Helen Davidson

Jan 13, 2025 | taipeitimes.com | Helen Davidson

By Helen Davidson / The Guardian, Taipei China’s military launched a record number of warplane incursions around Taiwan last year as it builds its ability to launch full-scale invasion, something a former chief of Taiwan’s armed forces said Beijing could be capable of within a decade. Analysts said China’s relentless harassment had taken a toll on Taiwan’s resources, but had failed to convince them to capitulate, largely because the threat of invasion was still an empty one, for now.

Jan 7, 2025 | theashlandchronicle.com | Cecilia Nowell |Maanvi Singh |Helen Davidson |Michael Williams

Oregonians,As the new Congress begins, I’m hitting the ground running! A large part of my work in D.C. centers on Senate Committees. These committees are the place where many bills are debated, and where incoming President Trump’s cabinet nominees will be considered before being sent to the Senate floor.

Nov 2, 2024 | taipeitimes.com | Helen Davidson

KARAOKE: A ‘typhoon day’ has come to mean only one thing for many of Taiwan’s urban residents — a chance to indulge in one of their favorite pastimes By Helen Davidson / Guardian, TAIPEI The winds of Typhoon Kong-rey howled through the streets of Taipei on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, inside a brick and glass building people similarly wailed down the corridors of a branch of the Partyworld karaoke chain.

Oct 23, 2024 | taipeitimes.com | Helen Davidson

By Helen Davidson / The Guardian, Taipei China’s Internet regulators have launched a campaign cracking down on puns and homophones, one of the last remaining ways for citizens to safely discuss sensitive subjects without recriminations or censorship. The “clear and bright” campaign is targeting “irregular and uncivilized” language online, particularly jokes, memes and wordplay, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the ministry of education announced this month.

Oct 16, 2024 | taipeitimes.com | Helen Davidson |Chi-Hui Lin

By Helen Davidson and Chi-hui Lin / The Guardian, Taipei A Chinese propaganda image dispersed during Monday’s military drills around Taiwan was supposed to send a positive message to the island’s people, but instead has been decried as weird, creepy and akin to “sexual harassment.”On Monday China targeted Taiwan with major military exercises, surrounding its main island and outer territories with planes and ships to practice a blockade and attack.