from China for decades... The Beijing government is currently trying to manufacture a crisis over a practice that has been ongoing for decades, and they are using this as a pretext," says #Taiwan 🇹🇼 Ambassador @bikhim .

@FaceTheNation

Face The Nation

2 years

WATCH: @margbrennan interviews Taiwanese Representative to the U.S. Bi-khim Hsiao on rising tensions with China

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

QUARANTINE in #Taiwan 🇹🇼 Today I begin a 14-day #COVID19 quarantine that is mandatory for all Taiwan residents arriving on international flights. The policy is at least partly due to limited vaccine availability and Delta. To document the experience, an ongoing thread...🧵 | 1

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

We ‘coexist’ with car accidents by modulating their risk — seatbelts, speed limits, traffic lights. Likewise, ‘coexisting’ with COVID need not mean throwing up the sponge on basic precautions — masks, open windows, avoiding crowds.

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

As you read about China's threat to violently annex this self-made democratic nation, a reminder that we're talking about lives and homes. Taiwan is 23 million people who have families; go to the gym; vote in elections; drink coffee; make photocopies.

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How China Could Choke Taiwan (Published 2022)

China is honing its ability to blockade Taiwan, giving Beijing the option of cutting off the self-ruled island in its campaign to take control of it.

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@mbeisen Interestingly, I also had a ‘lull’ in the intensity of my positivity on days 5–7 followed by a last hurrah on days 10–12 (no Paxlovid).

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

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My first #COVID19 🦠 infection: a description. SUMMARY: I was positive for 12 days. Day 1 had debilitating headache, fever, and fatigue. I was functional by day 5, followed by steady improvement. Post-nasal drip continues to the present, weeks later. Some observations. 1/11

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

2 years

If you read one piece about Taiwan, let it be this from @brianhioe . "It is not as though a pre-modern polity simply sending troops to Taiwan means that an entirely different polity, 1,500 years later, has the right to control it."

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Chase W. Nelson 倪誠志

3 years

今天在 🇹🇼 #天下 @CWM_en 雜誌已刊出： "台灣抗疫成就遠距工作、創新檢測成關鍵 "。我與 @cptwei 寫了一篇有關建議 #Taiwan 對抗升 #COVID19 疫情的文章，主要是落實遠距工作、新的科學性篩檢方式。所有工作性質可以遠距辦公的員工，都必須改為遠距工作。重點如下 ⬇️ 1/6

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台灣抗疫要成功，遠距工作、創新檢測是關鍵！｜倪誠志（Chase W. Nelson）、戴維（Wei Tai）／世界看天下｜獨立評論

在 2020 年，台灣的抗疫成果可說是令人羨慕，2,400 萬人得以照常生活一整年，就好像新冠肺炎疫情從沒發生。不幸的是，2021年5月爆發大規模群聚感染，導致情況開始改變。目前全國正進行三級警戒，對於未來該如何前進...

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Robert Tsao: "China is bent on attacking Taiwan… As long as I am alive, I will not let the Chinese Communist Party turn Taiwan into the next Hong Kong. This is my pledge to you."

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VIDEO: 🇹🇼 Taiwan businessman hopes to repel China with civilian force A Taiwanese microchip tycoon unveils plans to train more than three million "civilian warriors" to help defend the island against a potential Chinese invasion, donating NT$1 billion ($33m) of his own money

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Today's (Sun May 30) #COVID19 cases in #Taiwan 🇹🇼: 355 local (89 backlogged, 266 today), 0 imported, delays up to 5 days. This time-lapse shows DAYS LATE (shade of red). The trend is still unclear, but today's results instill hope, and the backlog has decreased. ⬇️ 1/n

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@ColtraneDecker @nowthisnews The reason is that innocent people of color are constantly, repeatedly, unfairly stopped by police. It is immoral and degrading, and they shouldn’t have to cooperate with being groundlessly detained. Surely you can understand a lifetime of such frustration.

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I just noticed that #Taipei101 resembles a vaccine syringe, and now I can't see it any other way.

