Min ChaoEncountering kindred spirits in Sinophone poetry: Q&A with Yilin WangMeet the poet-translator of ‘The Lantern and the Night Moths’ — a bestseller of modern Mandarin Chinese poetry — and the five featured…Jun 13Jun 13
Min ChaoTaiwan Democracy: What’s happening in the Taiwanese parliament?Primer to the 2024 legislative brawls that gave rise to the Bluebird MovementJun 6Jun 6
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 linesMay 10May 10
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 institutionMar 91Mar 91
Min ChaoWords from Taiwan: The perils of a burnt-out societyA work culture that does not value its workers is a culture of self-sabotageMar 1Mar 1
Min ChaoElections with Taiwanese characteristics: 2024 editionPost-election jitters, lingo, and memesFeb 24Feb 24
Min ChaoMeet Taiwan’s VP, presidential candidates of 2024: Who said what?My profiles of the TPP, DPP, and KMT picks for the executive officeJan 12Jan 12
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.Jan 7Jan 7
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…Dec 21, 2023Dec 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.Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023