Alan Lu

26 posts
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

Atlanta Shootings: An Atrocious Crime & My Take As An Asian In America

TTT Philadelphia: In Atlanta on Tuesday evening, eight people were shot dead at…

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…
  • Alan Lu
  • November 7, 2020
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Taiwanese Target Of Chinese Claims Of State Organised Espionage

Li Meng-chu, a Taiwanese citizen arrested by Chinese authorities last year, recently…
  • Alan Lu
  • October 13, 2020
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President Trump and First Lady Test Positive For COVID-19

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he, and his wife, U.S. First…
  • Alan Lu
  • October 2, 2020
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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…
  • Alan Lu
  • September 9, 2020
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Jane Lee Loses Kaohsiung Election To Chen Chi-mai

August 15th is a special day for Kaohsiung citizens. Not least because…
  • Alan Lu
  • August 15, 2020
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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…