Akio Yaita is a Japanese journalist now based in Taiwan. He currently works for Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun, as its bureau chief in Taipei office. He also writes column regularly for Japanese political magazines SEIRON and WILL published monthly. Throughout his career in the last two decades, Read morehe has been seen as a China/ Taiwan specialist, as he was correspondent to Beijing for 10 years (2007~2016) and now to Taiwan (since 2020). He has written more than 10 books on his expertise topics both in Japanese and Chinese language. Being fluent in both languages, he has appeared on Japanese and Taiwanese TV / YT programs, making comments on political, social and cultural issues.

Yihsuan Lu is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan. I am  a correspondent from The Liberty Times (LTN). LTN is a widely-circulated newspaper in Taiwan whose guiding ethos is "Taiwan Foremost, Liberty First", I hold steadfast to the principle of safeguarding freedom of expression, and the core tenet Read moreof our publication is Taiwan-centric perspective. 

With seven years of experience under my belt, I have focused my reporting efforts primarily on foreign policy and political issues, as well as cross-strait affairs. My daily work involves handling breaking news and printed articles, sometimes producing features, character profiles, and exclusive reports. I have experience in independent overseas reporting too, including covering several WHA and APEC conferences.

Besides, In 2017, I was recommended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to represent Taiwan's media in the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) visit to the US, which was jointly funded by Taiwan's TECRO and the US State Department. In 2020, I was selected to participate in the US International Reporting Tour for Foreign Press Centers. However, due to the pandemic, the program turned to conduct virtually.

Prior to my tenure at The Liberty Times, I served as a student editor for the self-media outlet "NewsEforum" during the Sunflower Movement in Taiwan. Our firsthand reporting drew over 130,000 readers in just three weeks and established our publication as one of the foremost voices in the movement.

I started my media career in 1998 and had 25 years of media experience. Before joining in VOA, I worked as a senior editor for Taiwan's mainstream newspaper “Liberty Times” and a journalist as the deputy convener. Besides, I worked as a reporter and radio host at Radio Free Asia.

When in Liberty Read moreTimes, I won the second Leopard Journalism Award and was shortlisted for the Zeng Xubai Public Service Reporting Award. In addition, I conducted an exclusive interview with the former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan which was published on the headlines of the front page of Liberty Times.

I exposed a series of nuclear-related frauds on the front page exclusively, which has aroused Taiwanese people’s attention to nuclear power plant 4, set off a wave of civil movements, and prompted the government to declare nuclear power plant 4 to be sealed. In addition, I was the first to report on the issue of PM2.5 air pollution, which made people start to understand and care about the PM2.5 issue, prompting the Environmental Protection Agency to start to publish the official PM2.5 annual report, and made many temples such as Longshan Temple and Xingtian Temple begin to reduce the incense burners. 

When working in Radio Free Asia, I wrote reports related to the presidential palace, cross-strait, national defense, and foreign affairs, and hosted a radio program on environmental protection issues, interviewing the former Norwegian Prime Minister Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland and Dr. Hansen, the father of global warming et al.

I obtained my master's degree in public administration from National Chengchi University and a bachelor's degree in Chinese major and foreign languages minor from Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.

Yushih Liao is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Working languages: English, Chinese and Japanese.
Education: Phd. Nihon University, College of Arts, Japan

Experience: 
Correspondent, VOA (Current)
Chief Research Officer, Christie’s in Taipei.
Advisors, Taiwan Brain Trust.
Director, Read moreDPP’s National Youth Campaign Headquarters.
Research Fellow, DPP China Affairs.
Head of International Affairs. Association for Permanent Peace Partnership.
International Outreach Executive, Japan Society for the Science of Design.

On Air:
News RTI Radio Taiwan.
Super FM98.5.
Fushin Broadcasting.
Golden TV.
Interview with Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the President of CTA.
Interview for the Thank You Australia Event at Parliament House, Canberra
(As the special guest of CTA).

