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Syaru Shirley Lin

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December 20, 2018 Special Forum
Analyzing the Relationship between Identity and Democratization in Taiwan and Hong Kong in the Shadow of China

After 160 years of non-democratic colonial rule by the British, Hong Kong became part of China in 1997 under a mini-constitution, the Basic Law, that guaranteed a number […]

Syaru Shirley Lin

"Belt and Road" Initiative, China Dream, One China policy, One Country Two Systems, United Front
December 10, 2015 Open Forum
Sunflowers and Umbrellas: Government Responses to Student-led Protests in Taiwan and Hong Kong

With local identities increasingly consolidated, especially among young people, there have been unprecedented protests in both Taiwan and Hong Kong against their respective governments’ policies toward Beijing. Taiwan’s […]

Syaru Shirley Lin

Democracy, National identity, One Country Two Systems, Sunflower Movement, Umbrella Movement