Taiwan Election Sickness (March 21, 2000)
Many times over the years I have shared an anecdote with various colleagues who work in China about an article I once read in the Mainland Chinese newspaper, The Global Times, about “Election Sickness” in Taiwan during the second presidential election in March 2000. The article was memorable for its recounting of the deleterious effects that the democratic elections were having upon the bodies and minds of the electorate. I remembered clipping the article and saving it, but had forgotten […]
Categories: Bodies, Mythologies • Tags: democracy, election, sickness, Taiwan
MUSEUM FATIGUE 