Also in #Europe — the current vice president of #Taiwan, Bi-khim Hsiao, who delivered the 1st-ever speech by a senior member of the Taiwanese government in the European Parliament. "We don't just want to survive. We want democracies to thrive," she said in #Brussels. www.ipac.global/news/taiwans...

I'm sure this will be great, calming input for Taiwan Plus' continued identity crises

Chinese-language media would never

New Control Yuan report auditing #TaiwanPlus condemns the hiring process for an English-language TV channel for prioritizing English writing and speaking abilities? Claims that T+ needs to broadcast in "Taiwanese English" and not discriminate against local accents? www.cy.gov.tw/CyBsBoxConte...

The ex-president of #Taiwan heads for Germany to deliver a keynote speech at the #Berlin Freedom Conference marking the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. Tsai Ing-wen will be joined by Cyber Ambassador Audrey Tang, who will discuss the role of AI in defending #democracy. berlin-freedom-conference.com/en

"A building is a society of rooms." — Louis Khan #Taipei joins 50+ cities across the globe in holding a 48-hour marathon #OpenHouse, in which heritage sites, personal residences, independent spaces, and commercial buildings allow free and public access, 11/22-23: www.opentaipei.org/house-list.h...

Taiwan's top 20% are around 70 times richer than the bottom 20%. And the gap between the richest 20% and the poorest 20% has widened fourfold since 1991, creating a hotbed for #populism and provocateurs. This is a direct challenge to #Taiwanese #democracy. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

"Taiwan's #wages have been growing so slowly that its median-wage earners are today actually only earning the minimum wage, when benchmarked to other economically-similar countries," explains wages activist @royngerng.bsky.social. "This means Taiwan's workers have much lower purchasing power."

#TaiwanArchives: This film is the earliest known surviving motion picture shot in and about #Taiwan. Dating between 1917 and 1922, it documents the landscapes, architecture, customs, scenery, Indigenous peoples, and colonial traces of #Formosa during the era of Japanese rule. youtu.be/PjA78Oneqj0

One German newspaper titled (paraphrased) "Japan is appeasing Trump like no one can". Well, until you read about Jensen Huang from Nvidia. "Devotional" is the word here. _ (So....maybe with your next graphic card consider switching the brand) Good thread:

CEOs have learned that all they have to do is pander to Trump's ego and the market will be forced to shift in their favor. It's toxic as hell.

Depraved and unforgivable. Time to cancel this fetid motherfucker Jensen Huang once and for all. Fuck Nvidia.

"Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn't have any qualms about advertising his personal relationship with President Donald Trump." - #Trump calls him at night - #Nvidia is also among the donors to Trump's massive #ballroom construction production www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

🍌🌈 #NymphiaWind on bringing a #shovel to #TaipeiPride: "On 9/23, a flood left a town in #Hualien buried in mud that was as high as one story. Through the power of thousands of volunteers, the mud was dug up. I carried a shovel that day — a symbol of unity and the determination to protect our home."

Official statement by the foreign ministry of #Taiwan to TIME magazine: "China is the source of disruption to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait due to its persistent rhetorical and military aggression against Taiwan—including military exercises, gray-zone threats, and cognitive warfare."

A high school student has captivated the #Taiwanese internet by writing 12 literary works — including in the style of contemporary prose, classic Chinese ode, modern English poetry — dedicated to one rude and unremorseful white SUV driver who splashed the 17-year-old on a rainy New Taipei City day.

"Today we celebrate the #freedom to love one another and the understanding that brings us closer together." — Tsai Ing-wen, former president of #Taiwan who supported the passage of a landmark marriage equality law in 2019 that recognizes same-sex unions 150,000+ people attended #TaipeiPride today 🌈

#Taipei marches in support of trans rights tonight 🏳️‍⚧️

Very thorough and informative read, thank you!

