While many foreigners still associate China's threats with Taiwan, I secretly believe that Taiwan is one of the most peaceful places in the world.

I’m not comparing it to war zones or developing nations, but to "developed countries" in North America and Europe.

The more I browse Reddit, the more I see chaotic videos full of protests, riots, and shoplifting in the developed countries.

The scenes I have never seen and can’t even imagine happening in Taiwan.

People used to associate Europe with a peaceful nature, but now many famous European countries like France Spain UK and Germany seem to go through frquent riots, street crimes and even border control is out of hand. This is same with NA.

I might be biased, but I feel there are very few countries that are actually more peaceful than Taiwan in the world. And now I get many foreigners do not want leave Taiwan.

The incident occurred during the deciding game between Taiwan's Lin Yun-ju and Japan's newly ranked world number one, Sora Matsushima. Having recovered from a 0-6 deficit to trail 9-10, Lin was preparing his serve when Matsushima shouted and pointed to the stands, indicating a flash. Matsushima abruptly halted play without signaling the umpire, resulting in a yellow card. When play resumed, Matsushima won the final point on a counter-attack, securing an 11-9 victory and denying Lin his first WTT Smash title.

The interruption initially sparked controversy. Lin's agent took to social media to criticize the sudden disruption, suggesting it could have been a "dirty tactic" that startled both viewers and the server. Fans subsequently accused Matsushima of employing unfair methods to win.

However, video footage that surfaced on Tuesday confirmed a camera flash went off three times in the stands facing Matsushima just as he prepared to receive the serve. The source was identified as Taiwanese junior players who were in the city to compete in the Beijing Youth Smash.

Hung Chi-po, former head coach of the Songshan High School team, clarified that the junior players were recording the match and had accidentally left their flash on. He emphasized that the interference was completely unintentional, adding that the young athletes are deeply remorseful and have been provided with psychological counseling since returning to Taiwan.

In a public statement, the joint Songshan-Chengzheng table tennis team apologized to the players, coaches, and on-site staff affected by the disruption.

"We extend our most sincere apologies for the disruption and impact caused by the use of the camera flash during the 2026 Beijing Smash men's singles final," the organization stated.

The team added it will use the incident to educate its students on the importance of respecting competition rules, maintaining venue order, and taking responsibility for their actions to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

But seriously glad this isn’t a Taiwan only issue and others are struggling as well. What are these city planners thinking?

I'm going to Taiwan next month and just realised a campervan might be a good idea. How strict are local authorities about parking in public car parks overnight? For example, if I tried to discreetly sleep in a van at the Wuling Pass car park, would the police move me on?

Hello everyone,

I’m a PI Engineer 1 at a major company in Vietnam with deep experience in RTL, STA, synthesis, and full-chip flow. I also have some hands-on experience using HSPICE to simulate and characterize CMOS analog blocks (amplifiers, LDOs, current references, etc.).

I’m very interested in switching to Analog IC Design (especially RF, mmWave, or biomedical applications) and am currently preparing Master’s applications at top research groups in Taiwan (NTU, NTHU, NCKU, NCTU, etc.). I would really appreciate any insights or advice from people who have experience in these programs.

Here are my main questions:

1. Do any of these labs accept and train new Master’s students who have no prior analog background (only digital design or CMOS simulation experience)?
2. If accepted, how long does it typically take for students to be fully trained and start contributing real work (e.g., designing analog blocks and participating in tape-out projects)?

Additionally, is it realistic after 2 years in a Master’s program to complete:

• Tape-out of 1 analog chip (single block or small IP)
• Publication of 1–2 papers in international conferences

Hello, Im a masters student At IIT roorkee and i have to select one professor at NTHU (college of semiconductor research) but thing is they are not replying to me or my professor. We have MoU with NTHU and the administration is collaborating but the professors are not. Can anyone help in this matter

Hi! I am planning to have a day tour cycling in taiwan around March next year. Which one is best to cycle for day tour? (targetting not more than 100km). Is it near kaohsiung or taipei? and how much is the bike rental? planning to rent a road bike.

any recommendation is appreciated.

