Testing the #academia outreach here on Mastodon. Please boost if you think you know others who might know.
I'm looking for some good light undergraduate-level books/articles in English about Taiwan under the Japanese and during the White Terror. History, culture, I would even love recommendations of short fiction if you have any.
Here in #Taiwan, some people, are already preparing for the possibility of a war with #China.
The Kuma Academy trains Taiwanese civilians to understand modern warfare, #disinformation first aid and evacuation planning.
The classes sell out within hours.
The idea is to increase resilience – to be more like Ukraine, its founder Shen told me, so that if an invasion or blockade by China happened, they’d have the skills to resist.
“#Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off a historic third consecutive presidential victory on Saturday as voters shrugged off warnings by #China that their re-election would increase the risk of conflict.”
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet outages have been registered in parts of #Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake; the decline in network connectivity comes amid reports of power outages with a tsunami warning issued; nuclear regulator observes no issues with reactors at present 📉
When SARS broke out in #Taiwan in ‘03, the WHO denied Taiwan’s request for the virus’ DNA to combat it.
The WHO told Taiwan’s health minister at the time to ask China.
#China refused the request and 137 people died in the following four months.
Taiwan has been denied WHO membership for five decades due to political reasons, says Dr. Chien-Jen, Taiwan’s Minister of Health at the time of the SARS outbreak.
🥳The US House has passed $95 billion in aid to #Ukraine, #Israel and #Taiwan, ending a political impasse. The Senate is expected to pass the package, which was negotiated with the White House, next week -Bloomberg
Today I had planned to catch the sunrise, but I ended up seeing something far rarer: a Brocken spectre. This divine phenomenon only occurs in quite specific atmospheric conditions. The viewer has to be in a position where they are higher than the clouds with strong sunlight shining down behind them. I had been hoping to see one for years.
A stone plaque in Nanjing West Road in Taipei marks the site of the incident on 27 February 1947 that set off the events of 228 Massacre. An uprising by the Taiwanese people against Chinese Nationalist rule was brutally suppressed. The death toll is estimated at 18,000 to 28,000
Taiwan is the only "open" country in Asia, based on a report by Civicus. Japan and South Korea are categorized as "narrowed." As expected, Afghanistan, China and North Korea are "closed."
NARROWED: Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Timor Leste
OBSTRUCTED: Indonesia, Malaysia
REPRESSED: Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, India
CLOSED: HK, Vietnam, Laos, China, Myanmar, North Korea
Taiwanese actor Wu Mu-hsuen was forced to sign a pledge supporting China's territorial claim over Taiwan, or the show she had just finished filming would be cancelled
According to Wu's agent, the practice is now commonplace for Taiwanese artists working in China
Over the last 2+ years, everytime I got a press release or saw a Tweet about a global ranking or report from an ngo or non-profit, I checked to see if it included #Taiwan or not, and added it to a spreadsheet.
Taiwan, together with the Alliance of Polish Metropolises, has established a $1 million fund to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland, the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Dec. 23.
I was interviewed by VOA in a short segment on what the election means for Indigenous voters. It is hard to know how much of an impact we can make as scholars when we do these interviews, but here I think I was able to shift the story a little bit, pointing out that it isn't just one party that exploits Indigenous identity for political ends.
Senate passes a long-delayed $95 billion package sending aid to #Ukraine, #Israel and #Taiwan. The bill also includes language that could ban #TikTok -CNN
The expanded sanctions list includes 45 additional goods, such as semiconductors and certain chemicals, that could be used for military purposes in Russia's war.
“#Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on Tuesday that are seen as favoring #China and diminishing the power of the island’s president.
The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies give the body greater power to control budgets, including defense spending that the party has blocked in what many see as a concession to China”
Taiwan establishes $1 million fund to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland (kyivindependent.com)
Taiwan, together with the Alliance of Polish Metropolises, has established a $1 million fund to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland, the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Dec. 23.
Taiwan expands sanctions against Russia, Belarus (kyivindependent.com)
The expanded sanctions list includes 45 additional goods, such as semiconductors and certain chemicals, that could be used for military purposes in Russia's war.
Taiwan president to visit sole remaining African ally, Eswatini (www.modernghana.com)
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Eswatini, the island's only diplomatic ally in Africa, next month to firm up ties, her office said Friday....