Graffiti In Kaiyuan Harbour Denounces The Storage Of Radiactive Waste In Lanyu Island Editorial Photo

The small, highly biodiverse Lanyu island Orchid island was used for decades an storage site for radioactive waste from `mainland` Taiwan. This sparkled a resistance movement amongst Lanyu`s inhabitants, who fear the effects this could have upon their health and the island`s environment. Although the Taiwanese government claims that it has stopped shipping nuclear residues to the island, there is still a functioning nuclear warehouse on the southwestern tip of the island.