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New Bloom is an online magazine covering youth culture and politics in Taiwan and the Asia Pacific.
以影像揭示時代的真實：「史泰德與法蘭克：攝影書與藝術民主化」展覽評介 by 洪延平
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以影像揭示時代的真實：「史泰德與法蘭克：攝影書與藝術民主化」展覽評介 - No Man Is An Island
《史泰德與法蘭克：攝影書與藝術民主化》對台灣的攝影愛好者而言，是個難得的機會，可以親眼目睹攝影史上極為傑出的藝術家羅伯特·法蘭克（Robert Frank），與當代最精湛、最有成就的膠印師與攝影書出版商格哈德·史泰德（Gerhard Steidl）之間的合作。
https://nomanisanis.land/review-democratic-art-objects-tw/
about 18 hours ago
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下週一～來討論東亞和平的未來～
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「民主台灣」與「血汗台灣」之間，台灣如何對待史瓦帝尼? by Amandla
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「民主台灣」與「血汗台灣」之間，台灣如何對待史瓦帝尼? | New Bloom Magazine
在台灣位於非洲的唯一邦交國史瓦帝尼王國，石油與金錢的巨大魅影漂浮在普札莫雅(Phuzumoya)荒蕪的農地上，台灣海外投資開發公司(OIDC)即將施工興建的戰略儲油槽設施被稱為史國有史以來最昂貴的工程。
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/22/tw-swaziland-democracy-exploitation/
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"'My Sunshine' Pairs Superb Acting and Skilled Storytelling in Figure Skating Character Drama" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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“My Sunshine” Pairs Superb Acting and Skilled Storytelling in Figure Skating Character Drama - No Man Is An Island
The sophomore effort of director Hiroshi Okuyama, "My Sunshine" proves a noteworthy entry in contemporary Japanese cinema, and puts Okuyama on the map
https://nomanisanis.land/my-sunshine-review/
3 days ago
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"Pro-Palestine Protest Disrupts Taiwanese Defense Expo; One Arrested" by
@ginollopez.bsky.social
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Pro-Palestine Protest Disrupts Taiwanese Defense Expo; One Arrested | New Bloom Magazine
Activists on Saturday staged a demonstration outside the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition, accusing dozens of participating companies of profiting from Israel’s ongoing military…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/20/palestine-defense-expo-protest/
4 days ago
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"KMT Proposes Presidential Elections Be Conducted in Two Rounds" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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KMT Proposes Presidential Elections Be Conducted in Two Rounds | New Bloom Magazine
A proposal from KMT legislators Lo Chih-chiang, Yeh Yuan-chih, Weng Hsiao-ling, and Wu Tsung-hien would aim to change how presidential elections are held in Taiwan. In particular…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/19/kmt-two-round-election/
5 days ago
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剛結束的Peace of Sea 和平營集合了來自台灣、沖繩、濟州與其他亞洲地區的朋友。參與者在基隆聚集，分享各自的和平運動，瞭解本地歷史，想像地區未來。
www.facebook.com/share/19nFc4...
5 days ago
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Learn about the Biafran community in Taiwan, as a relatively little-known displaced community, in this upcoming event by the Taiwan Association for Human Rights!
www.facebook.com/share/p/192v...
6 days ago
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"Business Practices of Taiwanese Companies in Indonesia Come Under Fire" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Business Practices of Taiwanese Companies in Indonesia Come Under Fire | New Bloom Magazine
The business practices of Taiwanese companies in Indonesia are under scrutiny after a number of cases in the last few months…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/18/tw-indonesia-companies/
6 days ago
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”Chang An-lo Claims Deals Made with Temples to Establish ‘Peace Shelters’ in Wartime“ by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Chang An-lo Claims Deals Made with Temples to Establish “Peace Shelters” in Wartime | New Bloom Magazine
“White Wolf” Chang An-lo claimed on a talk show recently that his Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) has entered an agreement with the Nankunshen Daitianfu Temple and Luermen Tianho Temple in…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/17/peace-shelter-temples-wartime/
7 days ago
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"'Pigsy' is a Fun, Animated Take on 'Journey to the West'" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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"Pigsy" is a Fun, Animated Take on "Journey to the West" - No Man Is An Island
Pigsy is an inventive, CGI-animated take on Journey to the West. The movie is set in a futuristic city-state in which a technologically advanced “New World” development scheme is soon to be launched, ...
https://nomanisanis.land/pigsy-review/
8 days ago
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Join us for the latest board games night tomorrow!
www.facebook.com/events/17817...
