Alan Lu

Alan Lu

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Alan is a student at National Sun-Yat Sen University majoring in foreign languages and literature. He has written about politics and gender issues, cross-strait issues, same-sex marriage and the Me Too movement

Shutdown Of CTI News Network: Does News Freedom Still Exist?

Editor’s note: This is the second piece in a series of four…

Face-off Between Rival Political Factions In Philadelphia

(TTT Philadelphia) With news coming in overnight Taiwan time that the Associated Press…

Taiwanese Target Of Chinese Claims Of State Organised Espionage

Li Meng-chu, a Taiwanese citizen arrested by Chinese authorities last year, recently…

President Trump and First Lady Test Positive For COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he, and his wife, U.S. First…

US To Ban WeChat From APP Stores Today, TikTok to Follow In November

Later today, Sunday (Sept. 20th), the U.S. will have WeChat, a Chinese-owned…

‘I Am Taiwanese’ Comment By Czech Official Irks China

The Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil visited Taiwan on August 30th, marking…

Jane Lee Loses Kaohsiung Election To Chen Chi-mai

August 15th is a special day for Kaohsiung citizens. Not least because…

Donald Trump’s Health Secretary Visits Taiwan: Sparks Controversy

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause despair worldwide, a, top U.S.…

Former President, Mr. Democracy, Lee Teng-hui Dies – Age 97

Taiwan’s first properly elected president Lee Teng-hui has died. Tributes to the…

Summer 2020: Penghu’s Int’l Fireworks Festival – A Local Take

Editor’s note: the schools are now out, the summer hols are with…

The Phantom Of The Opera: 2020 Broadway Tour – Taiwan

With the COVID-19 pandemic largely under control within the country, the world-famous…