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Taiwan-based journo with words here and there including @nytimes , @NikkeiAsia , @business . Previously HK, Kunming, Shanghai, LFK.

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Chris Horton 何貴森
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Professional update: I'm writing a book about Taiwan. Please feel free to send any tips, leads, stories or suggestions my way 🙏🙏🙏
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Imagine how it feels to win Olympic gold against opponents from the authoritarian country that wants to take your sovereignty - and when you receive your medal, your country's name, flag, and anthem are completely erased. How much longer will this indignity be forced on Taiwan?
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Reminder that none of today's horrific violence would have occurred had Carrie Lam withdrawn the extradition bill when 2 million Hongkongers peacefully protested against it in June. Lam and her CCP backers opened the Pandora's box of violence, and it's surely going to get worse.
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Taipei is hosting the world's only Pride parade today. Today's gathering is small, but spirited.
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A drag show in front of symbols of the ROC, which imposed a patriarchal heteronormative Chinese identity on Taiwan for decades... this is dissertation material
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TaiwanPlus News
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Taiwan President Tsai @ingwen was treated to a live drag show at the presidential office in a meeting with the country’s most famous drag queen, Nymphia Wind.
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Was using the Harvard University Press website just now and it casually asked me to deny Taiwan's sovereignty
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Prague 2016 vs Prague 2021
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Demonstrators now marching through rainy downtown Taipei in support of Hong Kong, shouting HK protest chants in Mandarin and Cantonese.
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Something happy for your Twitter, for a change: One of Asia's first legally registered same-sex couples #Taiwan
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In a span of one week, Chinese diplomats threatened 150,000 Filipinos working overseas, got into a spat with South Korea, and openly questioned the statehood of the 14 former Soviet countries. The common thread between these episodes: Taiwan.
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Two million people, one year ago today. One of the most amazing displays of peaceful defiance I've ever seen. #HongKong
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Boss moods
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Taiwan is about to make history as the first Asian country to allow same-sex marriages. It also happens to be a beautiful day.
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Quick personal note: Very happy to announce that I will be joining Bloomberg on Monday, where I will be the Taiwan markets reporter. Looking forward to covering Taiwan with the talented people of the @business Asia Markets team and Taipei bureau during these interesting times.
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Congratulations to all the happy newlyweds in Taipei, and elsewhere in Taiwan. You made history today.
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Tsai Ing-wen has a 5-story campaign ad above the Taipei Bridge featuring her and a cat. Rough translation: Tsai: Tax cuts feel good Cat: Buy me more treats
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Interesting: Taiwan is one of the few major economies not expected to contract this year, suggesting effective handling of the coronavirus may actually be better for the economy than letting the virus spread unchecked to infect millions/kill 10,000s
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Presidential candidates Hou Yu-ih and Ko Wen-je concede. Must be nice to be from a country where all presidential candidates accept election results.
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1. Hsiao renounced her US citizenship in 2002 2. Hsiao speaks native Mandarin (and English) 3. Hsiao's white American mother speaks fluent Taiwanese: 4. China-leaning candidate Terry Gou's VP pick Tammy Lai also half-American, but CCP shills not bothered
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People may imagine Taiwan is roughly the same size as Singapore or Hong Kong, due to it frequently being called an “island” or “place” by most international media outlets. It's not even close: Singapore: 720 sq km HK: 1,100 sq km Taiwan: 36,190 sq km
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Czech media: Billionaire Karel Komárek's family foundation bought $235,000 in piano orders from local manufacturer Petrof that had been canceled by Chinese customers after a Czech delegation visited Taiwan. The pianos will be donated to Czech schools.
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Reminder: Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization due to Chinese pressure poses an unnecessary global health risk, especially when mystery viruses start spreading beyond China's borders. For Beijing, politics trumps lives.
@MRC_Outbreak
MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis
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Size of Wuhan outbreak of a novel #coronavirus estimated from the three cases detected outside China: Likely to be over 1000 cases. @imperialcollege @mrc_outbreaks report released today 🔰
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Fascinating development: With its military decimated and its economy in tatters, Russia quietly opens the port of Vladivostok to China - 163 years after the Qing ceded it to the Russian Empire.
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“I do not torture myself with things we might have done differently.” Reminder that Kissinger's eagerness to throw the Taiwanese people under the bus in order to please Mao is a major reason that Taiwan's status today is a geopolitical flashpoint.