Clever and informative

It's been one month since floodwaters equating to 6,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools crashed into an #Indigenous #Taiwanese township due to a mountainous barrier lake caused by typhoons and landslides. My A–Z guide to the 2025 Matai’an barrier lake flood: wordsfromtaiwan.medium.com/2025-mataian...

"Brokers influence almost every aspect of a #migrant worker’s life, from where they live, to their meals, to the terms of their employment contracts." Yet those working in #childcare and #fisheries aren't even subject to Taiwan's monthly minimum #wage of US$944. www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...

today in the authoritarian internationale:

The 2026 Chunghwa Post #calendar features 12 iconic sights from the #Taiwan Scenery Postage #Stamps, an ongoing series inaugurated in 2016:

The #Taiwanese forestry agency's 2026 #calendar is crafted by a design firm led by illustrator Page Tsou (鄒駿昇), ft artists Croter (洪添賢), Cindy Wume (吳欣芷), Jia Dong Lin (林家棟), and Yihsin Wu (吳怡欣). The eco-conscious calendar comes with a 16-color pack of nontoxic crayons made with local rice bran wax.

"The Seafarer (討海人)" is a two-part mini-series on the social and environmental impact of modernization upon the fishermen of Liuqiu Island, a small coral isle administered by Pingtung County. To them, #Taiwan proper is "the mainland." Part 1 deals with smuggling and parenthood: youtu.be/sxT4hdstbR8

The KMT + TPP have blocked national security bills (proposed by the DPP since the current legislative term began last Feb) 632 times. Such blocked bills entail: stopping high-ranking officials from attending CCP events; banning fake news/polls influencing elections or a political party's primaries.

#TaiwanWordoftheDay is #鏟子超人 — "superheroes with shovels" aka a record 400k volunteers from across Taiwan who brought their own shovels to clean a town devastated by a catastrophic barrier lake flood in #Hualien. They were honored in the president's speech and #Taipei101 fireworks on 🇹🇼 national day.

"One month ago, Sept 10, was the historic date when the number of days 🇹🇼 had spent #free from martial law officially surpassed the number of days endured under its stifling rule." #Democracy, forged through untold hardships, is what clearly positions the 23 million people of #Taiwan in this world.

#TaipeiPride🌈 celebrates its 23rd year on Oct 25: "Only by crossing the barriers built from prejudice and fear, and by appreciating each unique life experience, can we weave a more resilient society, making #Taiwan ever more diverse, equal, and truly respectful." www.taiwanpride.lgbt/2025-theme-s...

FS-8A — the first component of FORMOSAT-8, a #satellite formation comprising 8 units — departs for the US. Nicknamed Chi Bo-lin satellite (齊柏林衛星) after the late environmentalist, the observation unit built with 84% #Taiwan-made parts will be launched on SpaceX's Transporter 15 #rideshare mission.

Official response by the #Taiwanese foreign ministry: "Imports of #naphtha raised in media reports are not currently controlled by #Taiwan. However, Taiwan's state-owned enterprises stopped purchasing #Russian crude oil, naphtha, and other related products in 2023." en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content...

If the KMT-proposed reversal of pension reform was to be voted by the TPP, young voters supporting the TPP would be screwed.

The #KMT has announced 24 priority policies the party plans to push through the Taiwanese #parliament via its majority coalition formed with the TPP, including reversing Tsai Ing-wen's national #pension reforms and changing how presidential #elections work in #Taiwan. newtalk.tw/news/view/20...

This year's #GoldenHorse Lifetime #Achievement Award goes to Chen Shu-fang (陳淑芳)! Active for over six decades, the 86-year-old actress has starred in acclaimed films ranging from "A City of Sadness (1989)" to "Little Big Women (2020)." Chen has said she has no desire to retire and "wait for death."

