FACT-CHECK TIME 🧐 When the US-Iran war erupted, #China claimed to have helped over 70 #Taiwanese travelers return home. Yet the travelers had been stranded in Turkey, not directly in conflict zones in the Middle East. Their travel agencies — not Chinese authorities — arranged alternative flights.

That film is screening in Hong Kong. Thank you for the information. I will NOT be watching it.

Ugh.

KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun — who offered "to meet a hundred times with Xi (見一百次都願意)" in the name of peace — has her wish granted. The CCP has invited her to visit Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Beijing from April 7-12. The KMT press release emphasizes the invite came from Xi and the visit is to "the mainland."

After #cilantro chips and cilantro pizza, #Taiwan presents: cilantro gin — "Best with your O-ah mee sua"

A disaster response guide for #pet owners issued by the #Taiwan Parliamentary All-Out Defense Committee recommends preparing a to-go bag packed with food, water, meds, emergency contacts, identity papers for both humans and pets, as well as vessels for drinking/feeding, litter/diapers/tissue, toys.

#Taiwan to hold #resilience drills starting April to ensure military and civilian preparedness for disaster scenarios. Emphasis upon evacuation readiness, medical response, drone deployment, energy sustainability, and integrity of key infrastructure, financial networks, and communication channels.

#30BooksWrittenByWomen 邱妙津《鱷魚手記》1994 Qiu Miao-jin: Notes of a Crocodile

Taiwan's boxing queen cleared to compete at the Asian #Boxing Championships in Mongolia, March 29 – April 10, 2026. This will be the 1st global appearance by #LinYuTing after her gold medal win at #Paris2024. The World Boxing org has affirmed that Lin is eligible to compete in the female category.

In today's #baseball news, a scout for Kansas City Royals who was in Taitung to watch a junior high competition saved a woman from drowning with the aid of other beach walkers. The MLB scout has high hopes for Ou Tzu-chiao (歐子喬), 15, of Taiwanese and South African ancestry. youtu.be/SvOv67Fgq1A

Happy birthday to Stuart Fairchild, who turns 30 today! The Seattle-born Taiwanese American #baseballer, whose maternal grandmother was an Indigenous Amis from Hualien, said he would be "extremely interested and absolutely willing" to play for #TeamTaiwan again. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Spot how AFC officials suggested a Chinese lion dance in lieu of an Indigenous dance performance, basically erasing Indigenous culture once more (thus repeating centuries of suppression) and replacing it by a Chinese cultural symbol.

So the story here is that the arena performance WAS cancelled, but they were allowed to do their stuff out on the lawn as compensation, as if to say "Well, you came all this way, may as well do it one way or another. There's some grass over there."? What the fuck. What the actual fuck.

"Apologies but unfortunately AFC have just emailed and need to cancel this performance today due to some sensitivities around the teams." 👆 Email by Tourism Western Australia on behalf of the Asian Football Confederation, a FIFA member headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. Source: legislator Ngalim Tiunn

🇹🇼⚽🇦🇺 UPDATE: A member of the #Indigenous dance troupe, Lala Kao (高惠雯), of Truku heritage, clarified that #Taiwanese diplomats challenged the decision and ultimately the #Perth stadium relented, allowing them to stage a simpler routine at the fan zone area. Full Interview here: youtu.be/oc9IgzohlrA

In the AFC Asia Cup against Vietnam, fans were removed from the stadium for simply cheering "Go Taiwan (台灣加油)"! In the match against China, a Chinese lion dance team was allowed to perform, while a Taiwanese #Indigenous group was not. Host nation Australia made the call, citing "political issues."

Now at #Taipei Dome: "Runners on Base: Powerful Hits from Taiwan's #Baseball Comics," an exhibition spanning 7 thematic zones that runs till July. Featuring works by #Taiwanese #comic artists like Kiya (張季雅), Chen Xiao-ya (陳小雅), and Tseng Cheng-chung (曾正忠). www.farglorydome.com.tw/news-detail/...

#WBC2026⚾ A Gemini-generated image accusing #Taiwanese fans of trashing Tokyo Dome was traced back to an X account registered to Hong Kong. Its #AI watermark was deliberately obscured by @XflJasmine (徐芳麗), the perpetrator who has a history of seeding fake news, the #Taiwan FactCheck Center reports.

