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Be Water, Hong Kong: The Birth of the First Diasporic Hongkonger Magazine in Taiwan

Be Water, Hong Kong: The Birth of the First Diasporic Hongkonger Magazine in Taiwan

The Reporter (報導者)
Translations, The Reporter (報導者)

In February 2020, the first physical diasporic Hongkonger magazine —Flow HK (如水), or “Be Water” in Chinese—was printed in Taiwan. In terms of its significance to the pro-democracy movement, this magazine is a living embodiment of an imagined Hong Kong community under the shadow of the Hong Kong National Security Law. The Reporter interviewed the editorial board of Flow HK to find out why they decided to publish in Taiwan and how they intended to keep the current of the Hong Kong protests flowing across borders.

A Passport And A City: The Hong Kong Families Holding onto the BNO Scheme 

A Passport And A City: The Hong Kong Families Holding onto the BNO Scheme 

Initium Media (端傳媒)
Translations, Initium Media (端傳媒)

On July 1, 2020, the UK announced the expansion of rights for BNO passport holders, arguing that the Hong Kong National Security Law is a “clear and serious” violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. For Hongkongers born before 1997, the BNO now offers a new "escape" route. What can the BNO inform us about the formation of Hongkonger identities and the geohistorical entanglements between Hong Kong, the UK, and China?

The Sugar-Coated Poison of the Chinese Market: How Will Taiwanese Pineapples Fight Against Their Fate?

The Sugar-Coated Poison of the Chinese Market: How Will Taiwanese Pineapples Fight Against Their Fate?

The Reporter (報導者)
The Reporter (報導者), Translations

On February 26, 2021, the Chinese General Administration of Customs unexpectedly announced a ban on imports of Taiwanese pineapple starting from March 1. March is the export season for Taiwan's famous Golden Diamond Pineapple. The Chinese ban came as a shock to the Taiwanese industry. How did Taiwan’s overreliance on the Chinese market come to be? Who gets to decide the fate of Taiwanese pineapples?

Captured by War, Lost before Liberation: Taiwanese in World War II Internment Camps

Captured by War, Lost before Liberation: Taiwanese in World War II Internment Camps

Research for You (研之有物)
Translations, Research for You (研之有物)

During WWII, there were hundreds of Taiwanese living in Southeast Asia. They were regarded Japanese, lost everything overnight and were detained in internment camps. Shu-min Chung (鍾淑敏) had dug up historical materials in search of the Taiwanese in internment camps, trying to fill in the forgotten history of overseas Taiwanese.

From “Free China” to “Little Indonesia”: Taipei Main Station and Its Contested Spaces 

From “Free China” to “Little Indonesia”: Taipei Main Station and Its Contested Spaces 

Initium Media (端傳媒)
Translations, Initium Media (端傳媒)

Last year, the Taiwan Railways Administration imposed a ban on public sitting in the lobby of Taipei Main Station, citing COVID-19 concerns. This sitting ban raised urgent questions: Who has claims over this space? What might be the historical and ideological forces shaping the usage of this space? And why is Taipei Main Station associated with the signs of “Free China” and the rise of “Little Indonesia”?

“Bubble Tea Kingdom”: How Did It All Start?

“Bubble Tea Kingdom”: How Did It All Start?

StoryStudio (故事)
Translations, StoryStudio (故事)

Bubble tea and handmade drink shops are an indispensable part of Taiwanese food culture. For years, they play the role of a cultural ambassador, promoting Taiwanese cuisine to the international community. How did bubble tea rise to its current status of Taiwan’s “national drink”? How did this “bubble tea kingdom” come to be? What can we learn from the rise of handmade drink shops in Taiwan?

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