Hi! I'm Ethan Huang, based in Taipei, Taiwan

About me -
Skills: Programming, Video Production, Content Writing and Researching
Past Experience: Radio Station News Assistant (Radio Taiwan International), Non-profit Organization Intern (Forward Alliance)

I am a journalist, former NGO worker with great passion in the promotion of human rights and I have been heavily involved 
in advocating for religious freedom in China for five years.  I am detail-oriented, proactive, able to work independently, and have strong organizational skills to manage Read moremultiple tasks and  projects.

Joyce Huang is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan. She currently works as a free-lancer, covering news about Taiwan and China. Throughout her journalistic career in the past two decades, she has had experience working for or contributing to both Taiwanese and foreign news outlets. Those include Read moreEastern TV, Public TV, the English-language Taipei Times, Radio Taiwan International, Time Asia, Forbes Asia, Al Jazeera English, Channel News Asia, Voice of America and the US's ABC News.  She has also had experience working on the production of long-form documentaries, aired on Discovery Channel or Nat Geo.

Tony Tsou, based in Taipei, Taiwan, is a certified freelance conference interpreter with a language combination of Mandarin Chinese and English.

Tony received his Master's degree in translation and interpreting at National Taiwan University and has been working as a professional freelance Read moreinterpreter for 10+ years. 

Over the years, Tony has worked with clients ranging from government agencies and multi-national companies to NGOs and art museums. Tony's areas of expertise include business, politics, technology, medicine, arts, and sports.

William Yang is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.

CHAN LONG KU is a journalist.

Lavai Fu-yi Yang is a freelance journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan. She currently covers topics related to Taiwan and China. She previously covered international economics and finance, cross-strait and foreign affairs, local news in southern Taiwan, indigenous affairs, and various human interest Read moresubjects. She has previously worked at the Liberty Times, Taiwan Panaroma magazine, Want Daily newspaper, and the Indigenous Post. She holds Masters degrees in political science from University of Oregon and National Taiwan University.

Meng-Li Yang is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Peh Hong Jarvis Lim is a journalist based in Taichung, Taiwan.

Naichuan Lin is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Hi, I've been working for many years as a journalist, first in California, then Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and now back in Hong Kong. I started out working for newspapers and then switched to wire agency reporting when I worked for Agence France Presse (AFP) as a Beijing-based foreign Read morecorrespondent from 1999 to 2006. In late 2006, I moved to Taiwan and after freelancing for international, regional and local publications for about a year, I became the BBC's Taiwan correspondent, branching out into broadcast media (both radio and TV), while continuing to write text stories for its website. In the past decade, I also learned to film and edit my own video stories, some of which were the most viewed on the BBC's website. I'm available to do all sorts of journalism work except for fixing and translating, though I can refer you to friends and students who can help. In Hong Kong, I focus on writing analyses and feature stories about Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China, to help the world understand this important region. I speak Cantonese and Mandarin fluently and can read Chinese well-enough to understand press releases and media reports.

Ellen Chang, having pursued further studies in Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern and polished interpreting and translating skills at GITIS, NTNU, Taiwan, now works as an interpreter/ fixer/ translator/ copywriter in Taipei. Mom of three, loves jogging. 5+ years in digital media and 10+ Read moreyears as a certified conference interpreter.

HSU-TUNG TAN is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.
Kevin Tan experience:
Jingsheng Communication Company
Photographer, Engineering Director TD, Photography Team Leader (10 months)

Dongsen News Channel SNG
Director (10 years and 11 months)

Daqing Communication Co., Ltd.
Photographer Read moreEditor Director (1 year)

Luk Fook Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd.
Photographer, Editor, Director (10 years)

Magic Light & Shadow Co., Ltd.
Photographer Editor Director (1 year 4 months)

Feiyin Cultural and Creative Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Photographer, Editor, Director (4 years and 6 months)

Shen Chunchi Cultural and Educational Foundation
Photographer, Engineering Director TD (1 year)

New Vision Pictures Co., Ltd.
Photographer Editor Image Planner (Opening in 2022)

Job Description: 
Records of industrial and commercial activities, industrial and commercial profiles, outsourced photographers for TV stations, photographers\editors\directors for shopping mall manufacturers, photographers\editors\directors for health education videos, EPF multi-camera OB video engineering TD, imaging business coordination

Autobiography:
It is everyone's dream to be able to combine interests and work, and I am one of them. I have been engaged in ENG photography for many years, and I have seen more joys, sorrows, and joys in the world than the average person. I also feel different feelings than the average person. I have seen all kinds of life. I have always adhered to the spirit of striving for excellence and making the best use of existing resources. This is my biggest challenge, so I never tire of my work. I hope to enrich my life with the golden triangle thinking of "professionalism, creativity, and sensibility"!

