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Brian Hioe
Brian Hioe is one of the founding editors of New Bloom, as well as a freelance journalist and translator.
Brian Hioe is one of the founding editors of New Bloom, an online magazine covering politics and youth culture in Taiwan founded in 2014. He is a freelance journalist, as well as a translator. From 2017 to 2018, he was Democracy and Human Rights Service Fellow at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.
December 13, 2024
China Launches New Military Drills Around Taiwan Following Lai’s First Overseas Trip
By Brian Hioe
Responses to the drills, whether from abroad or from the Taiwanese public, were relatively muted.
December 03, 2024
KMT, DPP Clash over Taiwan Defense Initiatives
By Brian Hioe
The defense priorities of the DPP, including domestic submarines and civil defense programs, have become targets for the KMT.
November 15, 2024
What Does Taiwan Think About Trump 2.0?
By Brian Hioe
Taiwan hopes to keep ties with the U.S. stable, and Trump's slate of appointees is a mixed bag in that regard.
November 01, 2024
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court Strikes Down Much of Legislature’s Controversial New Powers
By Brian Hioe
The KMT-backed bill to provide the Legislative Yuan with new powers of investigation sparked mass protests earlier this year.
October 10, 2024
What to Make of President Lai’s First National Day Address
By Brian Hioe
Old themes of identity – Republic of China vs Taiwan – took on new salience amid a divided government.
October 02, 2024
In First, China Sentences a Taiwanese National to Prison on Separatism Charges
By Brian Hioe
China has issued warnings about legal charges against Taiwanese independence activists and politicians. Yang Chih-yuan became the first to actually be convicted.
September 17, 2024
Ko Wen-je Is Back in Jail as Corruption Charges Mount
By Brian Hioe
Ko has been re-arrested over charges related to the Core Pacific City Mall, but he faces a number of other allegations as well.
September 03, 2024
Ko Wen-je Briefly Arrested as Corruption Investigations Against His TPP Advance
By Brian Hioe
Ko was released due to lack of evidence, but the legal troubles surrounding Taiwan's major third party continue.
August 15, 2024
Taiwan People’s Party Faces Its First Corruption Scandals
By Brian Hioe
Misreported campaign expenses and allegations of shady real estate deals could jeopardize the TPP's corruption-free image.
August 06, 2024
Taiwan’s Olympic Controversies
By Brian Hioe
From the usual political controversies to a global furor over a boxer’s gender, Taiwan has been in the spotlight several times in the Paris Games.
July 19, 2024
As Constitutional Challenge Advances, KMT Previews Its Use of Controversial New Legislative Powers
By Brian Hioe
At least two investigative committees have now been convened using the new powers, highlighting issues the KMT has long complained about.
July 02, 2024
Taiwan Raises Alert Level for Travel to China After New Legal Guidelines Targeting ‘Taiwan Independence’
By Brian Hioe
The warning came amid signs that China might widen the scope of its legal pressure to include ordinary Taiwanese citizens.
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