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Movies I’m Watching: Edward Yang’s Terrorizers (恐怖分子)

《恐怖分子》影评:杨德昌的手术刀-搜狐娱乐 via kwout Edward Yang is, by any measure, a master of the cinema. Like his other films from this era (late 1980s and early 1990s), Terrorizers is a merciless dissection of the lives of the Taiwanese urban middle-class. I’ve … Continue reading

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Old man kicks Chen Shuibian in the ass, Chinese people rejoice

Well, I was about to write “old” until I realized that my parents are about the same age. Shu Anquan, 64, waited outside the Taipei courthouse where former Taiwanese prez Chen Shuibian took the stand as the defendant. Shu comes … Continue reading

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Taiwanese allowed free movement to China and back through JInmen and Mazu

Before, I guess, only Taiwanese that had their hukou in those two places could move back and forth, but now any Taiwanese with the proper documents can move between Taiwan and the mainland freely, at least through those two places. … Continue reading

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