"Once we found out there was a way to escape totalitarian rule, we couldn't stop thinking about it." Chinese asylum-seekers flock to the sleepy Colombian port of Necoclí en route to a dangerous people-smuggling trail.

「當我們知道一個可以逃離極權國家的方法，就無法不去想！」近年中國社群裡瘋傳一條「走線」：從南美穿越危險的達連叢林、再往北一路偷渡到美國。《報導者》特約記者在一個小鎮渡口上親眼見證他們的行動和決心。

曾是中產階級的Simon，雖然選擇拒絕了這世界，但他還是想表達自己的某些面向。孤獨本來就是城市人的共同語言，我們與露宿者的距離，其實沒那麼遠。

Simon Lee, a street sleeper and practitioner of what is now known as the “lying flat” movement, passed away in December 2021. Hong Kong photographer Ko Chung Ming had the chance to document the bits and pieces of Simon’s life and his way of engaging with the social world.

美中關係劇變、全球供應鏈重組，而在習近平中共百年黨慶演講內容裡，「改革開放」只出現5次。隨著馬雲被迫退場、滴滴出行App被下架，紅頂商人們始終無法透過制度確保人身與財產安全。曾享有兩岸漁利的台商，恐怕早心底有數。

Taiwanese businessmen in China have enjoyed the spoils of China’s economic reform and political development after Tiananmen. Doing business in China could be risky, however. It is easily affected by the profound instability of business-political relationship in China, the shifting balance of global power, and other factors.

「台港官方關係幾乎斷絕了，但民間的交流不能斷」、「我們都很希望自力更生，不要一直用台灣社會的資源」...香港國安法步步逼迫、八一鎖港在即，台灣身為最早啟動救援香港的國家，兩年來政府、民間各有那些進展和瓶頸？還可以做些什麼？

July 1, 2021 is the 2nd anniversary of the occupation of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Bill movement, and the 1st anniversary of Taiwan's investment of national resources in providing humanitarian aid to Hongkongers in exile.

We visited Sanxia in New Taipei City to meet with a social worker who also works as a boxing coach. We reported how he has come to empower children with courage and determination for fighting in the ring of life.