9 days ago
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"Han Kuang Exercises Illustrate Government's Publicity Dilemma" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Han Kuang Exercises Illustrate Government’s Publicity Dilemma | New Bloom Magazine
The Taiwanese government’s dilemmas can be observed in questions about OpSec that have arisen after military drills conducted as part of the annual Han Kuang exercises earlier this year.
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/15/han-kuang-publicity/
9 days ago
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"Review: Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Photobooks at Democratic Art Objects" by Enbion Micah Aan
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Review: Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Photobooks at Democratic Art Objects - No Man Is An Island
Robert Frank and Gerhard Steidl: Photobooks at Democratic Art Objects is a rare opportunity for photography fans in Taiwan to see the collaboration between Robert Frank, one of the finest artists the ...
https://nomanisanis.land/review-democratic-art-objects/
10 days ago
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Tomorrow! Join us for a pop-up cafe in solidarity with Palestine!
www.facebook.com/events/11695...
10 days ago
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"Childcare Policy Changes Criticized" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Childcare Policy Changes Criticized | New Bloom Magazine
New policies for mandatory parental leave after childbirth have been criticized. Namely, the new policies extend mandatory maternity leave for women to 12 weeks, from the current eight weeks. However…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/12/childcare-policy-change/
11 days ago
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"Taiwanese White Dolphin Faces Extinction Due to Development" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Taiwanese White Dolphin Faces Extinction Due to Development | New Bloom Magazine
Experts have sounded the alarm that the Taiwanese white dolphin is critically endangered. At present, it is suspected that there may be only between 45 and 50 individuals surviving…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/12/tw-white-dolphin/
12 days ago
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"Deportation of Japanese Pro-China Influencers Points to Securitization of Social Media" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Deportation of Japanese Pro-China Influencers Points to Securitization of Social Media | New Bloom Magazine
A Japanese influencer was deported last month over filming a video by Ximending’s Rainbow Crosswalk in Taipei in which he and another Japanese man raised the flag of the People’s Republic of China and...
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/11/influencer-deportation/
13 days ago
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The latest New Bloom Substack is out! Check out our round-up of recent events and articles, including on current events in Indonesia, our recruitment drive for volunteers, and more!
14 days ago
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Tomorrow! Join us for the latest Stories of Taiwan Reading Club! This time we'll be reading Spent Bullets by Terao Tetsuya, translated by Kevin Wang
14 days ago
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"Taipei City Government Comes Under Fire Over Chinese-Made Robot Dogs" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Taipei City Government Comes Under Fire Over Chinese-Made Robot Dogs | New Bloom Magazine
Former KMT chair Hung Hsiu-chu traveled to Beijing recently for a military parade commemorating the end of World War II. In China’s case, this was fought against Japan…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/09/taipei-robot-dogs/
15 days ago
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Join us tomorrow for the latest Pen Club, featuring live drawing, as part of a new life-drawing series!
www.facebook.com/events/21689...
16 days ago
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"'Endangered Youth' is a Look at Young Activists in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Ukraine" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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"Endangered Youth" is a Look at Young Activists in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Ukraine - No Man Is An Island
CJ Anderson-Wu's Endangered Youth is best read as an ensemble work, comprising a series of vignettes and micro-fiction about young activists in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Ukraine. The book draws heavily f...
https://nomanisanis.land/endangered-youth-review/
16 days ago
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"'Strangers and Their Babies' is a Look at the Forgotten Lives of Vietnamese Refugees in Penghu" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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"Strangers and Their Babies" is a Look at the Forgotten Lives of Vietnamese Refugees in Penghu - No Man Is An Island
The PTS documentary Strangers and Their Babies is director Asio Liu’s latest look at unexplored periods in Taiwan’s history that link it to Southeast Asia
https://nomanisanis.land/strangers-babies-review/
17 days ago
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Our space is experiencing a shortage of volunteers. If you have free time and you want to get involved, come out to hang out and have a drink and learn more about how the space works and what you can do to help. fb event:
www.facebook.com/share/1Awf4H...
18 days ago
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"Why Did Hung Hsiu-Chu Travel to China's Military Parade?" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Why Did Hung Hsiu-Chu Travel to China’s Military Parade? | New Bloom Magazine
Former KMT chair Hung Hsiu-chu traveled to Beijing recently for a military parade commemorating the end of World War II. In China’s case, this was fought against Japan. The military parade has…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/06/hung-china-wwii-parade/
18 days ago
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"Why is Indonesia Protesting?: An Interview with Iftitah Sari of the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Why is Indonesia Protesting?: An Interview with Iftitah Sari of the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | New Bloom Magazine
Starting in late August, protests have broken out in cities across Indonesia. The demonstrations initially broke out in anger against luxurious housing subsidies received by members of the legislature...
