Published since 2019 by the Fair Winds Foundation and Association of Foreign Relations, Taiwan Weekly provides in-depth report and analysis of the major issues facing Taiwan.

Putin Remarks Leave President Tsai Lonely After Her National Day Performance

Putin Remarks Leave President Tsai Lonely After Her National Day Performance

In a rare public comment on how Beijing could unify Taiwan, President Vladimir Putin of Russia stated in a recent interview that China is now the world's top economy and is already ahead of the United States, and that it does not need to use force to achieve the goal of unification with Taiwan but can do so through economic strength.

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Extraordinary Significance of High-Level Call Between U.S.-China Military Officials

Extraordinary Significance of High-Level Call Between U.S.-China Military Officials

A new book Peril recently set off a wave of heated discussion in Washington.

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This Week in Taiwan 1010-1016

This Week in Taiwan 1010-1016

October 11: In response to President Tsai Ing-wen's remarks that the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are not subordinate to each other, the mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) of the State Council criticized the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities as conspiring independence and provoking the mainland. According to the TAO, this is the source of tension and turbulence which threatens the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

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President Tsai Cautions Beijing to Exercise Restraint

President Tsai Cautions Beijing to Exercise Restraint

Before the National Day on October 10, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air crafts intruded the southwest airspace of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), and the number of sorties repeatedly reached a new high.

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Is Biden's Taiwan Agreement Empty Talk？

Is Biden's Taiwan Agreement Empty Talk？

In answering the media question about Taiwan, President Joe Biden of the United States brought up the so-called "Taiwan agreement".

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Xi Attempts to Ease Tensions, Assuage Hawks on Taiwan

Xi Attempts to Ease Tensions, Assuage Hawks on Taiwan

The Chinese Communist Party held a meeting to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the 1911 republican revolution.

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This Week in Taiwan 1003-1009

This Week in Taiwan 1003-1009

October 4: The Ministry of National Defense stated that from October 1 to 10:50 PM on October 4, People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft intruded Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) 149 times. The fleet of 56 military aircraft on October 4 was the highest number ever in a single day. There were about 10 aircraft intrusions in 2019, 380 in 2020, and 600 this year as of early October. The targeted military provocations have seriously affected Taiwan's air defense and security. 

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U.S. Sets Deadline for TSMC to Hand Over Trade Secrets

U.S. Sets Deadline for TSMC to Hand Over Trade Secrets

In order to address its chip shortage, the United States has requested major semiconductor manufacturers, among others, to hand over their customer lists, inventories and related confidential corporate information within 45 days.

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Taiwan's Government Needs Guts

Taiwan's Government Needs Guts

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo of the United States issued a notice to international semiconductor companies, including the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), at the semiconductor summit on September 23, demanding that the supply chains to voluntarily share information about their inventories and related data before November 8.

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Electric Cuts Hit China's Businesses and Economy

Electric Cuts Hit China's Businesses and Economy

On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival in September, the policy of "dual control" on energy consumption( i.e. energy consumption intensity, total energy consumption volume) by the Chinese government incurred storms of electricity curtailment and production suspension making production of industry in great chaotic pace while its impact was exacerbated by the recent surging price of coal.

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