Taxes, Legal Reform, and Freedom of Belief: An International Forum
Scholars, former officials, and human rights activists from several countries attended the event organized on the eve of Taiwan’s 78th Judicial Day. by Marco Respinti An article already published in Bitter Winter on January 13th, 2021. The Forum. Judicial Day is an...
Solidarity, Subsidiarity, and the Taxation of Spiritual Movements
Some reflection on the Republic of China’s Judicial Day, from the point of view of a Western scholar. by Massimo Introvigne An article already published in Bitter Winter on January 11th, 2021. The Judicial Yuan, Taipei, R.O.C. Credits. The Republic of China...
The Tai Ji Men Tax Case: An Economist’s View
What happened in Taiwan is important for economists too. It shows exactly how a tax system, confronted with spiritual movements, should not operate. by Pier Marco Ferraresi An article already published in Bitter Winter on January 6th, 2021. Protests against...
Remembering December 1996 and the Repression of Tai Ji Men in Taiwan
A peaceful protest march and a Webinar focus on an old injustice that has not ended. by Marco Respinti An article already published in Bitter Winter on December 23rd, 2020. The street demonstration of December 19, 2020. It was December 19, 1996. Ms. Wang Li-Xiang, a...