Taiwan

by James Yu

by Ai-lueh Chen

by Alex Lin

by 4-6

Taiwan Plans Restrictions on Chinese Video Streaming

The Financial Times’ Edward White reports on plans to ban Chinese-owned video streaming services’ operations in Taiwan amid fears that they could be used as channels of political influence. The restrictions appear to stop short of Great Firewall-style blocks on cross-Strait access to the services, applying instead to their direct or indirect business on the island itself. Nevertheless, the news has prompted some concern about erosion of Taipei’s ...

April 3, 2019

Sensitive Words: Video Game Easter Eggs Irk Censors

The inclusion of “easter eggs” referencing pejorative nicknames of Chinese president Xi Jinping in an independent video game ...

February 27, 2019

Minireview: 2018 in Censorship (Oct-Dec)

This series is a recap of censorship instructions issued to the media by government authorities in 2018, this small fraction of which were then ...

February 5, 2019

Tsai Calls on China to “Face Reality” Over Taiwan

In a major address marking the 40th anniversary of the CCP’s first Taiwan policy statement, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China will ...

January 4, 2019