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Puma Shen says that he and daughter (a minor) were harassed outside the National Concert Hall in Taipei. Among other things, the person who confronted him about his "wicked deeds" allegedly asked him "Do you know that you are in danger in Taiwan too?" Not good.

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陪女兒散步遭錄影突襲　沈伯洋：仇恨掩蓋良知 | 政治 | 中央社 CNA
日前遭中共宣稱立案偵查的民進黨立委沈伯洋今天說，他帶著女兒在國家音樂廳散步，有名男子突然用手機強光照著他錄影質問；沈伯洋感嘆，當謠言取代了思考，仇恨就掩蓋了良知，把家人捲入的惡意，正是他必須對抗的黑暗。
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December 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
'The Wei piece beautifully illustrates a key function of the undefined concept of red lines: they remove agency from Beijing, and place it only on Beijing’s victims.' The Wei piece was an article by Wei Lingling 魏玲靈 in the WSJ about the ongoing PRC-Japan spat.
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Notes from Central Taiwan: PRC Red Lines: Theory and Practice - Taipei Times
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December 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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michaelturton.bsky.social
Among the fern eating Amis people in Taiwan
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Among the Amis people, the fern eaters of Taiwan. The bird nest fern as vegetable.
YouTube video by The Wild Food (Lukasz Luczaj)
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December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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brianhioe.bsky.social
Indigenous victims of the White Terror are still a topic that is not discussed enough or research enough, hopefully that changes
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Taiwan hoping to release list of Indigenous political victims soon - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan's government is hoping to publish by year-end a verified list of Indigenous people involved in postwar political cases, laying the foundation for a four-year transitional justice plan, Cabinet ...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
Legislator Wang Ting-Yu summarizes Liberty Times story reporting that new KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun may meet with Xi Jinping around Lunar New Year in mid-February. Story is based on 'reliable news' (可靠消息), which normally doen't inspire tremendous confidence. But Wang is on LY Defense Committee...
tingyu-wang.bsky.social 王定宇TingYu Wang @tingyu-wang.bsky.social · 2d
中國國民黨主席鄭麗文曾表態有意與習近平會面，據自由時報掌握可靠消息，在國民黨2位副主席接連低調赴中交涉後，雙方已達成共識，「鄭習會」鎖定農曆年前後登場。

中共提出高度敏感的見習近平「三張門票」做為前提。包括1. 擋下賴清德軍購、2. 即刻阻止「國安法制」立法進程，以及3. 排除對以中國統一作為目標不友善、有害的體制改革與具體行動。

—以上摘自《自由電子報》—

中共對國民黨提出的「三張門票」簡單來說，就是：
1. 要幫助中共卸除台灣防衛能力。

2. 幫助中共洗人口和開國安大門方便滲透。

3. 接受一中和不反共。

也許國民黨會極力否認，但是看看立法院的情況，國民黨不就是正在做這些事嗎？
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
'In 1921, they built a new clinic and residence. They later expanded it...collecting stones and cultivating plants together. Their friends visited frequently, and ink and paper were always on hand for guests to paint or write calligraphy.'

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December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
Good update on the state of play in the KMT re: Lai's defense budget. Covers the major players, includes analysis of Lu Hsiu-yen's interview this week, and unpacks the legislative posture (not on agenda yet).
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Donovan’s Deep Dives: The KMT’s big T-Dome test - Taipei Times
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December 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
But this is the big news in Taiwan this morning. Taiwan has been securitizing since March when President Lai announced his '17 Strategies'. This step is implementation of Strategy 14 (prevent PRC from engaging in cognitive warfare and endangering cybersecurity).
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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'In the short term, the CCP will lean heavily on local assets and allies inside Taiwan to stymie Lai’s agenda to kill it off in the legislature.'

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Donovan’s Deep Dives: Beijing’s strategic options to block Lai’s big ‘T-Dome’ defense bill - Taipei Times
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December 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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pybaubry.bsky.social
A reminder: this bill will pass only if TPP legistalors (those who have been screaming for years at a supposed "corrupt DPP") vote for it.
tobbinatorscw.bsky.social Thomas Batchelor @tobbinatorscw.bsky.social · 5d
Politicians keep getting caught embezzling funds, so the KMT's proposal is to just make it legal, and also to make politicians generally immune from anti corruption laws because the voters would just not elect a corrupt politician, right?

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Legislator proposes easing rules on use of stipends - Taipei Times
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December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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#TaiwanArchives: In 1955, #Taipei welcomed the arrival of the bone relics of #Xuanzang (玄奘), a Tang dynasty monk who traveled to India to procure 657 Buddhist scriptures. His 17-year pilgrimage was immortalized in the Chinese classic "Journey to the West (西遊記)." The Śarīra, however, came from Japan.
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
The TPP has nominated former at-large legislator Chen Wan-hui (陳琬惠) to run for Yilan County Commissioner in 2026. Seems like a weak candidate to me. She ran for the same position in 2022 and got just 7% of the vote. She did better in the 2024 LY election (21%).
www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6257635
Taiwan People’s Party announces Yilan magistrate pick | Taiwan News | Dec. 3, 2025 21:05
Chair Huang Kuo-chang says talks smooth with KMT | Dec. 3, 2025 21:05
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December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
More praise for @heguisen.bsky.social's Ghost Nation from India.

