Taiwan Weekly is a newsletter released every week by Fair Winds Foundation, Association of Foreign Relations and Taipei Forum that provides coverage and perspectives into the latest developments in Taiwan.
U.S.-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement a Fake Diamond？
The administration of President Tsai Ing-wen is bragging that Taiwan and the United States will sign a bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
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This Week in Taiwan 0305-0311
March 6: Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed for the first time in the Legislative Yuan that Taiwan is negotiating with the United States, which intends to transfer its arms inventory in East Asia to Taiwan. As for which type of ammunition is of the greatest quantity? Minister Chiu stated that it is inconvenient to explain this publicly. American media commentator Garland Nixon, who used Twitter to expose that the Biden administration has a plan to "destroy Taiwan," responded on Twitter that Taiwan is fast becoming the Ukraine of the Pacific.
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Mobilize, Mobilize, How Many Crimes Committed in Thy Name！
Recently, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) released a revised draft of the All-out Defense Mobilization Readiness Act.
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Slogan for Party, Government, and Military to Exit the Media Has Become a Joke
Sidney Lin, former deputy secretary-general of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) quitted politics temporarily to serve in a subsidiary of Sanlih E-Television.
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Nikkei Slanders Military：Who is Misleading and Who Adding Fuel？
Recently, the Japanese financial newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun published a series of special reports titled "The Unknown Side of Taiwan," with the first article focusing on the blind spots lurking in Taiwan's military.
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This Week in Taiwan 0226-0304
February 28: The United States House Financial Services Committee passed three Taiwan-friendly bills aimed at curbing the economic strength of the Chinese mainland, encouraging Taiwan to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and putting forth economic plans to deter Beijing's attempts to invade Taiwan, including plans to exclude China from international organizations such as the Group of 20 (G20) should the mainland threaten Taiwan's security.
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In Meeting with Business Executives, Did President Tsai Miss the Point？
The business community recently paid a visit to President Tsai Ing-wen.
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Despite Serious Cybersecurity Breaches, MODA Knows Only "Health Checks"
Political thinker John Locke (1632-1704) wrote in his Two Treaties of Government that government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
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U.S. Lawmakers to Discharge Duties in Taiwan：Does President Tsai Still Have Sovereignty in Mind？
The Washington Post reported that U.S. House Representative Mike Gallagher, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, made a low-key visit to Taiwan last weekend.
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This Week in Taiwan 0219-0225
February 19: The eight major commercial and industry groups met with President Tsai Ing-wen on February 18 and made suggestions. Chairman Miao Fung-chiang of the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) stated that Taiwan should establish a central economic strategy, pay attention to mainland China's changing position in the global economy, and re-evaluate cross-strait economic and trade policies. Chairman Wu Tung-liang of the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC) suggested that Taiwan consider postponing the retirement of nuclear energy. Otherwise, if Taiwan were to rely on more imports, then the cost of power generation will only increase, and electricity prices would definitely go up.
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