Visualization of military conquest. Diorama of expansionist imperialism. Models made of sneering insults. Clickbait to induce viral outrage and create further division between the peoples. Miniature visual violence.

When I read the eleven names of the healthcare workers and first responders who died during the SARS epidemic, I remembered that upon translation, all of the poetic attachments to their names become lost, too.

These spaces, like Taiwan and Hong Kong, are rhizomes within themselves that are constantly going through changes of their own becomings. Taiwan’s becoming-nation is the velocity with which it vibrates, and PRC’s undeniable connection to Taiwan (although motivated by its brand of fascist expansionism) will only lead to a future of changed circumstances and questions.

As opposed to placing the blame against unreasonable government regulations, netizens points to the foreign game developers with accusations of attempts to sabotage the Steam platform and its precarious position as regulated media in PRC.