Ghost Nation is not just timely; it is necessary. It adds depth to the existing literature on Taiwan and offers a clear, compelling account of the island’s struggle for recognition.

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‘Ghost Nation’ Review: Taiwan’s Story Beyond China
Book Review Insight: Chris Horton’s ‘Ghost Nation’ argues Taiwan’s identity predates China’s claims, exposing geopolitical pressures shaping its modern sovereignty.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
'While surging attention on Taiwan’s organized crime has prompted concerns that gangs could support PRC fifth column activities, the rank-and-file Taiwanese gangsters are neither trained nor ideologically-primed to take part in these operations. '
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What Would Taiwan's Gangs Do During a Possible PRC Invasion? | Global Taiwan Institute
As the topic of Taiwan’s organized crime and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP, 中國共產黨) united front influence on the island has garnered international attention, analysts have posed an alarming quest...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
'Xi stated: “Taiwan’s return to China is an integral part of the post-war international order.” ...Traditionally, Beijing has not framed Taiwan as part of a completed post-World War II territorial settlement. Instead, Taiwan has been positioned as the unresolved legacy of the Chinese civil war'
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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'After a long history of poor legal compliance and late rental payments, the former Kaohsiung Golf & Country Club was effectively shut down by the city last year and converted into the Kaohsiung Green Park (高雄果嶺公園). '

Fantastic!

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Kaohsiung’s Park of Greens - Taipei Times
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December 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
Yet another Taiwan book--and it looks like a corker. Huang Chin-tao (黃金島) was a fascinating character who had a most remarkable long life. The idea of using his life as a lens to understand 20th century Taiwanese history is a very good one.
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Book review: A man for all seasons: The extraordinary odyssey of Huang Chin-tao - Taipei Times
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December 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
Signs of trouble in the TPP? She didn't just resign. She quit the party. Huang Kuo-chang has been very effective at keeping the TPP (well, mainly himself) in the public eye, but what's going on inside the party?
www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6255398
TPP spokesperson resigns to pursue doctorate | Taiwan News | Dec. 1, 2025 14:30
Li You-i’s departure ignites debate on favoritism, talent retention, and northern Taiwan focus | Dec. 1, 2025 14:30
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December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
'In previous boom-bust cycles...Taiwan has survived in part because it has had a robust, diversified manufacturing base, skilled in lean production, and cadres of managers and export firms with vast experience in operating in manufacturing clusters.'
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Notes from Central Taiwan: Should Taiwan save traditional industries? - Taipei Times
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December 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
The third installment of a brilliant series on northern Taipei's indigenous Kipatauw community. One very striking part of this account is how land issues destroyed this once-thriving community over a period of about a century.
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Taiwan in Time: Echoes of Kipatauw: Century of displacement and erasure - Taipei Times
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November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
In many ways the PM's explanation of her comments at the recent party leaders’ debate is even more interesting than the original comments: 'Having renounced all rights and claims under the Treaty of San Francisco, we are not in a position to recognize Taiwan's legal status'. Ergo undetermined.
foreignpolicy.com Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 9d
Japan’s relationship with China is at a new low following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments over what Tokyo might do in the event of an attack on Taiwan by Beijing.
Japan’s New Prime Minister Is Already Facing Her First Crisis
Sanae Takaichi may be relishing confrontation with China.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
This is interesting reading in light of current developments in other jurisdictions.

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Trial Transcript of General Xu Qinxian, Former Commander in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Who Refused to Comply with Martial Law Order During 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
Footage of Xu Qinxian’s 6-hour trial for refusing to violently suppress students is revealed for the first time.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
An astute analysis by @donovan-smith.bsky.social of how President Lai cleverly publicized his proposed US$40 billion special defense budget and maneuvered the KMT and TPP into a potentially tricky political corner. Lai maximized a bad hand very well in my view.
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Donovan’s Deep Dives: President Lai’s big bucks defense budget blitz - Taipei Times
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November 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
shuwanggong.bsky.social
The National Human Rights Museum and Grand Happiness Press have published “Dark Cells and Light,” a new volume of White Terror poetry by both survivors and younger poets. It’s part of the White Terror Literature series.
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【藝術文化】白色恐怖文學系列新作暗房與光 以詩照見歷史黑暗與光明 - 自由藝文網
國家人權博物館與雙囍出版社合作推出「白色恐怖文學系列」新作《暗房與光：臺灣白色恐怖詩選》，昨（28）日在白色恐怖景美紀念園區舉辦新書發表會。人權館長洪世芳表示，書中收錄許多詩人在威權統治之下，仍堅持以文學反映時代心聲的珍貴作品，其中包括政治受難者曹開、柯旗化、謝建平等人的詩作，也選錄年輕詩人以白色恐
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM