Les débats ont repris au Parlement taïwanais. La journée s'annonce houleuse. Ce matin, deux élues DPP et TPP se sont battues, une serait partie à l'hôpital #Taiwan

1/ After having had an opportunity to privately compare notes with counterparts on both sides of Taiwan Strait in recent days on President Lai's inaugural address, I am struck by the scale of the disconnect that exists between both sides. A few brief observations (🧵)...

A giant blue horse, Chinese military exercises, mass protests, and fistfights in parliament... all in new Taiwan President 賴清德Lai Ching-te's first week in office. What can we learn about what his next four years might look like? My latest for The Spectator spectator.co.uk/article/theres…

My latest for The Spectator

One of those examples where foreign media outlets insist on making an overstretch to include #China on a issue that should be solely about domestic political power play in #Taiwan. If anything, the legislative reforms are more about a direct challenge to Lai Ching-te’s mandate …

China's pressure campaign against #Taiwan continues: #China's Ministry of Finance announced on Friday that 134 commodities imported from Taiwan will no longer enjoy the preferential tax rates under the Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement.gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengceji…

Reporting for FRANCE 24 English @france24 as Taiwan prepares for #typhoon #Gaemi

“In the past, the sea was a battlefield between Kinmen and Xiamen. They fought each other with bullets,” Legislator Chen recalled. “Now this sea is a place of peace. People can swim over and swim back,” she said. My latest for Al Jazeera English aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/16…

While Taiwan is lauded for its progressive LGBTQ policies, gay marriage for Taiwan-China couples remains impossible. Fighting for marriage equality, a cross-strait couple are now taking Taiwanese authorities to court. For The Guardian w/ Edison Tseng theguardian.com/world/article/…