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2011: Ukraine signs agreement to become a strategic partner of China 2017: Ukraine signs on to China's Belt and Road Initiative 2022: "I think the partnership is already over... Ukraine has made it clear that this is the end" - Ukrainian MP @InnaSovsun
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Never-neverland: Taiwan has had only 7 deaths/500 cases during the pandemic, a new export record last month and stock market record high yesterday. Today its central bank *raised* its growth target for this year to 1.6% in a year of global recession.
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There are currently *two* coronavirus cases left in Taiwan, out of ~23 million people. Only 7 have died since the first case was reported on January 21, the same day as the first case in the US, where almost 130K+ have died.
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zeynep tufekci
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Good morning in sad, jealous tweets. All schools in Taiwan have been open since February. They did not listen to China or WHO in January and immediately masked up and shut down travel. They also traced the hell out of their outbreaks. They were practically done by February.
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Another own goal for Chinese diplomacy, this time in Brazil. The Chinese embassy there sent a letter telling members of parliament not to congratulate Tsai Ing-wen on her recent inauguration. It was leaked, spawning the #VivaTaiwan hashtag now trending.
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Paulo Eduardo Martins
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Em carta, a embaixada da ditadura chinesa recomendou o silêncio dos parlamentares brasileiros em relação à posse da presidente de Taiwan. Uma afronta. Diz que não podemos nem felicitar a presidente. Portanto, mesmo com atraso, felicito a presidente Tsai Ing-wen pela posse.
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Current relations between China, Japan and Taiwan, summarized in one photo
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The stories of Taiwanese who dedicated their lives to overthrowing Chinese dictatorship and establishing the democracy Taiwan enjoys today are little-known beyond Taiwan's borders. Among them, Peng Ming-min's story is one of the most epic - and impactful.
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For the vast majority of Taiwanese, China's “offer” of “peaceful unification” is not an olive branch, but a threat to their hard-earned democracy. Most Taiwanese consider their sovereignty non-negotiable - something that many commentators overlook.
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Just had noodles in Tainan, chatted with the shop owner/cook while paying, mentioned I'm headed to Kaohsiung now. Moments later, as I am cycling away, I hear someone yell. It's him, drenched in sweat, running to hand me a big bottle of ice-cold water + tell me to take care. #台灣
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The story of viral Instagram models Chang Wan-ji & Hsu Sho-er is so pure. Was a joy to interview them and their grandson, Reef, who helps behind the scenes. A super sweet Taiwanese family sharing love with the world. (Great photos, as always, by @Anrizzy )
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Friendly guy at Kansas City airport: So, where ya headed? Me: Taiwan. Guy: Oh yeah? How's Taiwan? Me: It's great. Nice people, beautiful nature, good food. Guy: Oh yeah, the food's great. Me: Ah, you've visited before? Guy: Nah... I just like Thai food.
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Taiwan has never been governed by the People's Republic of China. How can a country seek independence from a state that has never governed it? And who are “Taiwan independence forces”? The vast majority of democratic Taiwan's 23 million people who oppose annexation by the PRC?
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Taiwan has only six people remaining in quarantine for coronavirus and hasn't had a local transmission for two months. It recently revoked the ban on eating aboard the High Speed Rail, although your mask must go back on once you've finished that bento. #防疫新生活
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HK Lennon Wall flag designed by Chinese dissident artist @badiucao making its way through downtown Taipei
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German industry is acting as an extension of Chinese coercion efforts aimed at Lithuania
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Noah Barkin
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The German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce has written to the Lithuanian government warning that German investors may close their plants in the country unless a "constructive solution to restore Lithuanian-Chinese economic relations" is found
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Interesting: China not prohibiting American reporters from working in China's Taiwan
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The UN General Assembly is meeting this week, and once again it does not include Taiwan, a democratic near-G20 economy that is home to 23 million people. This is solely due to the objections of Beijing, which itself was excluded from the UN until 1971.🧵👇
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Interesting how often US network TV coverage of the Pelosi visit repeated Beijing's rhetoric while ignoring Taiwanese voices. Also interesting: the parent companies of ABC, NBC & CBS have all partnered with Beijing-controlled companies on multibillion-dollar theme park resorts.🧵
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If you've wondered how Taiwanese athletes and spectators feel about being forced to compete as Chinese Taipei, you're in luck. This minidoc by @GarretMClarkeP1 is full of Taiwanese takes on their predicament.
