Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊
@pybaubry.bsky.social
Un Français à Taipei.
Mon blog sur les livres de/sur Taiwan: www.lettresdetaiwan.com
Mon blog sur les livres de/sur Taiwan: www.lettresdetaiwan.com
Bonne année du Cheval!
February 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Bonne année du Cheval!
According the latest TPOF poll, Taiwan's governing party -the DPP-, President Lai and Premier Cho have all regained in past weeks the support they had lost in late Spring last year (when the U.S. imposed tariffs on Taiwanese goods, and a campaign for recall votes was at its peak in Taiwan).
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
According the latest TPOF poll, Taiwan's governing party -the DPP-, President Lai and Premier Cho have all regained in past weeks the support they had lost in late Spring last year (when the U.S. imposed tariffs on Taiwanese goods, and a campaign for recall votes was at its peak in Taiwan).
My face when I read in some news reports that there supposedly had been "a 10-year hiatus" between the KMT and the CCP.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
My face when I read in some news reports that there supposedly had been "a 10-year hiatus" between the KMT and the CCP.
The perfect family name for running in Taiwan local elections this year. Puns included.
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The perfect family name for running in Taiwan local elections this year. Puns included.
Funny thing: a small sample of Taiwan-based accounts I follow shows the "Taiwan community on Bluesky", if it exists, is all over the place on this map (notably, if using different languages from English).
February 9, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Funny thing: a small sample of Taiwan-based accounts I follow shows the "Taiwan community on Bluesky", if it exists, is all over the place on this map (notably, if using different languages from English).
Lu sur un forum.
C'est un peu, mais plus trivialement dit, comme passer de François Jullien et son opposition entre "pensée occidentale" et une “pensée chinoise" empreinte de mystère, à Jean François Billeter et son accent mis sur ce qui nous rapproche, simplement. ;)
C'est un peu, mais plus trivialement dit, comme passer de François Jullien et son opposition entre "pensée occidentale" et une “pensée chinoise" empreinte de mystère, à Jean François Billeter et son accent mis sur ce qui nous rapproche, simplement. ;)
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Lu sur un forum.
C'est un peu, mais plus trivialement dit, comme passer de François Jullien et son opposition entre "pensée occidentale" et une “pensée chinoise" empreinte de mystère, à Jean François Billeter et son accent mis sur ce qui nous rapproche, simplement. ;)
C'est un peu, mais plus trivialement dit, comme passer de François Jullien et son opposition entre "pensée occidentale" et une “pensée chinoise" empreinte de mystère, à Jean François Billeter et son accent mis sur ce qui nous rapproche, simplement. ;)
Let's Go Karaoke! / 去唱卡拉OK 吧！ @ Netflix
(clairement fait pour moi, pas encore regardé)
(clairement fait pour moi, pas encore regardé)
February 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Let's Go Karaoke! / 去唱卡拉OK 吧！ @ Netflix
(clairement fait pour moi, pas encore regardé)
(clairement fait pour moi, pas encore regardé)
TPP's statement in response to U.S. Senator Wicker.
Similar to the KMT's statement, the TPP wants us to believe that the criticism expressed by U.S. Congress members is based on a big misunderstanding, while these Congress members have perfectly understood what the KMT and the TPP are doing here.
Similar to the KMT's statement, the TPP wants us to believe that the criticism expressed by U.S. Congress members is based on a big misunderstanding, while these Congress members have perfectly understood what the KMT and the TPP are doing here.
February 5, 2026 at 7:58 AM
TPP's statement in response to U.S. Senator Wicker.
Similar to the KMT's statement, the TPP wants us to believe that the criticism expressed by U.S. Congress members is based on a big misunderstanding, while these Congress members have perfectly understood what the KMT and the TPP are doing here.
Similar to the KMT's statement, the TPP wants us to believe that the criticism expressed by U.S. Congress members is based on a big misunderstanding, while these Congress members have perfectly understood what the KMT and the TPP are doing here.
Quite an interesting choice: the Mandarin translation of “Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social is among the many books bought by Taiwan’s President Lai at the opening of the 2025 Taipei Book Fair.
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Quite an interesting choice: the Mandarin translation of “Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company” by @patrickmcgee.bsky.social is among the many books bought by Taiwan’s President Lai at the opening of the 2025 Taipei Book Fair.
KMT's statement after criticism by several U.S. Congress members (with ALT text).
