Anti-nuclear demonstrations are likely to rise in Japan as the country commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on 11 March 2021. ACLED East Asia Research Manager Laura Sorica examines how anti-nuclear activism has remained a persistent source of mobilization across the country. © 2021 Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).…
3 December 2020: Historical back-coding for 2018, as well as supplemental data drawing on 18 new sources, together result in ACLED’s most comprehensive coverage of East Asia to date. The new data add nearly 10,000 events across China, Taiwan,1For more information on ACLED coding of Taiwan and China, see this methodology brief. Japan, Mongolia, South…
ACLED’s East Asia coverage now extends from 2018 to the present, bringing the full dataset for China, Taiwan, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, and North Korea to more than 29,000 total events. Access the latest data through our Data Export Tool and Curated Data Files, updated weekly. Find new analysis and methodology resources below, as well…
Last week in East Asia, graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong advocated for Hong Kong independence in lieu of a graduation ceremony in an act of defiance against the National Security Law. In Taiwan, the National Communications Commission’s decision not to renew the license of a pro-China broadcaster sparked new rounds of protests.…
Last week in East Asia, the disqualification of four elected pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong prompted strong reactions domestically and internationally. Following the disqualification, 15 pro-democracy lawmakers announced their resignations en masse to protest against the decision. In Japan, women continued to gather across the country to protest against an MP’s comments that were perceived…
Last week in East Asia, Hong Kong authorities arrested eight pro-democracy lawmakers over the scuffles at a Legislative Council meeting earlier this year. Separately, Hong Kong police introduced a new hotline on 5 November for citizens to make anonymous reports on anyone suspected of violating the National Security Law. In Japan, protests against revising the…
Last week in East Asia, students in Hong Kong protested against the appointment of two mainland Chinese scholars, with alleged ties to the Communist Party of China (CPC), to key academic posts. In Taiwan, as part of a global rally, hundreds of people marched in Taipei to demand the release of 12 Hong Kong fugitives…
Last week in East Asia, security measures reportedly intensified across China before the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes its annual plenary session on 26 October. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, pro-democracy supporters held protests to express support for the ongoing mass pro-democracy demonstrations in Thailand. Also in Taiwan, pro-unification groups…
Last week, demonstration activity slightly increased across East Asia. In Hong Kong, pro-establishment groups protested for the second consecutive week. Protests were in support of the Education Bureau’s decision to revoke a teacher’s professional qualification after the teacher allegedly promoted independence. In Taiwan, a forced eviction case sparked a rare violent demonstration in the capital,…
Last week in East Asia, there was an increase in protests held by pro-establishment groups in Hong Kong. Protests centered around support for the decision to revoke the qualification of a teacher who allegedly promoted independence, which the pro-establishment camp opposed. North Korea unveiled a new weapon at the 75th anniversary of the ruling party…