On September 7, Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China) president Ma Ying-jeou flew to Pengjiayu (彭佳嶼), a tiny islet under the jurisdiction of the Taiwanese government. According to the official Taiwan Presidential Office …
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Chieh-Ting Yeh
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Chieh-Ting Yeh was born in Taiwan but grew up in New York and Boston. He was active in Taiwanese American student circles and was part of the Harvard Asia Law Society. When he is not thinking about the relationship between Taiwan and China, he cooks and watches epic Japanese dramas. He is currently based in Silicon Valley.
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Chinese Homeowner Rant Goes Viral: “This Home Has Been Around For 100 Years”
China’s contract urban enforcers (chengguan, 城管) have been getting quite a bit of attention lately. Tea Leaf Nation has covered this issue before, including a report by A Capella and a further analysis by Yueran …
Read MoreWeibo Rumor Watch: Did a Village Head Offer to Pay Villagers to Terrorize Someone’s Home?
On September 3, Sina Weibo user @首席观察 posted a picture under the tagline “A Document Worth Archiving” (值得收藏的文件). The picture shows an official notice, supposedly issued by an unspecified local party group (小組). As of …
Read MoreChina’s Netizens React to Clint and Mitt: Please Pay Us Back
The U.S. presidential election is less than ten weeks away. Anyone with a stake in the result is watching, and that means most of the people in the world, including a vast number of people …
Read MoreTaiwanese Mega Bookstore Causes Frenzy in Hong Kong: Point for Taiwan in Cultural War?
As any self-respecting booklover in Taipei knows, you can immerse yourself in the endless variety of glossy printed books at the Eslite Bookstore on Dunhua South Road. 24 hours a day, seven days a week. …
Read MoreTranslation: A Blogger’s Sober Thoughts on the Qidong Protests
The following is a translation of a post shared via Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, by Shanghai blogger @桔子树小窝 on the recent large-scale protests in Qidong, China. According to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope, which tracks Weibo posts …
Read MoreTranslation: A Blogger's Sober Thoughts on the Qidong Protests
The following is a translation of a post shared via Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, by Shanghai blogger @桔子树小窝 on the recent large-scale protests in Qidong, China. According to Hong Kong University’s Weiboscope, which tracks Weibo posts …
Read More25 Years After Taiwan Embraced Democracy, Netizens Wonder When It Will Be the Mainland’s Turn
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Chiang Ching-kuo today decreed the end of martial law imposed by his Nationalist Party 38 years ago when it fled to this island after the communists took over mainland China. (LA …
Read More25 Years After Taiwan Embraced Democracy, Netizens Wonder When It Will Be the Mainland's Turn
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Chiang Ching-kuo today decreed the end of martial law imposed by his Nationalist Party 38 years ago when it fled to this island after the communists took over mainland China. (LA …
Read MoreOp-Ed: Lessons From Tiananmen Can Light the Way For Taiwan
[Note: The following is a Tea Leaf Nation op-ed, and does not necessarily represent the opinions of the editors.] I still vaguely remember that day. It was an old classroom, the walls stained with mildew. …
Read MoreMainland Netizens React to Ma Ying-jeou's Inauguration: "Cornerstone of Reunification" To Be Laid?
On May 20, people all throughout China celebrated Show Me Your Love Day (520表白日). Single guys devised clever ways to win their crushes’ hearts and wives rhetorically asked their husbands, “Honey, do you remember what …
Read MoreTranslation: Han Han Says Hong Kong, Taiwan "Protecting Chinese Civilization"
The below are translated excerpts from a recent blog entry (Chinese) by China’s most famous young writer, Han Han. Winds of the Pacific Taipei stood before me like a labyrinth, just like any other city to any …
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