Vicky Ho is a Chinese Reporter and Producer for Almost and is based in Taipei. Contact this reporter at vicky@almostmag.co.
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"When we met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation last year, Lee Jae-myung mentioned that playing drums was his dream, so we prepared this surprise,” Takaichi wrote on X.
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For many Tibetan, it was a reminder of 60 years since the uprising, which was brutally crushed by China.
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“Our goal is to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza and break the illegal siege,” Haenel wrote. “Humanity is still here. Free Palestine.”
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The movement stemmed out of the opposition parties trying to push a bill to reform the legislature and weaken the pro-independence president's powers.
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People online compared the match to watching “a group of 90-year-old men playing soccer,” With others saying, “The stretcher was the busiest on the field.
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“Nothing can stop the trend of the ‘two countries’… the trend of the ‘motherland’ eventually achieving reunification,” she said, before attempting to correct herself.
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"I saw some videos on Douyin featuring people in military uniforms holding weapons. They were appealing." the captured soldier said.
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"All I could think of was that I must protect the baby in my arms," a nurse said.
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Almost spoke to Tibetans in Taiwan and local Taiwanese protesters, asking them to share why it was important for them to joins the march and what they want the world to know.
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Here are some of the best memes that have come out of this chaotic saga.
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Chinese trans woman Ling’er said she passed out every time during seven forced electroshock sessions, but the hospital refused her request to terminate the treatment.
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This year’s calendar has a special edition with Taiwanese firefighters.