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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 2h

Oh, whoops

Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 7h

Probably precision strikes do need to be considered more as a possible course of action from China

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Taiwan should focus on PLA precision strikes, carrier operations: Scholars - Focus Taiwan

Taiwanese military scholars on Wednesday discussed recent moves by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), including increased bomber activity in the Taiwan Strait and fewer aircraft operating eas...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 7h

The usual claim from the KMT, that it alone has the ability to create cross-strait peace

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KMT leader urges Taiwanese efforts, not Trump's, for cross-strait peace - Focus Taiwan

Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said Wednesday that Taiwan should depend on its own efforts rather than on U.S. President Donald Trump or anyone else to achieve peace across the Taiwan Strait...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 12h

Slightly perplexed by this event concept (despite coming up with it) except that we don’t like the ROC, a bloodstained thing, nor do we like any nationalism whatsoever—but we do have the day off for National Day, so come drink!

New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 12h

Join us on Saturday night to commemorate 10,000 years of the ROC, as part of our Anti-Nationalist National Day party!

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 12h

Will 5% in defense spending really be possible? We’ll see…but the US could possibility demand 10%, as it has sometimes done, even if that is met

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Koo reaffirms 5% defense spending goal amid U.S. call for major hike - Focus Taiwan

Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄) pledged Wednesday to carry out President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) goal of raising Taiwan's defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, after a Pentagon nominee endorsed U.S...

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New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 16h

Check out the latest New Bloom Substack! We review efforts to help Hualien after the collapse of a barrier lake, our latest articles, and our upcoming Anti-Nationalist National Day party on Saturday

From Taipei, Taiwan: The 2025/10/08 New Bloom Newsletter

Mata’ian information and assistance • a Giant misstep • a scandal in Meinong • Teachers’ Day • bargaining chips • Trans March After Party • liberation Yoga • anti-nationalist day

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 16h

Chen Chi-mai seems to be aiming to signal a strong stance on crime with the Meinong Grand Canyon case

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獨家》傳涉案藍營民代求情陳其邁遭拒美濃大峽谷案幕後黑手將現身？ - 政治 - 自由時報電子報

高市美濃大峽谷盜砂回填等弊案，橋頭地檢署接連發動二波搜索行動，針對吉洋里轄區土地被傾倒廢棄物清查，帶回嫌犯前美濃鎮長堂弟羅建昌等多人，偵訊後聲請法院羈押禁見羅等4人獲准；據悉，隨著案情越滾越大，某涉案藍營民代擔心被查獲，竟托人向高雄市長陳其邁求情「放我一馬」，但陳其邁堅持不分藍綠一定辦到底。

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 16h

Hmmm, wonder what this means for regional cybersecurity, but that is generally an area that Taiwan could strengthen capacities in

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Leaked Chinese data shows Taiwan potential 'hacker springboard': NICS - Focus Taiwan

A recent major leak of surveillance data from China shows Beijing could use Taiwan as a "springboard" for hackers to launch cyberattacks, according to the National Institute of Cyber Security (NICS) u...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 16h

Well, good to hear of stability in the barrier lake for now

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Matai'an barrier lake stable after magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Hualien - Focus Taiwan

The Matai'an Creek barrier lake in Hualien County remained stable after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the eastern Taiwan county early Wednesday, according to the Forestry and Nature Conservation A...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

Not the largest vigil, but glad people came out

New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 1d

"Two Years On, Vigil for Gaza Held in Liberty Plaza" by @brianhioe.bsky.social

Two Years On, Vigil for Gaza Held in Liberty Plaza | New Bloom Magazine

A vigil for Palestine was held in Liberty Plaza in Taipei today, on the second anniversary of the attacks conducted by Hamas on October 7th, 2023. After the attacks, the Israeli government began an…

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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 1d

Facts:
- thousands of people were evacuated ahead of the flooding and countless lives were saved
- according to gov't, all victims came from areas subject to evacuations, coordination between central and local government obviously had issues
- Fu Kun-chi's bad faith has no limit

Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

Fu Kun-chi attacks the central government, claiming it had no evacuation plans for the typhoon. Premier Cho Jung-tai responds that evacuation plans are the remit of local governments. Fu is often seen as head of a political dynasty that controls Hualien

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傅崐萁指中央無撤離計畫卓榮泰嗆：我們搶救生命只有你在搶救政治生命 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報

