Medicare for all is a big topic in the United States. With 32% of American workers and over half having defaulted on it having problems with medical bills, and 530,000 Americans going bankrupt every year. The United States has undoubtedly one of the most expensive...
Who run the world? Girls | Vera Huang – Grade 10
Times are changing. Back in the day, men had high status in basically everything, whereas the status of women, most of the time, were way below men. However, this is not the case anymore; women are getting more attention and respect from not just other women, but men...
The Coronavirus pandemic has revealed serious problems around the world | Vera Huang – Grade 9
Coronavirus is the biggest issue of 2020. It is brought up everyday, everywhere, and in all circumstances. Countries that have been holding back the virus and the ones that dithered have been put into the spotlight. Because of COVID-19, many serious issues, such as...
Taiwan must not tie its economy to China’s | Timothie Hsiao – Grade 10
China has always played an important role in the Taiwanese economy due to our geographic position and the similarities in language and culture. Even though China has been Taiwan's biggest trading partner in recent decades, the Taiwanese economy’s high...
5 reasons why Trump is actually a great president | Madeline Shen – Grade 7
Donald Trump is the 45th and current president of the United states. He is a very controversial leader. Before he became president, he was a businessman and TV star. People who like him love him very much, but people who don't like him hate him very much. However,...
Taiwan Pride Parade 2019 | Taipei Teen Tribune Staff
On October 26th, Taipei hosted the annual Taiwan LGBT Pride Parade. Taipei Teen Tribune writers were on site to interview participants, observe the event, and report on their experience. Why Pride matters Theresa Liao Taiwan is the first Asian country to legalize gay...
Taiwan should grant foreigners citizenship | Adam Huang – Grade 9
Citizenship is being an official member or part of a country. In many countries, it gives the right to vote, ability to serve in the military, and more. After staying in a country for a few years, immigrants often qualify to apply for citizenship. The majority of...
Lessons for Taiwan from the Hong Kong crisis | Irene Lin – Grade 12
A controversial revision to the extradition bill in Hong Kong brought many of its citizens to the streets, calling for a withdrawal. Huge scale demonstrations have been constant since June 9, with an estimated 1.03 million people gathering on the first day; according...
Problems with politics in Taiwan and how to fix them | Carson Hu – Grade 11
台灣媒體的負面影響導致偏差的政治思想 民粹主義煽動民族情懷迎領政治風潮 臺灣政治及憲法體制的問題有助於台灣政治的惡化 Taiwan’s politics and government have been praised as one of the most successful in transforming from autocracy to democracy. Yet after almost 30 years of transformation, politics in Taiwan are still plagued...
Pilot Strike: Labor Rights v.s. Citizen Rights | Irene Lin, Grade 12
The Taoyuan Pilot Union led a strike on February 8th against China Airlines (CAL). The strike lasted eight days, with pilots demanding better working conditions and labor rights. The action marks the very first pilot strike in Taiwan’s history. Like the flight...
How Trump’s presidency could affect Taiwan: Brian Tu – Grade 9
If Trump raises import tariffs and makes deals with US companies to move factories back to America, this could lower Taiwan’s trade income. As long as America is making money, Trump will likely continue selling arms to Taiwan. However, Trump may use Taiwan as a bargaining chip in a deal with China. The American people […]
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