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.
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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Former Premier：Taiwan Should Politely Decline McCarthy Visit
When running for chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at the end of last year, Vice President Willian Lai proposed the idea of "peaceful protection of Taiwan," an obvious change from the DPP’s previous steadfast position of "resist China to protect Taiwan".
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January 30: Taiwan's Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) suggested that the new cabinet review its energy policy to provide a stable and low-carbon energy supply, pay attention to mainland China's changing position in the world economy and re-evaluate economic and trade policies towards the mainland, take heed of socio-economic problems caused by an aging population and low birth rates, and accelerate the process to push for Taiwan's membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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New Cabinet Not Any More Competent
On the surface, former Vice President Chen Chien-jen was designated to organize the new cabinet, but in substance, Chen was summoned to enter the cabinet, because President Tsai Ing-wen single-handedly dominated the cabinet reshuffle process.
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Mediocre Performance of Tsai Administration's Economic Policies
In 2016, then president-elect Tsai Ing-wen, accompanied by her core aides Lin Chuan, Ho Mei-yueh and Kung Ming-hsin, visited companies representing major industries between her election in January and inauguration in May.
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Another Global Economic Miracle：Taiwan's National Fund Never Exits the Market
Another economic miracle of Taiwan—a National Financial Stabilization Fund (NFSF), which protects the stock market from crashing in perpetuity, should be globally recognized!
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January 17: Elected representatives questioned that the packaging of luosifen (snail rice noodles) made in mainland China conveys "united front" campaign propaganda, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) subsequently announced a ban on importing the product, causing controversy. The MOEA explained that the import of luosifen was never approved. In other words, it is a smuggled product, which the MOEA asked distributors to take off store shelves, and the move has nothing to do with political propaganda.
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