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#Taiwan is not really letting #COVID rip. The country is opening only after high vaccine coverage, and maintains policies like masks and home isolation. There's room for improvement, but by @DrEricDing 's logic, driving — a top cause of death — should be banned. ht @niccijsmith

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📍Choice of 2 paths — Taiwan gave up and let COVID rip. Mainland China did not give up, at the price of some freedom. But the deaths in Taiwan speak for themselves. ➡️So what is the price of FREEDOM:DEATH exchange rate? Freedom of how many worth 1 death? 🤔 HT @DrWilliamKu

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Today's #COVID19 cases in #Taiwan 🇹🇼, now showing backlogged results by DAYS LATE (shade of red). Up to 10-day delays. This guarantees an illusory downward trend. Instead, follow the ORIGINAL BLUE BARS—also downward-biased closer to present, but a better trend indicator. ⬇️ 1/5

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Today's #COVID19 cases in #Taiwan 🇹🇼: the local total is 555 (258 backlogged + 297 today), plus 2 imported. This time lapse shows local results depicting DAYS LATE (shade of red), now with delays up to 12 days. Because of incomplete data, the true trend is still unclear. ⬇️ 1/6

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One telltale sign that something is amiss: China itself cannot agree on exactly what kind of ‘part’ Taiwan must be. Sometimes it’s a province; sometimes a territory; sometimes not yet a part; sometimes Chinese Taipei. Never mind the specifics, just keep the narrative alive? 2/2

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Does anyone in #Taiwan 🇹🇼 agree the Ministry of Foreign Affairs @MOFA_Taiwan would benefit immensely from a modern and improved logo? (Branding, unfortunately, matters — particularly when a nearby bully is doing all it can to discredit you.)

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In #Taiwan , masks continue to be required outdoors — the safest place for virus spread — while messaging on airborne spread, ventilation, and strategic self-testing remains negligible. Education and awareness, not unprofitable rules, should be the foundation of public health.

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🇹🇼 #Taiwan 🦠 #COVID19 | 4月24日 📊5092 domestic, 80 imported cases 📈trends suggest we will surpass 10k daily domestic cases in ~5 days (April 29) 🧪currently <60k tests reported per day 💉22% of 75+ year-olds have 0 vaccine doses 🏥40% of 6,159 hospital beds are occupied 1/6

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Mick is woefully wrong. #Taiwan 🇹🇼 has its own government, passport, and currency. It wants to KEEP its status quo as an independent democracy, and is REQUESTING aid to deter China's🇨🇳 threats. Imperialism isn't OK in 2021 just because it's perpetrated by China instead of the US.

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Taiwan is part of #China + recognised as such by #UN but now #US is stoking tensions- US military have even been in Taiwan training local forces. US + #EU are interfering in China’s domestic affairs- a violation of Art 2 of UN Charter- EU must stop working for US state dept…

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#Taiwan 🇹🇼 should be allowed to participate in the @WHO including the #WHA75 , and it’s absurd that in the year 2022 they cannot. This is both a global health and human rights issue.

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Our sincere thanks to @DrEssaKayd of @somalilandmfa for succinctly stating #Somaliland 's staunch support of #Taiwan 's bid for participation in the activities, mechanisms & meetings of the @WHO like #WHA75 . It's time for @DrTedros to put politics aside & recognize #TaiwanCanHelp !

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TODAY in @CWM_en : a compelling piece shows that domestic spread of #COVID19 🦠 in #Taiwan 🇹🇼 could kill ~20,000 unvaccinated seniors. A short thread 🧵 1/9

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COVID-19 spread in Taiwan could kill thousands of unvaccinated seniors｜Insight｜2022-04-06｜web only

In 2021, Hong Kong’s response to COVID-19 was successful. But this year, Hong Kong reported its first local untraceable COVID-19 cases in 3 months. What can Taiwan learn from Hong Kong’s experience...

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@InterPride China has declared it a crime to support #Taiwan ’s🇹🇼 status quo as an independent nation. There is no excuse for @InterPride to perpetuate to this human rights violation. Please amend your classification of Taiwan: a country, and the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage.

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This year for my birthday, I’ll just be asking that everybody donate their attention to 7-day averages instead of daily counts.

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Some breathtaking buildings in Taipei.

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@NoColdWar Preposterous. The Chinese government has agency and is responsible for its own aggression. Imperialism doesn't cease to be imperialism when it's carried out by a nation other than the US. The Taiwanese have a right to self-determination — and are requesting aid to maintain it.