February 4, 2026 at 4:48 AM
KMT's statement after criticism by several U.S. Congress members (with ALT text).
Taiwan local elections campaign starts early.
February 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Taiwan local elections campaign starts early.
Jennifer Kavanagh conveniently pretending she doesn't know the difference between Taiwan's government and Taiwan's opposition parties (while elsewhere advancing views which are actually quite aligned with those of the very opposition parties that are blocking the defense budget).
February 3, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Jennifer Kavanagh conveniently pretending she doesn't know the difference between Taiwan's government and Taiwan's opposition parties (while elsewhere advancing views which are actually quite aligned with those of the very opposition parties that are blocking the defense budget).
Sentimental Value. Beautiful movie.
February 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Sentimental Value. Beautiful movie.
Two recent Taiwanese movies just landed on Netflix.
One is "96 Minutes", yet another high speed train catastrophe movie, with a plot really running on shaky tracks.
The other is the really, really good "Left Handed Girl", which would have deserved many more Golden Horse awards.
One is "96 Minutes", yet another high speed train catastrophe movie, with a plot really running on shaky tracks.
The other is the really, really good "Left Handed Girl", which would have deserved many more Golden Horse awards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Two recent Taiwanese movies just landed on Netflix.
One is "96 Minutes", yet another high speed train catastrophe movie, with a plot really running on shaky tracks.
The other is the really, really good "Left Handed Girl", which would have deserved many more Golden Horse awards.
One is "96 Minutes", yet another high speed train catastrophe movie, with a plot really running on shaky tracks.
The other is the really, really good "Left Handed Girl", which would have deserved many more Golden Horse awards.
I got two contradictory comments:
- at first sight, the way the question is asked is almost a guarantee to get a biased answer, based on whether or not people like the KMT and its chairwoman.
- but the result closely aligns with other surveys, including long-time running NCCU poll.
- at first sight, the way the question is asked is almost a guarantee to get a biased answer, based on whether or not people like the KMT and its chairwoman.
- but the result closely aligns with other surveys, including long-time running NCCU poll.
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I got two contradictory comments:
- at first sight, the way the question is asked is almost a guarantee to get a biased answer, based on whether or not people like the KMT and its chairwoman.
- but the result closely aligns with other surveys, including long-time running NCCU poll.
- at first sight, the way the question is asked is almost a guarantee to get a biased answer, based on whether or not people like the KMT and its chairwoman.
- but the result closely aligns with other surveys, including long-time running NCCU poll.
Taiwan’s local election campaigning has definitely started, 10 months ahead of the vote. “I am not cosplaying”, says this KMT candidate hopeful.
January 28, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Taiwan’s local election campaigning has definitely started, 10 months ahead of the vote. “I am not cosplaying”, says this KMT candidate hopeful.
En 2025, Taiwan a accueilli plus de 8,5 millions de visiteurs étrangers (un niveau toujours inférieur à la période pré-Covid, mais surtout pré-interdiction par la Chine des voyages organisés à Taiwan). Les visiteurs japonais, hongkongais, coréens et états-uniens représentent + de la moitié du total.
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 AM
En 2025, Taiwan a accueilli plus de 8,5 millions de visiteurs étrangers (un niveau toujours inférieur à la période pré-Covid, mais surtout pré-interdiction par la Chine des voyages organisés à Taiwan). Les visiteurs japonais, hongkongais, coréens et états-uniens représentent + de la moitié du total.
沃草 Watchout's latest cartoon on this very topic.
www.facebook.com/watchout.tw/
www.facebook.com/watchout.tw/
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 PM
沃草 Watchout's latest cartoon on this very topic.
www.facebook.com/watchout.tw/
www.facebook.com/watchout.tw/
Alerte Arcome : done!
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Alerte Arcome : done!
Alerte Arcom effectuée.
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Alerte Arcom effectuée.
And overall, we got a defiant Huang who did not apologize for the incident, while usually admonesting anyone else for being corrupt or incompetent (which is a big reason why DPP legislators and part of the media are pushing that hard on this story, I guess).
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
And overall, we got a defiant Huang who did not apologize for the incident, while usually admonesting anyone else for being corrupt or incompetent (which is a big reason why DPP legislators and part of the media are pushing that hard on this story, I guess).
And some weird drawings
January 22, 2026 at 3:26 AM
And some weird drawings
We got more timelines
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 AM
We got more timelines
We got second by second timelines
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 AM
We got second by second timelines