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/05/indonesia-protests-interview/
19 days ago
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Here is September's schedule for Trif Trans Bar, the weekly bar night at Daybreak, our space in Wanhua. Tonight = clothing swap!
19 days ago
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Join us on September 14th for a fundraiser for Gaza! With bread, cookies, cake, crafting, tarot reading, crochet, coloring pages, art for sale, and a talk on resilience. Free entrance.
www.facebook.com/share/1FuKY2...
20 days ago
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The next Stories of Taiwan Reading Club is coming up next Wednesday! This time we'll be reading Spent Bullets by Terao Tetsuya, translated by Kevin Wang
20 days ago
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"Taiwan Police Promote Beauty Surgery as World Cracks Down" by Yating
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Taiwan Police Promote Beauty Surgery as World Cracks Down | New Bloom Magazine
A massive billboard towers over a Taipei intersection. Baseball star Chen Chieh-hsien smiles down, shirt casually unzipped, surrounded by police anti-fraud slogans and Airlee clinic branding.
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/04/taipei-police-beauty-surgery/
20 days ago
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"Third Parties Call for Youth Participation in Politics" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Third Parties Call for Youth Participation in Politics | New Bloom Magazine
A number of third parties, namely the New Power Party, Green Party, Obasan Alliance, and the Tatwan Statebuilding Party, held a press conference with Better Together for NextGen Taiwan late last month...
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/03/third-parties-youth-participation/
21 days ago
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We’re launching a new life-drawing series! Our aim is to feature a diverse array of models. This week we’ll be drawing a non professional male model. Art by:
@thoughtfulwanders.bsky.social
event's page :
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21 days ago
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"Changhua Residents Demonstrate Wind Project" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Changhua Residents Demonstrate Wind Project | New Bloom Magazine
Changhua residents demonstrated outside of the Ministry of Environment late last month in a demonstration against a wind power project. Demonstrators were from Dacheng Township…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/09/02/changhua-wind-power-protest/
22 days ago
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New Bloom is participating in a global media blackout organized by
@avaaz.org
and
@rsf.org
today against the killing of journalists in Gaza. To read more and see the full list of signatories, see here:
rsf.org/en/rsf-and-a...
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New Bloom is among the signatories on this important statement regarding the developing situation in Indonesia
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[Joint Statement] Indonesia: Protecting the Right to Protest: International Solidarity with Indonesia #StopPoliceBrutality! - FORUM-ASIA
International Solidarity Protecting the Right to Protest: International Solidarity with Indonesia #StopPoliceBrutality! On 28th and 29th August 2025, tens of thousands of Indonesian workers protested ...
https://forum-asia.org/indonesia-protest-police-brutality-25/
23 days ago
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"Lai Administration Continues Moves Increasing Regulations Over Chinese Spouses of Taiwanese" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Lai Administration Continues Moves Increasing Regulations Over Chinese Spouses of Taiwanese | New Bloom Magazine
A proposal from the Ministry of the Interior would require Chinese spouses of Taiwanese applying for permanent residency in Taiwan to provide a notarized certificate showing that they do not have or…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/31/lai-admin-spouses/
24 days ago
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"Civil Society Groups Criticize Lack of Prosecution for Fishing Vessel" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Civil Society Groups Criticize Lack of Prosecution for Fishing Vessel | New Bloom Magazine
A group of scholars and civil society organizations released a statement earlier this month about the Pingtung District Prosecutors’ Office’s decision not to prosecute the vessel owners of the You-fu.
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/30/youfu-prosecution-criticism/
25 days ago
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Check out the Inaugural post of our friend
@jordynhaime.bsky.social
's new substack A fascinating read on an Anne Frank-themed church in Japan, where Christians pray for the Jews and the restoration of Israel.
jordynhaime.substack.com/p/the-japane...
