Nick Aspinwall
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Biography
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Nick Aspinwall is a journalist based in Taipei and an editor-at-large for Ketagalan Media. He reports on migration, the environment, labour rights, and the human consequences of regional geopolitics in East and Southeast Asia.
![The killings in the Philippines grow more brazen](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1228170714%20copy.jpg?itok=iDsUjqgd)
The killings in the Philippines grow more brazen
The recent murder of a well-known activist signals a turning point in the campaign to eliminate dissent.
![Taiwan voters reject Beijing, but not populism](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1193089398%20copy.jpg?itok=6NlUZgCL)
Taiwan voters reject Beijing, but not populism
Tsai Ing-wen’s party used fear of Beijing to see off a weak opponent. She’ll have much to prove during her second term.
![Martial law is lifted, but “state of emergency” persists in Mindanao](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-688231926%20copy.jpg?itok=xfayYR-H)
Martial law is lifted, but “state of emergency” persists in Mindanao
The role of the military on the strife-torn island isn’t about to change – and will continue to ensnare legal activists.
![Can Taiwan’s President fend off a populist wave?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1153545070.jpg?itok=oSpBGc1e)
Can Taiwan’s President fend off a populist wave?
The next election is cast as a Clinton v Trump-like contest between a breezy populist and “adult in the room”.
![Taiwan’s gay marriage law victory not an obvious win for its President](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1146173538.jpg?itok=52ihNpKC)
Taiwan’s gay marriage law victory not an obvious win for its President
Passage of a historic law is unlikely to bolster Tsai Ing-wen in her struggle at the ballot box.
![The high seas danger to workers in Taiwan’s fishing fleet](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-450728747.jpg?itok=LuBaxhfS)
The high seas danger to workers in Taiwan’s fishing fleet
Alleged killings, fisherman lost and punishing work hours leave Taiwan’s lucrative fishing industry at risk of sanction.
![In the Philippines, activists increasingly face a “living hell”](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1071068028.jpg?itok=N1PVd7J3)
In the Philippines, activists increasingly face a “living hell”
Victims of “red tagging,” or the false branding of activists as communist insurgents, can be fatal in the Philippines.