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.
Recent Scandal Undermines Lai and Exposes DPP Infighting
Spokesman Chen Tsung-yen of the Executive Yuan was exposed to have accepted sexual entertainment when he served in local government.
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Terry Gou's Farce, KMT's Tragedy
Terry Gou, the founder of Hon Hai Precision Industry Company (Foxconn), has thrown a hot potato to the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) as he intends to seek the party's nomination for president in 2024.
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What Does President Tsai Want to Achieve in Her Remaining Time in Office？
The cabinet led by Premier Chen Chien-jen has been announced, and President Tsai Ing-wen has one last year remaining in her presidency.
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This Week in Taiwan 0212-0218
February 13: Terry Gou, founder of Hon Hai Precision Industry Company (Foxconn), paid a visit to Wang Jin-pyng, former speaker of the Legislative Yuan. On the 2024 presidential election, Gou stated that he will wait for the Kuomintang's (KMT) election rules to be promulgated before deciding whether to run. Gou believes that Chairman Eric Chu will learn from the lessons from four years ago. He also stated that his quitting the party four years ago was naive and impulsive. Now if he can do something for Taiwan, Gou is willing to fulfill his duty no matter the option.
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KMT Vice Chairman Visits Mainland China and Meets with Senior Officials
Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) led a party delegation to visit mainland China on February 8.
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China Accords KMT Delegation Privileged Treatment, Scholar：Shows Xi's Sense of Urgency on Cross-Strait Relations
Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) recently led a delegation to visit mainland China again, and the mainland accorded the delegation excellent treatment.
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Cross-Strait Policy Should Be Tsai Administration's Priority
According to the latest report published by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham Taiwan), American businesses in Taiwan all think that the priority policy agenda for Taiwan in the next three years should be in the order of cross-strait relations, human resource development, sufficient energy supply, national security and U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
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This Week in Taiwan 0205-0211
February 6: The Ministry of Finance announced that exports in January were valued at US$31.5 billion, down 21.2 percent compared with the same period last year and the largest single-month decline in 13 years and five months. Exports have suffered five consecutive monthly declines. The percent decline for exports in the first quarter this year may reach double digits.
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Gou and Hou Decline to Be Running Mates, Partnership Unlikely
Asked whether he would participate in the 2024 presidential election, founder Terry Gou of Hon Hai Precision Industry Company (Foxconn) stated that he had consulted the gods to decide.
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Curse of "Nuclear-Free Homeland" Trampled the People and Land
The "Keelung Seafront Protection Referendum" which sparked a battle between the Keelung City Government and the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), is highlighting that under the Nuclear-Free Homeland" policy of the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan is facing a power shortage crisis accompanied by the high cost of environmental hazards.
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