Moving from the UK to Taipei has many advantages: tastier food, a cleaner, cooler underground system and, yes, vastly better weather – I’d take a sweltering Taiwanese summer day over grey English drizzle anytime. And, for a politico like me it provides the opportunity to immerse myself in the country’s politics at Hong Kong solidarity rallies, or a very different, slightly bluer, type of gathering…
My relocation has also allowed me to observe Taiwan’s news cycle throughout the day. Over the past few weeks, if my university library’s telly is anything to go by, it has been the ‘will he, won’t he?” saga starring Foxconn tycoon Terry Gou which has captured the media’s attention (his face has been on that screen constantly!). Being here also gives me a small insight into the mood of the Taiwanese public.
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