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My first #COVID19 🦠 infection: a description. SUMMARY: I was positive for 12 days. Day 1 had debilitating headache, fever, and fatigue. I was functional by day 5, followed by steady improvement. Post-nasal drip continues to the present, weeks later. Some observations. 1/11

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#Taiwan 🇹🇼 Ambassador Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 @bikhim : “We cannot let [China’s] ongoing threats define our desire to make friends internationally… “If you have a kid being bullied at school, you don’t say ‘you don’t go to school’; you try to find a way to deal with the bully.”

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“China’s behavior is unprecedented”: Taiwan's top U.S. diplomat Bi-khim Hsiao sits down with @margbrennan to discuss China’s response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and how it’s affecting her country.

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If you’re lighter-skinned & high-income, #Taiwan 🇹🇼 will hand you US$160 to walk right in. If you’re darker-skinned & low-income, Taiwan will make you provide extra docs or pay for a 7-day quarantine during which you can leave anyway. #Racism & classism never were scientific.

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Migrant workers in Taiwan protest 'discriminatory' border policy

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Taipei 101.

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Today's #COVID19 cases in #Taiwan 🇹🇼: 486 local (166 backlogged + 320 today), plus 7 imported. Here @mitchlinmusic and I show results depicting DAYS LATE (shade of red), with delays up to 12 days. The true trend is still unclear, BUT it's possible to make a projection... ⬇️ 1/7

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@jacobin Another US-centric take on #Taiwan that 1) fails to interview even one Taiwanese 2) fails to recognize Taiwan's de facto independence—ZERO overlap with China 3) fails to mention Taiwan requests aid—no US 'push' 4) confuses One China Policy vs Principle 5) discounts China's agency

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Now there’s a political slogan!

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At 國立陽明交通大學 @NYCU_official in #Taiwan 🇹🇼, the Information Services Center prohibits the usage of Chinese tech brands. Reason: “to prevent unauthorized access and potential leakage of sensitive information, which could pose a risk to national information security”.

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The public is wise enough to understand that the situation is complex — far more complex than politics. Let us therefore focus on what we can do to spread truth and help each other in the coming months. 8/

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Taiwan 🇹🇼 employers must recognize that this country is fertile ground for COVID-19: practically no one has been infected or vaccinated, and we're dealing with the more transmissible B.1.1.7 variant. Work From Home #WFH should be ENCOURAGED — and made EASY — for all. #Taiwan

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Perhaps no country has quashed #COVID19 better than #Taiwan 🇹🇼. Even so, I feel @Taiwan_CDC can benefit from more focus on ventilation and aerosol spread. Would you join me in spreading the word that #COVIDisAirborne ? As an example, I sent the following to policymakers👇 1/13

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Some folks seem to be saying #Taiwan ’s #COVID situation shows that simple measures like masks and distancing don’t stop Omicron, and are therefore… pointless? Just imagine where the numbers (& hospitals) would be without them!

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So today Taiwan, the former COVID zero hero, reported the equivalent of almost 100k cases in Australia and 59 deaths. This is despite in- and outdoor masks, 7 day quarantine for int’l arrivals, quarantine of close contacts, WFH and extensive testing. “Plus” measures work. 🙄

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Crystal clear Taipei morning.

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“Don’t let democracy go extinct.”

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@MOHW_Taiwan LOVE TAIWAN 💕💪🇹🇼🏳️‍🌈

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Each of these individuals is occupying two seats in a four-seat coffeehouse. 一個人，兩張桌子。 When I asked if anyone is sitting at the last table, he moved his coffee... approximately 6 inches, from the middle to the edge of the table he’s not occupying. Incredible etiquette.

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In Taiwan, you don't get a holiday. You borrow one. From yourself. 🙂

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Work day on a Saturday… never understood why this make up day is a thing. Just give people the damn holiday

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So excited that #WorldPride2025 🏳️‍🌈 will be held in my nation of residence, #Taiwan 🇹🇼! One friendly correction: Taiwan is a sovereign country, not a ‘region’. It would be a real pity for #LGBTQ leadership to perpetuate one form of identity erasure whilst combating another! 🙏🏽💕💪🏼

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In high school I read about a neurotic stalker who set the whole town on fire after his victim spoke with another man. Today I read about China abandoning climate talks because Taiwan spoke with Nancy Pelosi.

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