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Brian Hioe
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Editor at @newbloommag.net, writes @thediplomat.com @flaminghydra.com, non-resident fellow at University of Nottingham's Taiwan Research Hub, ‪Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club board, freelance journalist, translator, DJ. Author of Taipei at Daybreak
Well, unfortunately, that's likely the case
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Interesting that the Philippines denies any knowledge purported upgrading of Taiwanese bases that it would carry out at US direction. Just deflection? Or was this a false story?

www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/20...
美建議台灣資助軍事基地升級 菲律賓:未獲知會 | 國際 | 中央社 CNA
美國國會轄下「美中經濟暨安全檢討委員會」(USCC)日前建議由台灣提供資金,協助菲律賓為境內美軍基地升級,菲律賓國防部表示未接獲美方通知,且對相關構想不予置評。
www.cna.com.tw
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Part of a series of interviews I did with activists earlier this month while traveling!
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Next month!
Calling all crocheters and knitters!
Crocheting and knitting items to be sold to raise funds for Palestine.

More info:
www.facebook.com/share/17pReF...
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Next month!
Calling all crocheters and knitters!
Crocheting and knitting items to be sold to raise funds for Palestine.

More info:
www.facebook.com/share/17pReF...
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The giant robot kind of makes the surveillance state look cool though, lol

focustaiwan.tw/photos/20251...
Democracy manifest - Focus Taiwan
An art installation of a robot holding binoculars is displayed at the "Flowers of Freedom" exhibition, which opened Monday at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. This permanent exhib...
focustaiwan.tw
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Does seem Takaichi is putting the Abe script of managing Trump back into play
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Reposted by Brian Hioe
By comparison, a total of HK$177 million has been budgeted for publicity for the 2025 LegCo election

www.reo.gov.hk/pdf/estimate...
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Absolutely deranged. I hope countries clamoring to end asylum or refugee policies for people from Myanmar—including Taiwan—don’t use this as justification for that now

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DHS Terminating Temporary Protected Status for Burma
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma (Myanmar).
www.uscis.gov
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
In my latest for @UoN_TRH, tried to situate the rise of Cheng Li-wun alongside other recent historical comparisons--the comparison to Hung Hsiu-chu is, of course, inevitable
Cheng Li-wun: The Second Coming of Hung Hsiu-chu?
Written by Brian Hioe. This article compares the new KMT party chair Cheng Li-wun to Hung Hsiu-chu. Both made waves on the basis of their deep blue political leanings and hardline stance on advocat…
taiwaninsight.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Join us for drinks!
Taking place at DAYBREAK on Thursday! Join us for a happy hour focused on sustainability

www.facebook.com/events/15201...
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I wonder what it says about Taiwan that a movie about the White Terror can take home the highest honor in the film industry, but a certain political party still defends this past, in fact, claiming themselves to be the victim

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'A Foggy Tale' tops Golden Horse Awards with multiple wins, including best film - Focus Taiwan
"A Foggy Tale" (大濛) has been named best narrative feature at the Golden Horse Awards, with the film taking four honors to become the biggest winner at the 62nd edition of the most prestigious cinema a...
focustaiwan.tw
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Reposted by Brian Hioe
"Cyanide Fishing Incident Intersects with Regional Territorial Tensions" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Cyanide Fishing Incident Intersects with Regional Territorial Tensions | New Bloom Magazine
In September, Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling criticized Chinese fishermen over the use of cyanide fishing…
newbloommag.net
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by Brian Hioe
"'Karst' Offers Sophisticated Character Study of Rural Life in China" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
“Karst” Offers Sophisticated Character Study of Rural Life in China - No Man Is An Island
Set amidst the plateaus of Guizhou, "Karst" presents the complex inner lives of farmers in Southwestern China
nomanisanis.land
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The timing is entirely coincidental, given that there was a 60-day review period before this, but where the Overton Window is concerned, probably no politically more apt time to lift these restrictions than the present

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Taiwan lifts Fukushima-area food import restrictions - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan has lifted special import requirements for foods from Japan's five Fukushima-area prefectures, ending the need for dual certification and 100 percent batch-by-batch testing, the Taiwan Food and...
focustaiwan.tw
November 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If China is increasingly using civilian ships as part of practice operations for taking Taiwan, I do wonder about its capability to defend those ships in such an operation--precisely since they aren't traditional military vessels

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Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Why does this baby have the same hairstyle as Lai Ching-te
Have been seeing this video going around of a Chinese animation depicting Taiwan as a literal baby that needs to be saved from sinister Japan
November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Have been seeing this video going around of a Chinese animation depicting Taiwan as a literal baby that needs to be saved from sinister Japan
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Honestly, rather a shame that one of Taiwan's first out lawmakers is backing Takaiichi, who opposes same-sex marriages and advocates for women to return to traditional gender roles. Also, who chose the font for that banner

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Kaohsiung lawmakers push for support for Japan in China dispute - Focus Taiwan
Several Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers from Kaohsiung on Friday urged Taiwanese to support Japan by buying Japanese goods and traveling there amid China's angry reaction to comments by P...
focustaiwan.tw
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Sometimes I do think about how life would be so much simpler if I just posted things on the Internet and that's all I did, as with many of my campist enemies, rather than write 1 article a day, plan like 2 events per week, make drinks at bar, random space troubleshooting, etc
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM