投稿者: Helen Davidson in Taipei
Critics say national security law cracking down on offences such as insurrection will further erode civil libertiesHong Kong’s parliament has passed a controversial national security law granting the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen …
Debate has begun on Article 23 – legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of mainland ChinaHong Kong’s government has released the draft text of a new national security law that would further tighten control on the city and bring its laws clo…
The incident comes days after a Chinese fishing boat, which was being pursued by Taiwan’s coast guard, capsized killing twoChina’s coast guard has boarded a Taiwanese tourist vessel, as tensions continue to escalate in the waters between China’s mainla…
The city’s chief executive, John Lee, announced a public consultation period after claiming advocates of independence are ‘still lurking in our society’Hong Kong’s government has announced a public consultation period for a new national security law, t…
First two episodes inaccessible to viewers in city, with some attributing censorship to umbrella protest scenesAmazon’s big-ticket series Expats, set and filmed in Hong Kong, is not available for viewing in the city despite being billed as a worldwide …
Population data shows drop of almost three million in 2023China’s population decline has accelerated, with a second year of record-low birthrates.The total number of people in China dropped by 2.75 million – or 0.2% – to 1.409 billion in 2023, the Nati…
Mistranslation of ‘satellite’ to ‘missile’ in message causes alarm and confusion days before presidential electionA Chinese satellite launch has triggered a nationwide emergency alert in Taiwan days before its presidential election, prompting alarm and…
With Beijing favouring the opposition candidate, the ruling DPP has accused China of interfering in presidential electionWith just a few days until its globally significant presidential election, Taiwan has been hit by what experts say are acts of inte…
Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against TaiwanTaiwan’s government is considering joining the international criminal court, in part to increase deterrence of a Chinese attack or invasion.Supporters al…
Outcome of election scheduled for 13 January could lead to vastly different scenarios with Beijing next yearTaiwan’s election on 13 January is the first of more than 40 national elections to be held around the world in 2024. It will determine the presi…
Sebastien Lai hasn’t spoken to his father in three years, but says he supports the stance the veteran pro-democracy activist has takenSebastien Lai is sitting in a downtown coffee shop, on a blustery day in Taipei. The 28-year-old was only recently mar…
Officials say at least 126 killed and more than 500 injured after 6.2-magnitude quake in Gansu and Qinghai provincesCold weather is hampering rescue efforts after an earthquake in China’s Gansu and Qinghai provinces that killed at least 126 people and …
After announcing that she would not return to Hong Kong from Canada, the pro-democracy activist says she fears China’s global reachIn August this year Agnes Chow crossed into mainland China filled with fear. The young activist was in the company of fiv…
Chow was one of nine people arrested in 2020 under the new national security law and says her mental health has sufferedAgnes Chow, a high-profile Hong Kong activist who was jailed over the 2019 pro-democracy protests and charged with foreign collusion…
Minnie Chan has reportedly been out of contact since travelling to Xiangshan Forum a month agoFriends and colleagues of a Hong Kong journalist have raised concerns after she failed to return from a defence and security forum in Beijing a month ago.Minn…