⚠️ Sexual misconduct allegations in the International History Department at LSE

Please read and share this important article. Women have been silenced for far too long by an institution that should protect them.

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3 points from my piece with LSE IDEAS on #Taiwan 's 2024 elections:
👉Loss of the legislature shows dissatisfaction with DPP domestic policies
👉Existing socioeconomic divides render citizens more vulnerable to #disinformation
👉Open culture as an antidote?
blogs.lse.ac.uk/cff/2024/01/22…

“Lai, who will turn 65 in October, hails from a much more modest background than Taiwan's last two presidents. Born in present-day New Taipei, Lai was brought up by his mother alongside five siblings after his father died in a coal mine disaster”. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Taiwa…

Lai has a dramatic, nearly ten point lead over Hou in the latest My-Formosa poll

news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/…

Living in Taipei it's easy to forget that in Taiwan's south and east, the sound of jets scrambling to intercept Chinese warplanes is a daily occurrence. Saw nine fighters fly toward the strait before 9am today in Tainan - a reality we don't experience in the capital.

China's President Xi Jinping appoints 2 new generals on Christmas day.

The 2 generals are likely up for career fast-track. Last year Qin Gang was also appointed as Foreign Minister at end of December (Dec 30) - to give him 1 more year as FM on paper for his resume. /1

In Taiwan's first presidential debate in the mid 90s, DPP candidate Peng Ming-min spoke Taiwanese, which the KMT had banned in schools for decades during the White Terror. In tonight's debate, it was KMT candidate Hou Yu-ih who spoke the most Taiwanese.
youtu.be/-icSnQP9U1I?si…

This publication will not be possible without Adrian Chiu’s great help! Check out my latest article in Taiwan Research Hub’s Taiwan Insight on the history of Hong Kong influence on the elections and politics of Taiwan.

taiwaninsight.org/2023/12/20/doe…

David Panuelo, the former president of the Federated States of Micronesia, warns that without U.S. support, his country is becoming increasingly vulnerable to Chinese influence efforts. buff.ly/41eARWC

Thoroughly enjoyed two talks SOAS Taiwan Studies today. Pauline Harlay on 'terroir' (風土) in Taiwan's tea manufacturing industry & Sanho Chung 鍾燊豪
on subnational centralisation curbing clientelism in Taiwanese local elections. #Taiwan #台灣茶 #台灣風土 #台灣選舉

Taiwan AI Labs finds that Chinese disinformation efforts focused on backing Hou You-yi and attacking Ko Wen-je after talks between the KMT and TPP fell apart

news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/…

Thank you Oxford School of Global & Area Studies for the opportunity to discuss the upcoming #Taiwan 2024 elections with Jing Bo-jiun, Jonathan Sullivan & Todd Hall #台灣選舉

In the latest TFC #DisinfoDetector issue, TFC research fellow Wei-Ping Li, PhD explores three major disinfo themes & narratives from the Taiwanese elections between 2020-2022:
📌Vote rigging
📌🇹🇼government policies
📌National defense & skepticism toward🇺🇸
bit.ly/3QTfkPD

💥Admission that Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN shut its China studies centre because of CCP pressure

💥A pro-CCP ‘United Front figure’ & ex-consultant for the Chinese government recruiting for military research in the UK & given access to 10 Downing Street

🔜 #LSEDigitalIR event with ⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 and Tristen Naylor

What is digital policymaking? How does it affect international cooperation? And what is the future of democracy in the digital age?

🎟 Register for Friday's event here:
lse.ac.uk/ideas/events/2…

Taiwan stock market index is 17341 today, while Hong Kong Hang Seng index is 17313 today at 1pm. It's the first time since 1992 that TW index surpasses HK index. HK index cut to half since 2016 while TW index has almost doubled.

Dude carrying the cross of Taiwan Beer at the Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon today.

Excited discuss #Taiwan 's upcoming 2024 elections & the potential implications for cross-Strait relations at Oxford School of Global & Area Studies 5pm this Thursday (30 Nov).

聯合新聞網: Looks like the blue-white alliance bet Ko & Hou in #Taiwan 's race has collapsed, likely w/negative fall-out for both sides. Hou's blames Ko for putting science above politics #台灣 大選登記前夕期待藍白再協商 侯友宜提醒柯文哲「政治不能凌駕科學」udn.com/news/story/665…

Thank you so much to the IPS Section book prize committee for this award (and for their time and service :)! This is really special recognition in a year that saw so much excellent and important IPS scholarship