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The Japanese Church Dedicated to Anne Frank
On Christian Zionism, Peace, Shrines, and Gaza
https://jordynhaime.substack.com/p/the-japanese-church-dedicated-to
26 days ago
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"Syaman Rapongan's 'Eyes of the Ocean' Proves Rare Example of Taiwanese Indigenous Literature in English" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Syaman Rapongan's "Eyes of the Ocean" Proves Rare Example of Taiwanese Indigenous Literature in English - No Man Is An Island
Syaman Rapongan's Eyes of the Ocean proves a rare opportunity to glimpse the accomplished Taiwanese Indigenous writer’s work in English. In this sense, Eyes of the Ocean is one of the rare works of Ta...
https://nomanisanis.land/eyes-of-the-ocean-review/
26 days ago
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In collaboration with Sinophone Palestinian solidarity groups across the world, New Bloom is launching a Palestine Monthly Mutual Aid Initiative to raise funds for 30 verified families surviving famine and genocide in Gaza. Info & sign-up here:
ylcurl.short.gy/NBPMMAI
26 days ago
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Check out the latest New Bloom Substack! We review the results of the recalls and referendum, our past and upcoming events, and recent petitions and mutual aid initiatives!
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From Taipei, Taiwan: The 2025/08/27 New Bloom Newsletter
R.I.P. recalls • nuclear fallout • alliances • hypocrisies • historicities • cooped-up Ko • the fast train to Yilan • Lumaq news • millionaire handouts • Palestine donations • Wanhua wins
https://newbloom.substack.com/p/from-taipei-taiwan-the-20250827-new
28 days ago
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Saturday! The long-awaited T&N Party is back! This time, as always, Trif Trans Bar will be serving up amazing cocktails 🍸 and our lovely volunteer team will be hosting fun and engaging activities!
www.facebook.com/events/11508...
28 days ago
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"Arrests of Migrant Workers in Nightclub Reflect Recurrent Issues" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Arrests of Migrant Workers in Nightclub Reflect Recurrent Issues | New Bloom Magazine
A raid on a nightclub venue in Tainan earlier this month led to the arrest of 107 migrant workers, who were primarily Vietnamese. Among them, 11 workers were found to have illegally left their place…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/26/tainan-club-arrest/
29 days ago
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"Partisan Contestation to Continue in Aftermath of Recalls" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Partisan Contestation to Continue in Aftermath of Recalls | New Bloom Magazine
The aftermath of the recalls is gradually taking shape. In particular, the pan-Blue camp is likely to persist with further attempts to attack the DPP. A new proposal from the TPP…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/25/recall-aftermath-partisanship/
30 days ago
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"'Lisa Lu Plays Herself' Is an Uneditorialized Jumble of Interviews and Archival Footage" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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“Lisa Lu Plays Herself” Is an Uneditorialized Jumble of Interviews and Archival Footage - No Man Is An Island
While those highly familiar with famed Chinese American actress Lisa Lu might appreciate the documentary, "Lisa Lu Plays Herself" will likely confuse more mainstream viewers
https://nomanisanis.land/lisa-lu-documentary-review/
about 1 month ago
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"Second and Final Round of Recalls Results in A Win for the KMT" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Second and Final Round of Recalls Results in A Win for the KMT | New Bloom Magazine
The second and final round of recalls took place across Taiwan today, with seven KMT legislators facing recall. Likewise, a national referendum on the issue of whether to extend the lifespan of the Ma...
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/23/second-recall-round/
about 1 month ago
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"TPP Proposal Seeks to Change Criminal Justice System to Free Ko" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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TPP Proposal Seeks to Change Criminal Justice System to Free Ko | New Bloom Magazine
A legal proposal from the TPP seeks to end pre-trial detentions over collusion. That is, Taiwan’s criminal justice system allows for pre-trial detention of individuals on charges of collusion…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/22/ko-tpp-pretrial-proposal/
about 1 month ago
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"Plans to Extend High-Speed Rail to Yilan Criticized by Taiwan Railways Union" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Plans to Extend High-Speed Rail to Yilan Criticized by Taiwan Railways Union | New Bloom Magazine
The Taiwan Railways Union has criticized plans to extend the high-speed rail from Taipei to Yilan. Plans for the high-speed rail have already conditionally cleared an environmental impact assessment…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/21/yilan-hsr-extension/
about 1 month ago
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"Historical Memory of the End of Pacific War Contested Between the KMT and DPP" by
@brianhioe.bsky.social
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Historical Memory of the End of Pacific War Contested Between the KMT and DPP | New Bloom Magazine
Commemorations in Taiwan regarding the 80th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War earlier this month have proven politically charged between the DPP and KMT. This may not be surprising…
https://newbloommag.net/2025/08/20/pacific-war-memory/
about 1 month ago
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