If you feel discouraged by the police crackdown in your campus, look at this map and remember: you are not alone, and there has never been so much mobilization for Palestine in US campuses. (source: NYT)

What became of Rahile Dawut? The Uyghur academic pursued her life’s work under an increasingly authoritarian Chinese state. Then she vanished FT Weekend Magazine ft.com/content/ca0364…

'.....storytelling as a form of resistance.'
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Hualien is loosing spotlight but they have to deal with many challenges ahead caused by the quake.

'The principle that a pardon would uphold is that Taiwan has chosen self-determination and mercy over the interests of imperial powers, political calculation and retribution. Chen... should have his freedom restored.' Thank you Nick Haggerty and Richard Kagan

This is a really illuminating piece about the anti-Black racism of the Chinese Communist Party's disinformation campaign.

thank you 端傳媒 Initium Media China Media Project

Mark your calendars: Xiaohong Xu's memorial conference, with a spectacular list of speakers. Hybrid event, please register here: sites.lsa.umich.edu/xiaohongxu/reg…

🧵 #HumanTrafficking of Kenyan Migrant Workers in Taiwan: Two Kenyan migrant workers, both professional stage acrobats, were originally hired during the pandemic to work as performers—but were scammed & made to work in a farm picking cotton. (1/n)

NOW HAPPENING: Labor & human rights groups slam the human trafficking of two Kenyan migrant workers, calling for more protections as Taiwan aims to hire more Indian migrant workers & accountability from the Ministry of Labor

The driver tailing Taiwanese vice president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim 'ran red lights, almost causing an accident at an intersection. When confronted by authorities, he presented a diplomatic passport issued by the PRC.'

LIKE A SKY INSIDE by Jakuta Alikavazovic, translated from the French by Daniel Levin Becker, is out now, and here's a taste of this 'singularly beautiful book.' Merve Emre, The New Yorker

Order your copy here: fernfernfern.com/skyinside

Jakuta Alikavazovic Daniel Levin Becker

An eight year-old Labrador named Roger has captured Taiwanese hearts after he found three bodies buried under rock fall in Taroko Gorge. His endearing back story is that he was fired as a drug-sniffing dog for being too frisky and friendly.
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Glad to see the reframing of reporting on Taiwan’s earthquake from foreign media. Hopefully the world would gradually realize how Taiwan has been underrated, sometimes misrepresented, and excessively overshadowed by China for decades.

A Hualien resident waits for news of her son and his cousin, who went walking in Taiwan's Taroko Gorge earlier this week before the magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit. She hasn’t heard from him since he uploaded a video of his walk to Facebook.

So grateful to discuss Dissident at the Doorstep, a narrative podcast hosted by Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, & me, with Ivan Franceschini Made in China Journal: on the power & limitations of legal activism, meanings of Chinese-ness in exile, who needs heroes, & why I'm hopeful.
madeinchinajournal.com/2024/04/04/dis…

Read this exclusive letter from a Chinese diplomat, after which NYC mayor Eric Adams skipped a Taiwan banquet. 'I express my deep concerns.'

My latest: A day after the biggest earthquake to hit #Taiwan in 25 years left the eastern part of the island in tatters, rescue workers continued efforts Thursday to save dozens of people of who remain trapped. voanews.com/a/magnitude-ea…

We’ve seen not just #TSMC but almost all semi/electronic firms based in #Taiwan say no to minimal impact on operations after the magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Just a fact that needs to be taken into account about when choosing news angles.

Some dramatic images from one of the local schools in Hualien, eastern #Taiwan , following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Courtesy to Albert Wu.

Amazing video of nurses protecting babies in Taiwan during the earthquake. thanks MF @[email protected]