Julien Oeuillet

Julien Oeuillet has worked as a journalist in written press, radio, and television in Taiwan, Australia, Belgium, Lithuania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has written for Taipei Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Interpreter, Rabbit Hole, La Libre Belgique, the Brussels Times, FirstPost, and others. He has produced documentaries, television programs, and radio programs for SBS, RTBF, TaiwanPlus, and RTI.

6 articles published

Influence Long Format

The day Taiwanese netizens were louder than CCP trolls

In a move likely to anger China... Chinese people are going to complain... Someone was forced to apologize online after Chinese netizens wrecked them for a perceived offense... You hear that a lot, don’t you? How often do you hear the opposite? Something like, “Taiwanese people complained, and they got vindicated”? And yet, that’s exactly…

July 2, 20250Comments

ByJulien Oeuillet

Arts Long Format

Cooking Nanta, the Korean band that turns a kitchen into a show

Four cooks enter the stage and start beating their knives in rhythm on chopping blocks. Then they turn their pans into cymbals using spoons. You might think the three men and one woman are about to prepare some Korean delicacy... but no. They’re here for the rhythm. A man in an elegant tuxedo scolds them…

June 9, 20250Comments

ByJulien Oeuillet

Debunkers Short but good

Taiwan’s Recall Movement: From the Streets, Not the Palace

Read the full story: Recall Revolution: how Taiwanese citizens challenge pro-CCP politicians A dive into Taiwan's recall campaign.

May 16, 20250Comments

ByJulien Oeuillet

Arts Long Format

The Warrior Spirit of Neimen

Drums roll and reeds buzz. Young people in colourful outfits rush and fight each other in perfect synch. On three sides, rows of seats have been erected for the audience to watch in awe at the youngsters screaming and kicking in unison. On the fourth side, an enormous, richly ornamented temple towers over the scene.…

April 25, 20250Comments

ByJulien Oeuillet

Lifestyle Long Format

How Chinese Speakers Choose Their English Names – and vice-versa

"Your name or your person, which is dearer? (Daodeching, XLIV)" People hailing from Chinese-speaking countries, and foreigners entering these countries, have the unique opportunity to decide what they want to be called, raising interesting questions on how they choose their new identity. If you interact with people from the greater Sinosphere, you will soon realize…

April 25, 20250Comments

ByJulien Oeuillet

Lines of Tension Long Format

Recall Revolution: how Taiwanese citizens challenge pro-CCP politicians

A dive into Taiwan’s recall campaign.

April 21, 20250Comments

ByJulien Oeuillet

Julien Oeuillet

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