Chihwei Chuang is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.

PEI HUANG(Rogge) CHEN is a journalist in Taipei, Taiwan.

Taiwan Apple Daily News — Senior Journalist
Septembe 2013-September 2021
•Covered breaking news, national defense, foreign affairs, cross-strait, and political issues. Responsible for producing timely daily and in-depth feature articles.
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Central News Agency (CNA) — Reporter
July 2011-September 2013
•Covered breaking news, national defense, foreign affairs, and political news.

Chienyu Shih is a freelance commentator and journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.
Chienyu Shih is also as an Associate Research Fellow, Division of National Security Research at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), Taiwan. He has taught courses on Politics and Read moreInternational Relations at the National Tsinghua University, Taiwan, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chinese University, and Hong Kong Chuhai College for past twenty years. He is assigned to study and follow China’s gray zone warfare towards Taiwan and surrounding areas on the daily basis. His current research mainly focuses on China’s relations with Central Asia and surrounding states, China’s ethnic/frontier policy and politics with particular reference to the Uyghur nationalism in Xinjiang and Islamism. He has been extensively conducted field research on the Uyghur diasporas in Central Asian countries, Turkey, Germany, Japan and the US. He has been serving as a visiting scholar/research fellow at the Chuo University, Japan, in 2008, and Kazakh National University in 2023.

Yang-Min Cheng is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan. He is also a Taiwanese producer and film director. His works span across various genres, including narrative short films, documentaries, commercials, and music videos, showcasing his versatile and fluid visual style. With an open-minded and Read morenon-restrictive approach to film style, He strives to discover and present more captivating audiovisual works that deserve to be seen.

Daniel Ceng is an award-winning Asian photojournalist, fixer and translator covering politics, social issues, spot news, war and more across the world, including Europe, the Middle-East, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
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His clients include wire news agencies, government entities and newspapers, Read moreincluding The European Pressphoto Agency, The European Commission, The Guardian, AFP, The Associated Press, ZUMA Press, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Initium, with experiences in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Turkey, Ukraine, India, and The Philippines.
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In particular, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolded in February 2022, Daniel in his 22 took the initiative to enter the war-torn country in the first week of March. 
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In the six months stay in Ukraine, he traveled to different war-torn cities, towns, villages as well as front lines in Donbass, reporting on the aftermath of Moscow's brutal invasion and its prolonged impacts on the most vulnerable groups.
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His photos have been published for headlines by international agencies such as the BBC, CNN, The Guardian, The Times, Time, The Wall Street Journal and some other European news media.
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His on the ground photo coverage of international hot issues has led him to numerous awards in renowned competitions.
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The prestigious titles he earned include Winner of the Year in Photojournalism (Professional Group) in The European Photography, 2nd and 3rd prizes in International Photography Awards, Gold in French IPX, 2nd place in the Budapest International Foto Awards, as well as numerous titles in Tokyo International Foto Awards, Hong Kong's FOCUS AT FRONTLINE, Taiwan Press Photo Contest and more.

Open for assignments in different locations across the world 

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Hung-Chin Chen is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.
She is an award-winning journalist with over thirteen years of media experience. She specializes in cross-strait relations, US-China-Taiwan relations, Chinese human rights issues, gender issues, and investigative reporting. Currently holding Read morea media executive position.

Pinga Chen is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.
• Oversaw the development of global news stories and participated in writing and generating ideas for features.
• Researched and gathered information to support and fact check news stories through sources such as the Internet, archives, Read moredatabases, and primary accounts.
• Interviewed subject matter experts to gain further understanding, soundbites, and quotes for broadcast news stories.

Lu David is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan.