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Censorship of Vietnamese social media

tschuetz

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Censorship of Vietnamese Social Media following Formosa Steel marine disaster

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Transnational Alliances: What barriers (logistical, cultural, historical, imagined) may limit the creation of international activist alliances against Formosa Plastics Group?

As lawyers in Taiwan have reported, the Vietnamese government has a record of censoring communication about the 2016 Formosa marine disaster. The blocking of certain keywords (Formosa, dead fish, Vu Ang) is a form of media injustice that local and diaspora activists have to work around.

How can locally oriented campaigns contribute to global rejection of petrochemical expansion?

zoefriese

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I love Changhua, I don't want petrochemical industry: A painted wall in Taixi Village, Taiwan

In response to

Transnational Alliances: What barriers (logistical, cultural, historical, imagined) may limit the creation of international activist alliances against Formosa Plastics Group?

Linking messages of community pride with political opposition to intrusion by petrochemical companies has interesting implications for collaborations across communities. Does this message enable partnerships in other regions and nations, and what is its relationship to the not-in-my-backyard/NIMBY mentality? How may it be interpreted in differing cultural and language contexts?