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Tainan: But...but our land grab is different! 25 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Art takes shape. The Taipei Times editorialized today on the land expropriation for the rail line in Tainan.... The project, which was approved by the Executive Yuan in 2009, aimed to move an 8km lo...
Saturday Linkies 24 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
Building facades in Shiluo, Yunlin. I actually spent three days in Yunlin this week. It's so wonderful that some kind soul invented hard liquor.... Some links for you to survive the rain in: Commonw...
US Arms Sales vs China's Military Build Up 24 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
A delicate damselfly. Two counterpoints in the Taipei Times today. First, longtime Taiwan supporter Randy Shriver, speaking at a conference this week, urged the continuance of US arms sales.... Howe...
Government's repressive tactics against protesters 24 Aug 2013 | 05:59 pm
Over at Far Eastern Sweet Potato J Michael scribes on the government's ugly campaign of intimidation: It gets worse. On Aug. 20, the Bureau of Energy, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Presidentia...
Pang Laowai shot by policeman 23 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Wishes at a small temple in Tainan. I put a peaceful image above, to calm my readers before they encountered this stupid story... I suppose it is too much to expect professionalism from a Taiwanese ...
I have no words for this headline 19 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
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Dapu Demolition Protests Continue 18 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Photo being passed around FB. Heard about 20,000 were out tonight protesting the Dapu demolition, which has become a symbol of government oppression and land-theft in Taiwan. The Chinese says "Yesterd...
Taiwan's future already signaled by Hong Kong? 18 Aug 2013 | 12:27 pm
Dragonfly grabbing a break. As I have noted many times, the biggest obstacle China faces in annexing Taiwan is its democracy. It ain't a perfect one, but it has been incorporated into the social iden...
The Flight of the Lapwing 17 Aug 2013 | 08:06 am
The East Coast is now being overbuilt with loud, kitschy hotels. Hurry up and visit before it is destroyed. I was trawling through the Theological Commons (run by the Princeton Theological Seminary),...
Our nuked environment 15 Aug 2013 | 05:36 pm
Chinese chess pieces. Wow. Making the rounds since last night is the news, not exactly unknown, that the KMT government is totally despicable. The Min. of Economic Affairs purchased internet keywords...
