COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports from Google 《Striking how few changes there are to life in Taiwan compared to elsewhere.》
Taiwan’s aggressive efforts are paying off in fight against COVID-19 《Excellent short video, with full transcript.》
Taiwan: The liberal democracy where adultery remains a crime
“In 2011 Mr Xi urged officials to “make full use” of Mazu to woo Taiwanese” 《Sheds new light on Terry Gou’s dream…》
Taiwan phone tracking system monitors 55,000 under coronavirus quarantine
Why Taiwanese Life Insurers Are The Great ‘Whodunit’ Of The Financial World
Japan’s relatively small coronavirus case count may be a mirage 《If true of Japan it could be true of Taiwan as well.》
Two paths for coronavirus testing; targeted like Japan or wide net like South Korea 《I wish Taiwan was following S. Korea’s approach, but it currently looks like Japan’s…》
Added the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (TIDF) to my list of free documentary films.
BBC deletes report accusing Taiwan quarantine of being ‘prison-like’ 《The BBC has never been a reliable source for Taiwan related news》
Free documentary films online!
During the Covid-19 pandemic a number of outlets are making it possible to stream documentary films online for free. (Or nearly free…) I’ve listed some below and will update the list as best I can:
Watch Independent Chinese Films Free for a Month with dGenerate
Self-isolating? NFB is streaming free titles including an Indigenous cinema library
265 Free Documentaries Online - Open Culture
MUBI Is Offering Three Months of Great Cinema for Just £1 (Note that this requires signing up for a membership which will charge you a monly bill after the first three months are up. I believe you can cancel at any time, but better check first!)
The wonderful documentary “A Life Without Words” has been made free for online streaming. (Link should automatically apply the coupon “que-no-haya-soledad”)
The Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival (TIDF) is making a number of its films available online for free for 30 days (till the end of April).
Independent short fiction and non fiction films from Punjab, including Sent Away Boys and Mardistan by anthropologist Harjant Gill
In Limbo: foreigners hoping to build lives in Taiwan face uncertainty with the new travel ban 《There are many more such stories. Taiwan can do better.》
Taiwan Has Been Shut Out of Global Health Discussions. Its Participation Could Have Saved Lives
Democracy, not “Asian Values” responsible for Taiwan’s success against Coronavirus
Taiwan Visas in the Time of the Coronavirus 《Useful information》
The Focus Taiwan coronavirus live blog is a good place to get the latest English news on the situation here.
IHV Researchers Use Climate to Predict Spread of COVID-19 - University of Maryland, Baltimore 《Could climate help explain low numbers in Taiwan and Singapore?》
Coronavirus Stages: Taiwan Shows How to Skip Denial to Save Lives
The false scientific claims made during Modi’s first term 《Upsetting to see Taiwanese news media play up the insane claims that Indian food prevents COVID-19…》
Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong might be more instructive examples (compared with China’s authoritarian approach.)
Petition to protect Taiwan’s undocumented migrants in the face of COVID-19 measures