A list of #Taiwanese celebrities who have shared a Chinese state media graphic celebrating the PRC's 76th national day with the hashtag "I Love You, China ♥️" on Weibo so far: 侯佩岑 Patty Hou 陳志朋 Julian Chen 吳慷仁 Wu Kang-ren 吳奇隆 Nicky Wu 伊能靜 Annie Yi 劉畊宏 Will Liu 楊宗緯 Aska Yang 歐陽娣娣 Ouyang Didi

On the occasion of Communist China's 76th anniversary, it must be remembered that a monthly average of 9 #Taiwan citizens are disappeared, detained, or otherwise had their rights violated (like illegal phone searches, interrogations) by the #PRC. There were 188 known cases from Jan 2024 to Aug 2025.

Taiwan FM at Warsaw Security Forum: "National security takes precedence over profits. The #semiconductor industry [...] is now at the very core of the strategic competition between democracies and authoritarians. In response, #Taiwan calls on its partners to jointly establish non-red supply chains."

"At the frontier of democracy in more than one sense. Taiwan not only faces daily threats to its democracy, but it is also at the cutting edge of democracy's global development: innovative democratic practices for the 21st century society are created there." community-democracies.org/cod-signs-mo...

Sylvia Feng's #sarcastic translation of Eve Hsieh's convoluted statement: "I believe in the Fourth Estate, which is why I took a full-time job at CNA while serving as Huang's #paparazzi coordinator. Only by covertly working for Huang could I 'check the government.'" news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...

The Stockholm-based International IDEA's assessment of #Taiwan in its Global State of #Democracy Report 2025 ↙️ - Representation: ranked 18 out of 174 countries (0, or no year-on-year ranking change) - Rights: 24 (down 3 spots) - Rule of Law: 18 (down 2 spots) - Participation: 8 (down 6 spots)

#Taiwanese tourists were detained for four hours by Romanian police for possessing a #Taiwan passport. The charges? Since #Romania does not recognize Taiwan's sovereignty, them driving with an international license (backed by 🇹🇼 passport and license) was deemed "illegal." www.storm.mg/article/1107...

▼ Helping Mata'an landslide #survivors: 1. SWIFT CODE: LBOTTWTP102 2. NAME: Taiwan Foundation for #Disaster Relief 3. ACCOUNT: 102-005-201-966 4. BANK: LAND BANK OF #TAIWAN CHANGCHUEN BRANCH 5. ADDRESS: No. 156, Changchun Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10459, Taiwan 6. CALL: 02-7702-8028

Goodwill ambassadors comprising of #multilingual students from Ming Chuan University have served as #ushers at Taiwan's international events for 41 years: 2019 – white top, red skirt for national day 2021 – pink lavender 2023 – orchid pink 2024 – white top, beige pants for presidential inauguration

RIP. Jerome A. Cohen (孔傑榮) was mentor to a president and a veep of #Taiwan. "Annette Lu and Ma Ying-jeou share a history. But they offer different futures for Taiwan. Jerome Cohen [...] remembers the two students' relationship as 'less than friendly' [at Harvard]." hls.harvard.edu/today/the-ri...

"The types of issues #Beijing seeks to leverage to spread #defeatism reflect #Taiwanese fears of being abandoned by allies [...] The defeatist worldview, built to dovetail with other Chinese information campaigns, creates a sense of crisis and then presents acquiescence to China as its solution."

Citizens, activists face #PRC harassment in #Taiwan for commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre and speaking up for Hong Kong, Tibet, and Uyghur rights. Pro-CCP groups include Dachen Nostalgia Culture Association (大陳島鄉情文化促進會) and White Wolf's Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP, 中華統一促進黨).

It's raining like a Tsai Ming-liang movie in #Taipei today Mood: ☔ youtu.be/8urigjsCdNw

#TaiwanMascots: The mascot of the 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan is Tian Tian (地牛天天), a bull who wears a cape and carries an emergency backpack with rations, meds, ID, and water. In Taiwanese lore, quakes are triggered by a subterranean bull. 921 refers to the magnitude-7.3 quake of Sept. 21, 1999.