Politics “National Day”: Protest Day October 15, 2013 0 Written by Ketty W. Chen. As President Ma Ying-jeou touted economic liberalization, cross-Strait reconciliation and “a rational civil society” in his “National Day” speech, the…
Taiwan On Recent Mass Protest in Taiwan August 13, 2013 4 By Julie Yu-Wen Chen and Helen Russell. On Saturday 3rd August hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese, including many young people, took to the streets of…
Taiwan Taiwan’s Anti-Media Monopoly Movement: Achievements and the future May 2, 2013 0 Written by Chou Ya-Wei. The beginning of Taiwan’s anti-media monopoly youth movement dates back to July 31, 2012, when we started the first series of protests…
Sustainable Development Beyond NIMBYism: China’s Environment Social Mobilization April 8, 2013 0 Written by PENG Lin and Wu Fengshi. The year 2012 marked the rise of social mobilization against industrial pollution and hazardous projects in China. In Qidong,…
Taiwan Social issues, Civil Society and the Quality of Democracy March 26, 2013 1 By Ketty Chen. Last Thursday (March 21, 2013), residents of the Huaguang Community (華光社區) went to the Ministry of Justice to protest the forced demolition…
China-Japan Beijing’s Dilemma in the Handling of Anti-Japanese Popular Nationalism amid Disputes with Japan February 28, 2013 2 By Kang Su-Jeong. Sino-Japanese relations have experienced ups and downs over the past decade. Mounting tensions between the two countries has been accompanied by outbursts…
Culture and Society Why Is The British Colonial Flag Being Raised Again In Hong Kong? October 5, 2012 10 by Sam Beatson The following is an edit of an interview conducted online using a chat interface. Brian Cheung (anonymized) is a 19 year old…