👇 op-ed disregards the KMT's ideology, its ties with Beijing, and its broader campaign against gov spending, @michaelturton.bsky.social points out. As is usual with such claims, the reader is forced to decide whether the author is malicious, or merely ignorant. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

All of DeepSeek's models follow the CCP's rules and narratives. A question as simple as "who is Xi Jinping?" triggers censorship: "Sorry, that’s beyond my current scope." When asked about the sovereignty of #Taiwan, DeepSeek's answers read like a page ripped from a CPP official's prepared remarks.

Businesses in China face three major #risks, says the #Taiwanese agency for #China affairs — domestic economic risks, external economic risks, political risks. Export-oriented Taiwanese businesses should diversify; low-margin, high-risk sectors advised to secure returns and scale back investments.

"Trump's current National Security Strategy paper — published as recently as Dec 5, 2025 — is unambiguous. #Taiwan is central to the security architecture of the Indo‑Pacific." "Supporting Taiwan's right to determine their own future aligns with long‑standing American values & international norms."

⚾💪 #TaiwanWordoftheDay is #抓手腕 — to clasp one's wrist as a sign of team unity. The gesture that was proposed by Stuart Fairchild (史都華·費爾柴德, who is nicknamed 費仔) was adopted by the #Taiwan team at the 2026 World Baseball Classic series as players began tapping their wrists after scoring home runs.

Over 40,000 #Taiwanese fans and an all-volunteer cheer #band at the Tokyo dome. The band plays a unique song for each player at the plate. For example, they play a remixed #Indigenous jingle for #Amis athlete Yu Chang:「那魯one、那魯two、那魯紅不讓」 Naru one, Naru two, Naru win! www.mlb.com/news/chinese...

A proportion reportedly similar to Special Forces. Not a coincidence.

Olympic gold medalist boxer Lin Yu-ting cheering for Stuart Fairchild after he scores a grand slam at the 2026 WBC 🫶 Fairchild was born in Seattle to a mother from Taichung, this is his first time playing for #TeamTaiwan: "It is an honor to represent the country #Taiwan, where my mother was born."

Richard Bush, former chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (1997-2002), on what #Trump should and shouldn't say to Xi on his trip to China: 1️⃣ I would advise him not to make any changes in declaratory policy that I'm guessing that Beijing might ask him to make. www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Herbert Lawrence Block (Herbert L. Block, 1909–2001) was an American #cartoonist who served the public — he drew to inform readers, warn politicians, and defend civil rights. A strong advocate for free speech and democracy, his editorial drawings did not shy away from geopolitical and social issues.

I refuse to believe this is real. "Unleash Chiang" as sports trash talk is something Ron Burgundy would say.

"How long is it since we unleashed Chiang Kai-shek?" (June 1, 1954)

江湖上 ◎余光中 一雙鞋，能踢幾條街？ 一雙腳，能換幾次鞋？ 一口氣，嚥得下幾座城？ 一輩子，闖幾次紅燈？ 　　答案啊答案 　　在茫茫的風裡 一雙眼，能燃燒到幾歲？ 一張嘴，吻多少次酒杯？ 一頭髮，能抵抗幾把梳子？ 一顆心，能年輕幾回？ 　　答案啊答案 　　在茫茫的風裡 為什麼，信總在雲上飛？ 為什麼，車票在手裡？ 為什麼，惡夢在枕頭下？ 為什麼，抱你的是大衣？ 　　答案啊答案 　　在茫茫的風裡 一片大陸，算不算你的國？ 一個島，算不算你的家？ 一眨眼，算不算少年？ 一輩子，算不算永遠？ 　　答案啊答案 　　在茫茫的風裡 nclmanu.ncl.edu.tw?PgID=c4cdf02...

Cheer for #TeamTaiwan at the 2026 World #Baseball Classic with Line stickers and watch parties at the #Taipei expo park 📣 ⚾ 2026baseball.landpress.line.me/eventpage/

According to a 2021 review of 13,268 #WhiteTerror dossiers by the #Taiwan Transitional Justice Database, 96.27% of the victims were male and 3.73% female. 55% were benshengren, i.e. from Taiwanese families predating the KMT's arrival, compared to 45% waishengren, i.e. those who fled China in 1949.

If you are interested in the White Terror under Chiang Kai-shek, this is an interesting piece to read. But beware: it's not for the faint-hearted, as several brutal methods of torture are described in the text and drawings.

OMG! “Kuomintang’s ideological modification program” are but four words that refer to the darkest, most horrific period of Taiwan’s history. #FuckTheKMT

Their paths crossed at #GreenIsland, a #Taiwanese penal colony where thought prisoners grew their own food to supplement supplies ferried by boat. He admired her beauty and tenacity. She recognized his literati talents and fortitude. This is their story. wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/portraits-of...

Artists being paraded as "Taiwan, China" representatives at China's spring festival gala: Jerry Yan (言承旭) of F4, Taiwanese Indigenous singer Ara Kimbo (胡德夫), Winnie Hsin (辛曉琪), Annie Yi (伊能靜), Steve Chou (周傳雄), Alec Su (蘇有朋), Patty Hou (侯佩岑), Ouyang Nana (歐陽娜娜), Chen Linong (陳立農), Chang Ning (張鈞甯).

#Taiwanese figure skater Jordan Li Yu-hsiang

In an annual tradition since finishing her second presidential term in 2024, Tsai Ing-wen posts photos of delicious #food that she shares with the current vice president, Bi-khim Hsiao, on #LunarNewYear eve as well as holiday cards spotlighting her pets. Tsai says she's a dog *and* a cat person. 🐶🐱🧧

The NICFC (National Innovation, Creativity and Finance Center) of #Taiwan is a new #skyscraper that will integrate the existing Taipei Beimen Post Office (a recently restored heritage site that opened in 1930) to house 4 institutions of the Financial Supervisory Commission and serve as public space.

Dear Speaker Han Kuo-yu, Chair Cheng Li-wun, Chair Huang Kuo-chang, and Caucus Whip Ker Chien-ming, As friends of Taiwan, we write to express our concerns with ongoing deliberations in the Legislative Yuan to only partially fund a supplementary budget request to enhance 🇹🇼's defensive capabilities.

How well do you know these 25 figures from Taiwan's martial law era, aka the Kuomintang's reign of #WhiteTerror? Take the quiz (Mandarin only) ➡️ taiwan-memory-quiz-452711040965.us-west1.run.app

Så man läser en novellsamling rekommenderad av en president? 《大腿山》av 程廷 Apyang Imiq

You can find The Lantern and the Night Moths at Bookman Books at the Taipei Book Fair (thank you @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social)

Is it written by a black cat…

#Books from the Taipei book fair 🧵 President Lai Ching-te's 63 picks include the Mandarin edition of @dearclarissa.bsky.social's "Made in Taiwan" cookbook, Wu Ming-yi's new novel "The Three-Legged Crab-Eating Mongoose and the Giant," Yuri comic "The PEENKY Promise": www.upmedia.mg/tw/lifestyle...

The Country That Cannot Be Named. Hence why #Taiwanese athletes are calling attention to the fact that Taiwan's name is conspicuously absent from the national team outfits they are forced to wear in compliance with IOC rules and pressure from China.

10 athletes — 3 men, 6 women, 1 backup — from #Taiwan will be competing at the #MilanOlympics: Alpine Skiing - Men Alpine Skiing - Women Speed Skating - Women's 500m Cross-Country Skiing - Men Cross-Country Skiing - Women Figure Skating - Men's Single Bobsleigh - Women's Monobob Bobsleigh - 2-Woman

How the animals of #TaipeiZoo are staying warm this #Taiwanese winter 🥶 #Orangutans make good use of cloth bags — which they carry around and wear like capes or blankets — and dry hay to cosy up their sleeping quarters. Extra rations also boost their caloric intake. Not pictured: electric heaters.

Under its new chair, "Unification goddess" Cheng Li-wun who ran on a One-China platform, engagement deepens between the #KMT and #CCP. Her deputy and Ma Ying-jeou Foundation exec, Hsiao Hsu-tsen, met with TAO Director Song Tao in Tianjin after Cheng's win. wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/taiwan-democ...