Min Chao2024 Hualien Earthquake: An A to Z Guide26 anecdotes mapping out the impact of the April 3 quake upon the world’s 21st-largest economy situated upon a convergence of fault lines13 min read·4 days ago----
Min ChaoTaiwan Nature: The origins of Taipei ZooPangopup update, a Wu Ming-yi reference, and some unsavory details from the colonial history of this world-class institution9 min read·Mar 9, 2024--1--1
Min ChaoWords from Taiwan: The perils of a burnt-out societyA work culture that does not value its workers is a culture of self-sabotage10 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
Min ChaoElections with Taiwanese characteristics: 2024 editionPost-election jitters, lingo, and memes13 min read·Feb 24, 2024----
Min ChaoMeet Taiwan’s VP, presidential candidates of 2024: Who said what?My profiles of the TPP, DPP, and KMT picks for the executive office14 min read·Jan 12, 2024----
Min Chao2024 Taiwan election primer: Who’s running, voting, and countingMy quick guide to how Taiwan’s general elections work — and what to bring as a voter.8 min read·Jan 7, 2024----
Min ChaoStateswoman: Shin Kong pink (stories from Cynthia Wu’s grandpa, anthem included)“Our company’s president is a Christian who believes in Jesus Christ, while I’m a Buddhist who occasionally goes to the temple to burn…11 min read·Dec 21, 2023----
Min ChaoStateswoman: The Shin Kong heiress inherited an empire founded by a rags-to-riches industrialistCynthia Wu’s grandfather Wu Ho-su was among Taiwan’s first-generation of homegrown industrialists with only an elementary school education.13 min read·Dec 18, 2023----
Min ChaoStatesman: Old Soldiers Never Die (family stories from the POV of Jaw Shaw-kong’s dad)“I arrived in Taiwan with naught but a plastic basin to my name!” is the rallying cry of the Jaw family. It is a reference to losing almost…9 min read·Dec 7, 2023----
Min ChaoStatesman: How Jaw Shaw-kong crossed the Taiwan Strait (and other family stories)Jaw is the oldest son of a military official who has witnessed many destructive moments that defined the waning years of Nationalist China.7 min read·Dec 4, 2023----