Hi, I want to apply for internship through TEEP Taiwan. And from what I research, we should approach the professor or administrator by email. Is there any format for the email? Or how the correct way to apply for the internship?

Thank you in advance!

My apologies in advance if I sound ignorant, I've only recently started to research Taiwan's recent history and political developments.

Apparently, since one of the constitutional reforms, the president has the power to order the temporary dissolution of the Legislative Yuan (presumably to avoid a political deadlock?), which means that a new election for its members will take place. Has this ever happened? I've read about some deadlock-like situations when the party in power didn't win the majority in the Legislative Yuan, but I don't remember ever reading about a president actually taking that step. And can the same previous members of the LY be elected again, or are new members necessary?

Additionally, does anyone have any good sources to suggest to read in depth about Taiwanese politics/economy? I can read Mandarin Chinese and I've found some interesting newspaper archives, but I'd like more. Besides, is there a way to see the transcription of open debates, such as parliamentary (LY) debates? I imagine there must be lots of them. My country (Canada) has a website dedicated to recording debates that occurred in the past twenty years or so with transcripts of the whole discussions, each speaker named. Does Taiwan have such a website? I'd like to search specific terms or topics and see, for example, what politician of which party said about something.

Thank you in advance for any answers! You can answer in Mandarin if you prefer.

(edited to clarify question.)
Scenario: Someone obtains Taiwan citizenship through marriage and gives up previous citizenship in Country #1. Would this person be allowed to keep Taiwanese citizenship if he later obtains citizenship in USA?

I am aware that natural-born Taiwanese can have dual citizenships.

Does anyone have ELTA.TV login details I would be able to use to watch PSG vs Man City tonight? I’m travelling with my brother and we’re massive football fans. We have access to a tv with ELTA.TV app but cannot login or make an account as we do not have a Taiwan issued credit card. If you would be willing to share just for tonight we would be so grateful. Pm me

Come to Babylon Taipei 110, Taiwan, Taipei City, Xinyi District, Songshou Rd, 12號Babylon Taipei11樓

Tonight if you want just meet people. You can meet me too. Find me in with the hat in the pic😂

I won the draw and they never sent me the QR code so I had to go on the website to find out that the code had expired. The special link also wasn’t working for 18hours after I arrived in Taiwan. Called so many people to request assistance and they said there’s no way to claim the prize now lol

So I was at TECO tryna renew my Taiwanese passport, but then it turns out that I can’t renew it because I haven’t served the military. I have a foreign one, so it was whatever.

And when the guy at TECO told me that I can’t ever go back even with my Foreign passports, I was like OK that’s fine. I didn’t have plans to go back or serve. His attitude then turned annoyed. He was like “why don’t u just serve? Your a man you should man up and serve”. “Don’t be a wuss”.

And the more ridiculous lies such as “you know if you ever fly, your plane may be diverted to Taiwan so the government can take you… it’s better to just serve”.

And the “getting your citizenship to x will also be a problem bc they would want to see your not-expired passport” - which is a lie.

I was in complete shock because 1. This is a culture shock for me. No one talks like this in my culture 2. Also wtf? 3. Why the straight up lies?
4. Why the fear mongering????

Note - I’m applying for another citizenship besides the foreign one that I have.

Edit - I forgot to add this but talking to a lot of Taiwanese. It’s more or less the same thing like with everything else in life like when you complain about something. Or say we want something to change - it’s always like oh but you know we had it so much worse, and if we change it, it’s not fair..

Like that type of attitude. And I’ve been told I’m not man enough a lot, or that i need to “man up”. And just the lies - like why? Not just with military stuff.

I spent a week in Taiwan on a business trip last month and didnt really get to see any of the local queer/lesbian scene since I didn't have much free time for bars or nightlife

Has anyone here dated someone from Taiwan? As a soft macs, I'm trying to figure out what the scene is like. I'm planning to move to Taiwan next year and would love to hear your experiences! Thanks