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.
Executive Yuan Thanks Public-Private Partnership in Procuring BioNTech Vaccines, Stresses Government Did Not Block Procurement Efforts
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) announced that they will each donate 5 million doses of BioNTech vaccines.
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Blocked Vaccines But Now Eager to Take Credit
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) and the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced that they have signed contracts with Shanghai Fosun Pharma and have completed the purchase of 5 million doses of BioNTech vaccines, which will be donated to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW).
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Piercing the False Veil of the Tsai Administration's Three Principles on Vaccine Procurement
The procurement of German BioNTech vaccines through its agent Fosun Pharmaceutical based in Shanghai by two major Taiwanese high-tech companies has finally been completed.
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Is the Taiwan Strait Becoming A Proxy War Battleground？
In its Defense annual white paper released on July 23, Japan has, for the first time, delinked Taiwan from the chapter of China and put it in the new added chapter on "U.S.-China Relationship."
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This Week in Taiwan 0711-0717
July 13: The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced without warning that the third round of vaccination preference registration will open to individuals from ages 18 to 49, including migrant workers and foreign nationals holding residence permits. As of 10:30 PM, the number of registrations reached 12 million, which is quite impressive. However, because launching the online registration was rushed, the system was out of order for several hours, causing public discontent.
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U.S. Draws Red Line on Taiwan Independence, Stresses U.S.-China Co-Existence
Kurt Campbell, the U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, indicated on July 6 that it is possible for the United States and China to co-exist peacefully, but to achieve this would be an enormous challenge.
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Is Chiou President Tsai's Ball Boy or Relief Pitcher？
Chiou I-jen, former secretary-general of the National Security Council, recently expressed that Taiwan independence is not something the Taiwanese people can decide upon themselves, since international reality has to be considered.
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White House Rejects Taiwan Independence Yet Draws Red Line Between Hong Kong and Taiwan
In remarks given to American thinktank Asia Society by video conference on July 6, Kurt Campbell, the White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, stated that the United States does not support Taiwan independence.
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America's and Taiwan's "Pride and Prejudice"
Recently, the last remaining American troops left Afghanistan.
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This Week in Taiwan 0704-0711
July 4: Chairman Chiou I-jen of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, who formerly served as secretary-general of the National Security Council, said in an exclusive interview with former President Chen Shui-bian that whether Taiwan may declare independence is not something that can be decided by the people of Taiwan. International circumstances and possible retaliation by China must also be considered. Chiou indicated that now is not an appropriate time (to declare independence). Not only would China attack, the United States would not approve at all.
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