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Democracies worldwide no longer worry about angering an always-angry Beijing. This has made it easier for governments to get closer to Taiwan, a fellow democracy that knows about Chinese anger. Quotes from @kimberley_chen , @jorge_guajardo , @MatasMaldeikis
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I visited Sihanoukville late last year, and found it overwhelmed by Chinese investment & construction centering around a casino gambling boom. Garbage piles everywhere, while the city's infrastructure was incapable of handling sewage and water drainage.
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1. The Manchurian Qing Dynasty ruled less than half of Taiwan from 1683 to 1895, when it ceded it to Japan 2. Tokyo relinquished sovereignty over Taiwan via Treaty of San Francisco in 1952 - with no recipient country designated 3. Cairo + Potsdam declarations both non-binding
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There is nothing new about legislators and other officials from the US and other democracies visiting Taiwan. China is manufacturing a crisis with the explicit aim of dictating the foreign policy of sovereign states.
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Trial cruise of China's largest type of amphibious assault ship, designed with the invading Taiwan in mind. Top is a landing deck for helicopters, the well in the rear can unload amphibious tanks and hovercraft. China building two per year - this is its third. It's not small.
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お砂糖wsnbn
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海上公試に向かう075型3番艦とみられる映像。
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Irony alert: Taiwan, where 43% of legislators are women, is not represented at the UN, or recognized by @UN_Women
@UN_Women
UN Women
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Women continue to be significantly underrepresented in the highest political positions. #WomenInPolitics deserve a seat at the table.
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Can we reconsider the "by force if necessary" formulation when talking about China's threat to Taiwan? Invading a country that doesn't threaten you is never "necessary". Such phrasing normalizes Xi's plan to end Taiwan's hard-earned freedom at the cost of many lives.
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Zelensky coming to Asia and finally voicing displeasure with China more than two years into the war feels like a big turning point
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Richard Walker
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Zelenskyy criticises Chinese support for Russia 1/ - With China’s support for Russia, the war will last longer - That's bad for the whole world - It's also not good for China, which declares that it supports sovereignty and territorial integrity
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Taiwan president @iingwen made this year's Bloomberg 50 for her government's success in handling Covid-19. Despite no local transmissions of the coronavirus since April 12 and only 7 deaths in total, Taiwan introduced stricter mask requirements on Monday.
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This feels like a turning point: the first major cross-strait kerfuffle with more foreign correspondents reporting + tweeting from Taipei than from Beijing. Yes there's room for more Taiwanese voices in x-strait coverage, but *a lot* has changed since Tsai called Trump in 2016.
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Picture-perfect end to a remarkable afternoon of protest in #HongKong
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Helpful reminder from Regina Ip that the term "Greater China" is a propaganda term used by Han ethnonationalists
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Taipei Pride 2020 fully underway on a beautiful blue-sky day, festive as always
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A reminder that the Chinese Communist Party seeks to destroy the democracy that has arguably handled this pandemic better than anywhere else.
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蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen
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As the world grapples with the severity of the #COVID19 pandemic, China’s military maneuvers around #Taiwan have continued unabated. Whether it’s national defence or preventing the spread of disease, our armed forces remain as vigilant as ever. #IslandOfResilience
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And I thought Tsai's last week as president would be quiet and boring
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Carrie Lam has singlehandedly changed the focus of Taiwan's election campaign from economics to sovereignty and boosted Taiwan-Hong Kong solidarity. Can't imagine Beijing being pleased.
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Lev Nachman
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The Taipei #反送中 protests is only 20 minutes in and already hundreds have shown up with more pouring in, heard from one organizer they are expecting over a thousand people. Pleasantly surprised by the turnout, by far the biggest TW-HK solidarity protest to happen in a while.
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Rarely do foreign diplomats address the Taiwanese people in the Taiwanese language, which is far more difficult than Mandarin
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Robert Fergusson
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Over the last three years, I have seen first-hand Taiwan’s rich diversity and resilience and experienced the warmth, friendship, support and hospitality of the Taiwanese people. As I prepare to return to my hometown #Melbourne in the coming weeks, see my message in Taiwanese:
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1. Taiwan has *never* been ruled by the People's Republic of China 2. Nobody was surprised 3. PRC denying its own agency - it chose to conduct destabilizing military exercises and fire missiles into Taiwanese and Japanese waters
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#Taiwan has recorded its sixth straight day of no new confirmed coronavirus cases. The Central Epidemic Command Center used watermelons to help us visualize this milestone.
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Taipei Pride, which is not affiliated with today's event, is held on the last Saturday of October because June (Pride month) is typically rainy here. Today's parade is being held for the millions of people worldwide who are unable to march due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Absolute stunner of a day here in Taipei as the world awaits the results of Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections
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Bold move by Haidilao
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The WHO “cannot share information with Taiwan... because Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations.”
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Taipei at night 台北夜景
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Staff at the Xinyi District Household Registration Office soaking up an historic moment
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PSA
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During #USAPEC2023 in San Francisco, I met with Chinese Taipei Minister Kung Ming-Hsin from the National Development Council to discuss ways to strengthen our already robust economic cooperation on critical issues, such as supply chains and clean energy.
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And, like magic, shortly after Taiwan became Asia's first country to recognize same-sex marriage, the heavy rains have disappeared and the sun is shining. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if a rainbow appeared.
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"In a 1935 resolution, the CCP supported independence for Taiwan. Until 1943, it continued to refer to the Taiwanese people alongside other foreign nations. Not until March 1949 did the party state for the first time its goal of “liberating Taiwan”."
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The KMT nominee for VP
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michaelturton
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Jaw Shao-kong, Hou's VP pick, from the 1994 Taipei Mayor election
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Taiwan's GDP grew faster than China's for the first time in 30 years, according to estimates - official data comes out today. A successful pandemic response and booming exports made it the other major economy to grow last year. By @samsonellis & Raymond Wu
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Official data out now: Taiwan's economy grew by 2.98% in 2020, the most of any major economy last year
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Taiwan's GDP grew faster than China's for the first time in 30 years, according to estimates - official data comes out today. A successful pandemic response and booming exports made it the other major economy to grow last year. By @samsonellis & Raymond Wu
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Crazy 2020 movie pitch: Beautiful island nation on edge of intl order solidifies its democracy, crushes covid, donates 50 million masks to rest of world. Universal health care, awesome food, friendly people, would be perfect but for one thing: China is preparing to annihilate it.
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I've spoken to many Taiwanese recently who were genuinely surprised that the world was paying attention to its progress on same-sex marriage. Many here don't realize what a huge soft power win it is for Taiwan.
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Ellen DeGeneres
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Taiwan is now the first Asian country to allow marriage equality. Let’s celebrate every step in the right direction.
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Just returned to mainland Taiwan after a few days of island life on Xiaoliuqiu 小琉球. Contrary to persistent media tropes, Taiwan is not a mere island, it's a country consisting of many islands, including a rather large one.
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Earlier tonight, Taiwanese band FireEX played its Sunflower movement anthem “Island Sunrise” while audience members held up their hands with five fingers outstretched, for the five demands of HK protesters. Feels ever more poignant now.
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One of the most influential and underrated post-war leaders in Asia, Lee was the midwife for the democracy that Taiwanese fought for for decades.
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Emily Y. Wu
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Former Taiwan president Lee Tung-Hui passed away tonight at 7:24pm. He was 98 years old.
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Hard to overstate the difference between Su Tseng-chang and William Lai's approaches to passing same-sex marriage legislation. Su is all in. Lai did nothing, despite saying he would.
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蘇貞昌
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我要拜託大家,黨團為讓行政院版748號施行法過關,條文微調,但實質權益不變。請大家支持,在明天歷史性的時刻,支持您選區的立法委員,勇敢站在一起,為台灣的社會向前一步,歷史一定會記住、大家一定會感謝,我也在這裡深深感謝。
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There is only *one* woman serving in the 25-member politburo at the top of the Chinese Communist Party, and none in the 7-member standing committee at its apex. In both Taipei and DC, however, women are playing vital roles in Taiwan's fight for survival.
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Taiwan is covered in public art celebrating local fruit. The pride of Yunlin County's Citong Township, however, is garlic.
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Reminder to media friends that diminishing Taiwan by calling it "the island" instead of a country is not being neutral, it's literally parroting CCP propaganda
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Taiwan is one of the countries least affected by coronavirus (5 deaths) precisely because it ignored @WHO guidance, which it considers tainted by Chinese influence. This will only deepen Taiwanese suspicion of WHO.
