Author: Ashish Valentine
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Listen to the radio story at NPR’s website here. TRANSCRIPT OF RADIO STORY SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Social movements have long used music to spread messages and rally support. Musicians from across Taiwan gathered in the southern port city of Kaohsiung recently to try to remind people of the precarious geopolitical situation in which they find…
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Listen to and read the story at NPR’s website here. TAIPEI, Taiwan — The new U.S. administration is taking a sharp turn on support for Ukraine. Thousands of miles away from Kyiv, policy makers and analysts in Taiwan are wondering whether it will be the next casualty of the changing moods in Washington, and what…
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Read the story at NPR’s website here. TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Trump’s plan for Taiwan’s leading semiconductor company to invest $100 billion into new semiconductor facilities in Arizona has divided politics here in Taiwan. Opposition politicians worry it could damage the “silicon shield” that many believe helps keep Taiwan safe from a Chinese attack. Opposition Kuomintang (KMT)…
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Due to Taiwan’s falling birth rate, enrollment at many universities and colleges has been declining for years, forcing many higher education institutions to shut their doors or merge with other universities. Since 2014, 15 colleges and universities have closed in Taiwan. Read and listen to this story on The World’s website here. Taiwan has one of the…
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A combination of ancient knowledge and modern research techniques may be closing the gap between who some of the earliest people to settle in Taiwan could have been and its current residents. The key to the earliest chapters of Taiwan’s history may lie in the stories and traditions of groups like the Saisiyat Indigenous people.…
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Despite racist comments, deal with India offers Taiwan a chance to move closer to equity for migrant workers Read the story on Domino Theory’s website here. Factories, farms and homes in Taiwan will soon play host to migrant workers from a new country: India. Taiwan’s labor ministry announced on February 16 it had signed a Memorandum of…
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40,000 people attended the Megaport Festival in Kaohsiung on the first weekend of April, where several bands sang in Taiwanese Hokkien about political issues, from the February 28 massacre to the legacy of colonialism. Read the story at The China Project’s website here. Thousands of fans gathered for indie rock band Sorry Youth’s set at…
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“I knew before I came forward that I was definitely not alone in being a survivor, there must be others out there.” Read the story at The China Project’s website here. Taiwan is now several weeks into a MeToo reckoning, with more than 100 survivors having come forward to accuse prominent figures in politics, the arts,…
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