Taiwan’s process of historical reflection and apology for the 228 massacre sets the nation apart from China in how the two countries deal with their individual and collective histories.
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Poets from Taiwan, Finland, and the Palestinian territories weigh in on their process and inspiration in a group interview.
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In the wake of a historic election, Tienchi Martin-Liao reflects on the dark history of Taiwan and the hope for its democratic future.
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Artist and scholar Wang Kang rewrote the official Chinese narrative of the Second Sino-Japanese War with his scroll, called “The Nobel Long Stream.”
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The Taiwanese poet Li Minyong is always concerned with issues that are ahead of his time. To him, a poet is a harbinger who foresees an oncoming threat.
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Tienchi Martin-Liao calls attention to the Sunflower Movement that began in opposition to the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA). Tienchi describes the CSSTA made between mainland China and Taiwan, the latest protests in Taipei, and she fleshes out the central issues that sparked action since March 18, 2014.
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In this interview, Yu Kwang-chung talks about the tradition of Chinese literature, immortality, the joys and complications of sourcing multiple languages, and the contradiction of being known as a “patriotic” poet in China.
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