"President Joe #Biden will dispatch former #US officials to #Taiwan as its new president takes office, a show of support for the island calibrated to avoid enraging #Beijing
Taiwanese actor Wu Mu-hsuen was forced to sign a pledge supporting China's territorial claim over Taiwan, or the show she had just finished filming would be cancelled
According to Wu's agent, the practice is now commonplace for Taiwanese artists working in China
I've been earwormed by this song a lot and I love the translation of the delightful lyrics, but I'm going to write the title as "Gender Queer" going forward as that is more faithful to the lyrics than the literal title "雌雄同體" (by 五月天/Mayday) and the English translation of that phrase is potentially offensive to intersex people.
🧋 Australian scientists have developed a healthier form of bubble tea. The new product blends oat fibre with tapioca which reduces the drink's sugar content
Taiwan To Launch Digital Affairs Ministry and Use Web3 To Tackle Cyberattacks (cryptotale.org)
Taiwan plans to launch a ministry of digital affairs on August 27th that will be in charge of using web3 to tackle cyberattacks from China.