🚨Ghost Nation US Pre-order Sale🚨 #GhostNation US publication day is February 10, and for the rest of this week, Barnes & Noble is offering members a 25% discount on pre-orders of the book, ebook and audio book. More details here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-nati...

🇩🇪 Hey @heguisen.bsky.social, @dearclarissa.bsky.social, and @badiucao.bsky.social! Shakespeare & Sons in Berlin loves our books! GHOST NATION reflecting on the history of Taiwan into contemporary times, cookbook MADE IN TAIWAN, and graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION are here!

In a Q&A with Paddy Stephens, journalist and author Chris Horton (@heguisen.bsky.social) discusses Taiwan’s uncertain place in the world and how different generations have responded to the challenges it faces. buff.ly/ida4lN3

Here's my review of @heguisen.bsky.social's new book!

Greetings from a balmy, hazy Friday morning in Tainan's Anping District. This is where the Dutch landed 401 years ago in 1624, dragging Taiwan into four centuries of colonization. Coincidentally, that same year the Dutch also established the colony of New Amsterdam, in what is now lower Manhattan.

Excited to read @heguisen.bsky.social’s new book Ghost Nation!

Really enjoyed recording this timely podcast about Taiwan's history, domestic politics, and its ties with the US with @davetroy.com last week. Give it a listen - link is at the end of this post: america2.news/podcast-ghost-…#GhostNationon

Scoop: Taiwan's presidential office confirmed to @thewirechina.bsky.social that Chinese civilian vessels that have participated in drills with China's military will be banned from Taiwanese ports. The majority of these vessels belong to one company - Cosco Shipping. share.google/UzfPPhhQ8gXf...

🇹🇼🇩🇪 Look what I found in Berlin! @heguisen.bsky.social's new book GHOST NATION: THE STORY OF TAIWAN AND ITS STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL is out this week, and there are copies at Dussmann! I had the honor to read an advance copy — it is excellent.

A great review of @heguisen.bsky.social's new book about Taiwan, titled Ghost Nation topics.amcham.com.tw/2025/07/a-gh...

"Drawing on a decade of on-the-ground reporting and hundreds of interviews, Horton delivers a gripping, urgent, and approachable account of Taiwan’s past and present and the existential questions it now faces" Engaging review of #GhostNation by Julia Bergstrom🙏 topics.amcham.com.tw/2025/07/a-gh...

Ghost Nation is among ten new books recommended by The Herald. Honored to be among such esteemed company. share.google/f193QdMCaMyc...

Taiwan’s air defence shelters to be improved, interior ministry says – Taipei Times

Hey, if you support CDT but can't give cash- give a retweet. Maybe someone with more funds will see it. They are almost at their modest goal of $10,000, but there's no reason 10,000 RTs shouldn't have been reached ages ago.

People bringing pro-recall banners to special screening of Invisible Nation.

Rana Mitter has just reviewed Ghost Nation for The Observer, calling it 'crisp and deeply researched' and a 'compelling and important book'. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Longtime TFCC member and former VP @heguisen.bsky.social’s new book Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival will hit shelves in mid-July. The TFCC is organizing a group pre-order for Taiwan residents. Secure your copy here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Not sure this kind of endorsement will benefit KMT legislators facing a recall...

Currently feeling equal parts excitement and fomo

Many thanks to Anthony Kao for this fun and wide-ranging interview for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about my forthcoming book, Ghost Nation. Give it a listen! newbooksnetwork.com/ghost-nation...

A very positive review of Invisible Nation. In addition to the moving footage of Chen Chu at the site of her former incarceration in Jingmei ('time has no meaning in prison'), the rare footage of President Tsai was also extremely interesting for me. I agree. Go see it before it leaves the theaters.

Excellent interview that showcases the wide-ranging ambition of @heguisen.bsky.social's new book Ghost Nation, which will be out in July. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6135253

Publication Day for Ghost Nation is July 17 - now only 45 days away. Pre-order today and be among the first to read Taiwan's story, as told by many of the people who have shaped this inspiring and vitally important country. www.panmacmillan.com/authors/chri...

