Brian Hioe 丘琦欣
@brianhioe
Editor @newbloommag, writes @Diplomat_APAC @itsflaminghydra. Words @washingtonpost @thenation @guardian. Nonresident fellow @UoN_TRH, @TaiwanFCC board member
Some news--my first book is coming out from @RepeaterBooks in January! It's fiction, but drawing from the experiences of my early 20s as a young activist in the Sunflower Movement, Occupy Wall Street, the founding of @newbloommag, and beyond barnesandnoble.com/w/taipei-at-da…
Our #ChinaPower feature shows that China’s coercive actions in the Taiwan Strait would destabilize over 1/5 of global maritime trade, impacting not just Taiwan and China but key U.S. allies and many in the Global South. Read here: bit.ly/taiwan-strait-…
Rather chilling story—it may be a lot to hope these men are still alive, but well, here’s to that taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
Interesting to note this emphasis on poll monitoring, particularly in rural areas, given concerns about vote buying taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
God, just awful. And so you can get away with anything if you flatter Trump, huh? reuters.com/world/asia-pac…
Weekend is here #MilkTeaAlliance & here is our upcoming events🧵 In June Thai & Cambodian's orgs called on both govt's to deescalate the border situation. They didn't listen. This week civilians have been killed & migrant workers have been attacked #NoWarThaiCambodia 1/
เชิญองค์กร/กลุ่มชาวไทยและกัมพูชา ร่วมลงนามในแถลงการณ์จุดยืนและข้อเรียกร้องเพื่อสันติภาพ We invite Thai and Cambodian organizations/groups to sign the statement calling for peace. #NoWarThaiCambodia #สันติสู่ชายแดน #សន្តិភាពដល់ព្រំដែន
Helpful read on what would occur if Indigenous legislators were to face recall—none are in this round, but it points to how Indigenous have a different system in electoral representation. instagram.com/p/DMh5BNZy0p_/…
KMT has 150,000 as attendance for their final recall rally tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%8F%8D%E7%B…
Looks like Lin Chia-lung went to Japan for a diplomatic trip in a low-key manner in the last few days news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/…
Holger Chen’s YouTube channel looks like this right now, so yeah, they’re continuing to lean into the Nazi comparisons
🧵A detailed timeline on escalations in the lead-up to yesterday's clashes between Thailand and Cambodia. Much of the escalation seems to stem from Cambodia, with their troops fortifying many sectors before the May 28 clashes and surging strategic assets immediately after. 🗺️ -…
Useful breakdown of the key numbers for the recalls from @taiwanplusnews instagram.com/p/DMhmlVrTS-T/