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COVID-19 Discrimination Against Non-Taiwanese

sign displayed at The Bird nightclub in Taiwan
One store even made an announcement in English to suggest that foreign customers do their shopping online by scanning a specific QR Code.
  • Charlene Lin
  • April 17, 2020
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Why Are Non-Taiwanese Treated Differently?

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foreigners without Taiwanese nationality are not included in the new policy no matter how long they have been living in Taiwan, and regardless of their paying into the social security system.
  • Yu Shen Cheng
  • April 16, 2020
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Beijing’s Mismanagement Of COVID-19 Has Form

“another deadly outbreak of SARS could emerge at any time.”
  • Mark Buckton
  • April 16, 2020
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Taiwan Under Tsai – A Pandemic Standout

Female leaders around the world
“What do countries with the best coronavirus responses have in common? Women Leaders”: Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, a Forbes columnist
  • Mark Buckton
  • April 15, 2020
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Taiwan Premier League: Tatung Manager Speaks

Match-day 2 games in TFPL
“Due to COVID-19, some of the Tatung players need to do isolated training sometimes. It’s becoming hard to train the whole team together, especially coordinating.”
  • Jonathan Smith
  • April 15, 2020
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Taiwan: As Seen Through Polish Eyes

Polish and Taiwanese flags
The people of Poland are still ignorant about Taiwan and they have many misconceptions about this country.
  • Mark Buckton
  • April 14, 2020
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Yiwen On Taiwan / Malaysia Virus Responses

Yiwne, subject of our latest interview on life under COVID-19
… it really stresses me out that people here keep stockpiling necessities such as napkins, eggs, and meat. Daily supplies might soon run out if people don’t stop panic buying.
  • Mindy Lu
  • April 10, 2020
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COVID-19 & Me – Before & After Repatriation

Ruei
While the spread of COVID-19 was getting worse in the Netherlands, I flew back to Taiwan where the outbreak seems largely under control. As a result, I was in mandatory quarantine for the next 14 days. 
  • Guest Article
  • April 8, 2020
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Taiwan Premier League 2020 Season Preview

Taiwan Premier League 2018 season
With the global sporting calendar decimated by COVID-19, the Taiwan Football Premier League prepares for a potential four-way title race between Taiwan Steel, Tatung, Taipower and Taichung Futuro.
  • Jonathan Smith
  • April 7, 2020
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ChiaoHsi, University Of Washington Student Speaks

ChiaoHsi spoke to us about her own experiences with COVID-19
We now use almost none of the school equipment so it’s extremely unfair for us that we still need to pay the full amount of tuition including all the bus passes, the classroom equipment charges, gym fees, etc. 
  • Guest Article
  • April 6, 2020
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It Was Then I Felt Discriminated Against: Abbey

Abbey talks to The Taiwan Times on COVID-19
For instance, I once slightly cleared my throat on a bus in Paris during my travels, and was given dirty looks by the other passengers immediately.
  • Mindy Lu
  • April 6, 2020
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