🇹🇼 TAIWAN! Indie bookshop Bookman (樹林) can take orders for YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION, my graphic novel with @badiucao.bsky.social. They've set up a special link and there is a discount if you order now! ➡️ shorturl.at/MjVB4

Honored & humbled by initial feedback for Ghost Nation, which will be published on July 17. Huge thanks to @dearclarissa.bsky.social , Lauren Dickey, @lnachman32.bsky.social , Samir Puri, Shawna Yang Ryan, Jon Sullivan, Clive Hamilton, and @melissakchan.bsky.social for reading and reviewing!🙏🙏

the thing of it is, a blockade opens hostilities whether it's an invasion or not

@heguisen.bsky.social takes a close look at the question of whether the KMT has been acting in concert with the PRC. A very useful longish read that marshals the totality of the evidence over the past year along with some denials from the KMT and other views. www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...

The KMT is closer than ever to its old nemesis, the Chinese Communist Party. Many Taiwanese who seek to maintain their sovereignty are worried. www.chinafile.com/reporting-op...

and just like with 2001, there is a better than even chance that this republican president and his gleeful allies will plunge us right back into chaos and disorder

Breathtaking story www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/w...

Car bloat is a disease – and it’s spreading. Here are a few of the stories I wrote in 2024 about dangerously huge vehicles. 🧵 This year GM killed the Chevy Malibu, the last sedan available to Americans from the Big Three. 4/5 new US cars are SUVs or pickups. www.fastcompany.com/91123174/det...

The credible basis is the existence of the Federalist society, a political project to radicalize the judiciary towards reactionary anti democratic decisions that benefit the oligarchs and corporations.

"Remember: If China invades or quarantines Taiwan, it wouldn’t just be targeting one island nation. It would be seeking to forcibly reshape the Indo-Pacific regional order and undermine the rules-based global economy." www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/o...

2024 is the year when the Taliban continue creating the world’s most serious women’s rights crisis. After two years rule, they have systematically violated the rights of women and girls including as they relate to education, paid employment, freedom of speech and movement www.hrw.org/news/2024/02...

My column for today: taxes, land, and PRC influence. Some dark days ahead if the DPP can't find a way out. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

If you work for Russian or Chinese SIGINT, is there a sort of professional disappointment in the sheer lack of challenge involved in this? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/u...

"'China shock' is often blamed for causing economic dislocation and despair in America’s industrial heartlands. Now, however, it is China’s turn to worry about offshoring. Its manufacturers are taking flight." www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Taiwan is developing a hypersonic missile based on the Ching Tien supersonic cruise missile, and a Czech-made truck has been tentatively selected as its launch vehicle. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Syakaro Historic Trail (霞喀羅古道) in Hsinchu. Originally built by the Japanese so they could keep closer tabs on the Atayal people in the area who had fought against colonial rule for years, the trail is nowadays a popular one/two-day hike especially during the Fall foliage season.

1. Taiwan's status has not always been ambiguous 2. Taiwan modernized under Japanese colonialism before KMT arrival 3. KMT seized Taiwan in 1945 4. ROC was established in China in 1912 www.vox.com/world-politi...

Taiwan is staring into an abyss of lawlessness. The KMT has sown chaos. What will the nation reap? www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

KMT legislator Weng Hsiao-ling said that both PRC and ROC can be called "China", and as PRC's sovereignty includes China, then what is wrong with PRC reclaiming Taiwan? I do not want to hear anyone say KMT is not a CCP-proxy anymore. youtu.be/JPK0K0Sd5KQ?...

Today, on Mao's birthday, let us remember that in a 1937 interview he said that Taiwan should be independent. “ …we will extend them (the Koreans) our enthusiastic help in their struggle for independence. The same thing applies for Taiwan.” More here: thediplomat.com/2022/05/when...

I have had engineers tell me with a straight face "maps are not political." My dude, there is NOTHING MORE POLITICAL THAN MAPS.

1/ VACANCY As our outgoing editor will attest, the chance to lead Team HKFP's newsroom is among the most meaningful, important and rewarding jobs in Asian journalism: hongkongfp.com/jobs/ @hongkongfp.com

Happy holidays to me, I guess

"If confirmed by the Senate, Colby... is expected to have the ear of the incoming president on a range of issues." Colby wants Taiwan to spend much more on defense, which seems very unlikely to happen as long as the KMT-TPP coalition holds. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...

“The death toll of 45,000 represents over two percent of Gaza's population … this death rate makes the Gaza Strip one of the world's most violent places in recent decades.” www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...

We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.

Hotel guests staying at Hilton DoubleTree on Taipei's Zhongshan N Road report that the American hospitality company offers 8 Chinese state media channels on TV, including China Central Television (CCTV). Hilton's Taiwanese site uses Baidu maps; its global site erroneously lists #Taiwan under China.