Taiwan

Chinese regime’s propaganda goes into overdrive as Xi positions himself for unprecedented third term This article is from Socialist Alternative, the political magazine of the Socialist Party (ISA) in Ireland. By Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info There i...

Per Olsson of Offensiv (ISA's weekly newspaper in Sweden) asked Dikang of Socialist Action in Hong Kong about the recent dramatic events there. Per Olsson: The new national security law for Hong Kong seems to be a game changer; do you think it will ...

The failure of Taiwan’s pro-LGBT referendum does not represent the end of the marriage equality and LGBT movement – we need to rebuild a fighting LGBT movement against further attacks Luka, International Socialist Forward (CWI in Taiwan) T...

Education ministry retreats over increased tuition fees CWI Taiwan Students campaigning against higher tuition fees have won a victory in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. On the evening of 18 June, after weeks of protests in which CWI Taiwan memb...

Echoes of ‘sunflower movement’ as thousands stage ‘occupy’ protests in Taipei CWI Taiwan reporters There seems to be no respite for Taiwan’s beleaguered president Ma Ying-jeou. Tens of thousands of people took part in a two-day protest in Taipe...

Demonstrators call for trade pact to be withdrawn and for president to step down CWI reporters in Taipei This was the biggest demonstration in Taiwan’s history. In a clear sign that the island’s mass protest movement is gaining rather than losi...

‘Defend pensions! Stop corruption!’ Chris Dite in Taipei Around 20,000 Taiwanese workers used this year’s May Day to rally against austerity and cuts to the pension. Workers weaved through the central Taipei city streets today , despite the col...

Taiwan was first incorporated into China by the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) in 1683. It first became a province of China in 1885, ten years before the Qing surrendered it to the Japanese in the Sino-Japanese war.  By Laurence CoatesHan Chinese settle...