國民黨立委傅崐萁今天就花蓮縣光復鄉潰堤議題在立法院會質詢行政院長卓榮泰，直指中央沒有撤離計畫「就是人禍」；卓則反駁，撤離的計畫和實施執行當然是地方政府，地方政府沒有完成撤離計畫，也沒有得實施，並嗆傅，「我們在搶救生命，只有你在搶救政治生命！」

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Ting @tingguowrites.bsky.social · 1d

Frequent labor movements in China contradict Wang’s claim. It's not the lack of “development,” but the state machinery - in "constant adjustment" - that suppresses. The New Left evades and alienates the very subject of leftist critique: the working people and their lived experiences & voices

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Ting @tingguowrites.bsky.social · 1d

Wang Hui: "But...this expected “revolution” [Occupy Wall Street] has not yet appeared in China...Why?...China is vast and regions are unevenly developed has ironically acted as a buffer in the context of the financial crisis... Second, China has actually been in a constant process of adjustment..."

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

Such comments by Lai aiming at flattering Trump are cringeworthy, lol. But would it work? I always had this suspicion that Lai might try to be "Shinzo Abe 2.0" in positioning himself as Trump's sidekick one day

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Trump deserves Nobel if he gets Xi to renounce force against Taiwan: Lai - Focus Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump would deserve to win a Nobel Peace Prize if he could get China to renounce the use of force against Taiwan, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said in comments published...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking that I regret not responding to any elderly relative that sent me a moon-themed image for the Mid-Autumn Festival with a cryptic image of the moon from Evangelion without any explanation

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

Would love to see this exhibition if I were in New York, Hsieh is a real icon for performance art

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Taiwanese performance artist opens 2-year-long exhibition in New York - Focus Taiwan

Taiwanese-American performance artist Hsieh Teh-ching (謝德慶) on Saturday opened a major two-year retrospective at Dia Beacon in New York, showcasing six of his most influential works, including five ic...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

Volunteer in Hualien dies after complications from an infected wound during the clean-up

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Excavation company boss who volunteered in flood-hit Hualien town dies - Focus Taiwan

The owner of a Taoyuan excavation company who volunteered to help with cleanup efforts in Hualien's flood-hit Guangfu Township died late Monday of complications from an infected wound, according to a ...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

Fu Kun-chi attacks the central government, claiming it had no evacuation plans for the typhoon. Premier Cho Jung-tai responds that evacuation plans are the remit of local governments. Fu is often seen as head of a political dynasty that controls Hualien

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傅崐萁指中央無撤離計畫卓榮泰嗆：我們搶救生命只有你在搶救政治生命 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報

國民黨立委傅崐萁今天就花蓮縣光復鄉潰堤議題在立法院會質詢行政院長卓榮泰，直指中央沒有撤離計畫「就是人禍」；卓則反駁，撤離的計畫和實施執行當然是地方政府，地方政府沒有完成撤離計畫，也沒有得實施，並嗆傅，「我們在搶救生命，只有你在搶救政治生命！」

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 1d

Ko Wen-je refuses to answer 16 times when asked about information about donors on a spreadsheet, claims this is the prosecutors trying to politically target him

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檢方追問隨身碟檔案柯文哲拒答16題卻頻漏餡 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報

台北地院今天開庭審理涉京華城弊案，傳喚前台北市長、前民眾黨主席柯文哲作證，檢方開門見山追問柯文哲的隨身硬碟「工作簿」檔案內容，柯承認隨身碟是他的，但內有上萬個檔案，很多他都沒看過，檢方追問「工作簿」上記載的金主、金額，柯文哲連續拒絕回答16次，檢察官提示金主、中間人的證詞追問，柯則答稱不清楚、不記得，強調收到的錢都用於選舉，帳務細節他不清楚，絕對沒有帶回家或挪為私用，但也不經意露餡證實工作簿的數...

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 2d

Another point of possible vulnerability in wartime, though rarely discussed

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Taiwan to secure medical cold chain - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 2d

I guess it does seem likely that China would try to spoof signals for ships as part of grey-zone tactics--or to try and lure Taiwan into a mistaken response that allows for escalating tensions

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PRC vessels faking signals to test Taiwan’s response - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 2d

Another day, another argument like this that disregards Taiwanese (or, for that matter, Chinese) agency and acts as though the US is the only mover in the world that the rest of the world is only ever reactive to

New Bloom @newbloommag.net · 2d

"New York Times Op-Ed Calls for Appeasement in the Name of Peace, While Disregarding Non-American Agency" by @brianhioe.bsky.social