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“#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's legislature passes changes seen as favoring China, reducing president's power
Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature has passed changes that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island’s president.AP News
Week one in the new administration in #Taiwan, things are getting a bit concerning. We have on one side opposition parties tried to expand the legislative power
https://mastodon.online/@newbloommag/112497354331258676
And separate China holds large scale military drills
https://mstdn.social/@davidonformosa/112494302145784580
China propaganda machine also putting pressure on Taiwanese entertainers working in China to conform
It's incredibly distracting and overwhelming situation...Taiwan gov should keep their vigilant eyes on all fronts
David on Formosa (@davidonformosa@mstdn.social)
Attached: 2 images "49 PLA aircraft, 19 PLAN vessels, and 7 CCG vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. today. 35 of the aircraft crossed the median line of Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's SW ADIZ.Mastodon 🐘
'Switching Diplomatic Recognition Between Taiwan and China' is a new book in Routledge's Taiwan series. This one is open access so you can download it for free!
Switching Diplomatic Recognition Between Taiwan and China: Economic and Social Impact
This book examines the economic and social impacts of switching diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China, and vice versa, and investigates how China achieves its foreign policy objective of dissuading Taiwan’s diplomatic partners and other third par…Routledge & CRC Press
A controversial bill to give Taiwan's legislature increased power passed a second reading on Friday. A third reading is required for the bills to become law
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202405240018
Revisions boosting Legislature's investigative powers pass 2nd reading - Focus Taiwan
A package of amendments to the Law Governing the Legislature's Power that would strengthen the body's investigative powers passed a second reading Friday, moving them one step closer to becoming law.Focus Taiwan - CNA English News
There has been an increase in the number of Taiwanese worried about the risk of war but this worry should be seen in the context of a threat which has existed for decades
"Taiwanese have been concerned about war for decades, but that worry does not dominate their daily lives. Even though the likelihood of war objectively appears much higher now than it was in 2021, Taiwanese are not panicking."
Taiwanese perceptions of conflict: Continuity in the face of change
Despite changes in the PRC's activity in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese perceptions do not indicate panic. But they are paying attention.Brookings
An estimated crowd of 30,000 people gathered outside Taiwan's Legislative Yuan to protest against the KMT's attempts to force through legislation that would grant sweeping powers to the legislature and undermine Taiwan's democracy
Excellent reporting by @brian_hioe
https://newbloommag.net/2024/05/21/kmt-legislative-yuan-protest/
30,000 Demonstrate Around Legislative Yuan Against Pan-Blue Push to Expand Powers | New Bloom Magazine
Tens of thousands are gathered around the Legislative Yuan, in demonstration of the pan-Blue camp’s planned changes to grant new prosecutorial powers to…Brian Hioe (New Bloom Magazine)
Taiwan inauguration barely makes ripples across strait in China
Many were unaware about the events taking place in Taipei, and some didn't even know who Lai Ching-te, the island's new president, was.Ludovic Ehret (The Japan Times)
The democracy of Taiwan changed president earlier today.
Taiwan, who has had proper democracy for a while now, is not only seen as a very strong finance center (part of the “4 Tigers”, most of the hi-tech chips in the device you use to read this are made in Taiwan), but also have the most LGBTQ+ friendly, and also gender-equality focused legislation in south-east asia, with the parting president of 8 years being a woman and also a minister who is non-binary.
All of their progress would be snuffed out if invaded by a very large country close to them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/taipei-taiwan-life-photos/
Australian National University offers a course in Taiwanese language (台語)
https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/2024/course/CHIN2013
#ANU #Taiwan #Taiwanese #Language #Linguistics
Außerordentlich gute Analyse und Betrachtung der ganzen Geschichte um Taiwan... wie es dazu kam, was jetzt ist, und wie es weitergehen könnte
Vorsicht seeeehr lang.
Erklär mir die Welt: #299 Erklär mir den Konflikt um Taiwan, Susanne Weigelin-Schwierzik
Webseite der Episode: https://erklaermir.simplecast.com/episodes/299-erklar-mir-konflikt-um-taiwan-susanne-weigelin-schwierzik-jZZkHJtd
1. The West doesn't "protect democracy" anywhere.
2. #Taiwan is not a country, it is a province of #China.
Note that over 90% of Taiwanese are ethnic Han, & speak the same language as the mainland, have family in both places, often visit / study / travel /work in the mainland. Yes, there is a small minority of left overs from China's civil war who have never forgiven the mainland. Yes, there are US funded individuals and organisations in that minority.
#US intelligence officials assess that #Russia and #China are working more closely together on military issues, including a potential invasion of #Taiwan, prompting new planning across the government to counter a potential scenario in which the countries fight in coordination.
“We see China and Russia, for the first time, exercising together in relation to Taiwan and recognizing that this is a place where China definitely wants Russia to be working with them,"
US Intelligence Officials See China, Russia Militaries Working Closer on Taiwan
US intelligence officials assess that Russia and China are working more closely together on military issues, including a potential invasion of Taiwan, prompting new planning across the government to counter a potential scenario in which the countries…Daniel Flatley (Bloomberg)
