Japan launches the Taiwan Expedition in 1874 following the Mudan incident, sending thousands of troops to the southern coast. This first overseas mission of the Meiji era tested Tokyo's reach and signaled a new, assertive era in regional power. ⚓🇯🇵 #MilitaryHistory #TaiwanHistory

Taiwan-China Issue Explained: What You Need to Know » UI NEWZ Taiwan issue explained: Why China-Taiwan tensions over sovereignty, military drills, and semiconductor dominance make this the world's most critical geopolitical flashpoint in 2026.

Taiwan issue explained: Why China-Taiwan tensions over sovereignty, military drills, and semiconductor dominance make this the world's most critical geopolitical flashpoint in 2026.

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#BOTD: Lin Mosei 林茂生 (*1887, disappeared 11 March 1947), the first Taiwanese to receive a #PhD (Columbia). Title of dissertation: Public Education in Formosa Under the Japanese Administration. #TaiwaneseHistory #TaiwanHistory #台灣歷史

Taiwan and the end of the Myth of "Retaking the Mainland" -Parallels to Trump and the Epstein List? Greetings and welcome back for your weekly Asian Studies Fix.

Why is Taiwan politics of the 1980s like Trump and the Epstein files?

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S5-E11 - “China’s Titanic” (1949) & The Cruise That Ended in Cremation (1994) Often called “China’s Titanic,” the 1949 sinking of the Taiping claimed over 1,000 lives as desperate refugees fled Shanghai for Taiwan. Forty-five years later, ano…

Two tragic voyages with major repercussions. 1. 1949, the Taiping sinks en route to Taiwan, 1000+ dead. 2. 1994, 24 Taiwanese tourists are burned alive on a lake cruise in China. 🎧 Listen here: www.formosafiles.com/s5-e11-china...
#TaiwanHistory #MaritimeDisasters #太平輪

People have been asking what the three jokes were --- the 3 jokes people heard when they called that "joke telephone line" in 1984 ... well, here they are. As I'm sure you know, humor is hard to translate - but we tried :)

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For 24 hours, drinking only water, let us meditate and educate people around us so that we may find better ways to take action in this world. As we feel our hunger, let us be reminded to share the stories of Taiwan's past. #228Fast #Taiwan #taiwanhistory

On this day: 16-Jan-2019. Waterfall at Chihkan Tower, built as Fort Provintia in 1653 during the failed Dutch colonization of Taiwan. West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

Sony A7; vintage lens.

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Two renditions: On this day: 16-Jan-2019. Bricks in original wall of Chihkan Tower, built by Dutch colonizers as Fort Provintia in 1653. West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

Sony A7; vintage lens. ISO 500; 1/100 sec.

#sonyalpha #sonya7 #chihkantower #tainan #taiwan #taiwanhistory #monochrome

Part of an old Chinese map showing the now-Tainan area. This would have likely been the kind of map Koxinga was looking at as he planned his strategy.
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#BOTD: Lin Mosei 林茂生 (*1887, disappeared 11 March 1947), the first Taiwanese to receive a #PhD (Columbia). Title of dissertation: Public Education in Formosa Under the Japanese Administration. #TaiwaneseHistory #TaiwanHistory #台灣歷史

For 24 hours, drinking only water, let us meditate and educate people around us so that we may find better ways to take action in this world. As we feel our hunger, let us be reminded to share the stories of Taiwan's past on that day. 228Fast #Taiwan #taiwanhistory

#BOTD: Lin Mosei 林茂生 (*1887, disappeared 11 March 1947), the first Taiwanese to receive a #PhD (Columbia). Title of dissertation: Public Education in Formosa Under the Japanese Administration. #TaiwaneseHistory #TaiwanHistory #台灣歷史