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Chris Horton 何貴森
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Eventful @WHO presser today: 23:57: @CNN contributor erroneously says @WHO urged travel restrictions early on 26:05: @DrTedros : “We don't do politics in WHO” 29:29 - @DrTedros accuses @MOFA_Taiwan of complicity in racist campaign against Africans Watch:
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Chris Horton 何貴森
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Kudos to @TheEconomist for calling Taiwan a country. All media should do this instead of calling it an island/place. It's a simple choice between reporting a fact, or clouding the truth in a way that aids Communist Party propaganda goals and disrespects a nation of 23 million.
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The Economist
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In Asia, a region with 4.5bn people, only two countries, Taiwan and Japan, are considered to have a free press #OpenFuture
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Chris Horton 何貴森
7 years
Why reporting on Taiwan isn't easy, in one photo: Taiwanese audience in Republic of China afro wigs cheer the arrival of team Chinese Taipei
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Chris Horton 何貴森
5 years
Tsai Ing-wen declaring victory in Taipei: “With each presidential election, Taiwan is showing how much we cherish our democratic way of life... We must work to keep our country safe, and defend our sovereignty”
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Chris Horton 何貴森
3 years
Taiwan's democratization is one of the more inspiring and underappreciated stories of the post-Cold War era
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蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen
3 years
In the face of constant challenges, the people of #Taiwan have been resolute in their commitment to democracy. Together, we are showing the world that countries can develop & thrive while upholding democratic freedoms, & we should be proud of our achievements.
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Chris Horton 何貴森
4 years
In January, Taiwan's mask production capacity was less than 1.9 million/day. It's now 15 million and will soon reach 20 million, thanks to coordination between the government, mask manufacturers and machine-tool makers. w/ @Lauly_Th_Li , @ChengTingFang
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Chris Horton 何貴森
1 year
"UN General Assembly Resolution 2758... neither states that Taiwan is a part of the PRC nor gives the PRC the right to represent the people of Taiwan in the UN and its specialised agencies." Fact check: ✅️
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Chris Horton 何貴森
3 years
The KMT doesn't consider itself a Taiwanese political party. It is officially the Chinese Nationalist Party, and disrupting Taiwanese democracy serves its own ethnonationalist ends, as well as those of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Chris Horton 何貴森
3 years
Pretty wild that the capitals of Taiwan and the Republic of China are connected by a two-hour high-speed train. Added bonus: no need to quarantine.
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Chris Horton 何貴森
9 months
Highly recommend this crash course in Taiwanese history by Gerrit van der Wees to anyone covering Taiwan's election this weekend. Gerrit is a former Dutch diplomat who teaches Taiwanese history at George Mason University.
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Chris Horton 何貴森
3 years
*waves from Chinese Taipei*
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Chris Horton 何貴森
6 years
Fun fact: Brent Christensen, the unofficial US ambassador to Taiwan, was the person who in 2007 purchased the US embassy in Beijing's air quality monitor. The embassy's AQI tweets eventually shamed CCP into admitting/monitoring its pollution problem.
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Chris Horton 何貴森
4 years
Can't be emphasized enough: one of the critical components of Taiwan's gold-standard response to the pandemic was completely ignoring @WHO 's advice from the outset
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王定宇 Wang Ting-yu, MP
4 years
What @WHO has done throughout COVID-19 pandemic: In Jan, WHO said Xi Jinping's leadership on COVID was invaluable. In Feb, WHO urged countries not to close borders to visitors from China. In March, WHO advised us against wearing masks. Now, WHO says comments = cyberattacks.
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Chris Horton 何貴森
4 years
Today's Taipei Pride parade capped a year-plus coming out for Taiwan on the global stage that began with legalizing same-sex marriage last year and was later boosted by its covid response this year
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Chris Horton 何貴森
5 years
If ever there were a time for Taiwan's national air carrier to consider rebranding, this may well be it
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Chris Horton 何貴森
1 year
Respect to @EngleTV of Bloomberg for keeping a straight face throughout this exhange with @KP_Taiwan , a leading candidate to be Taiwan's next president - a job which presumably involves meeting people and talking to them
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Chris Horton 何貴森
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Just saw it. Simply an amazing film that everyone should see. Protip: you'll need much more tissue than this to make it to the end.
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