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.
How Much Money Will "Medigen Family" Test Kits Make？
On April 29 before the Labor Day long weekend, many pharmacies on Taiwan were anxiously waiting for the delivery of coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid test kits, but the miracle did not happen; at the same time, President Tsai Ing-wen posted on her Facebook photos of her visiting a used book store a decade ago, and many people admired that unlike ordinary people, Tsai remained very calm.
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This Week in Taiwan 0424-0430
April 25: The Executive Yuan has promoted air conditioning for every classroom, installing more than 184,000 air conditioning units in more than 3,500 public primary and secondary schools across Taiwan. At Heh Sheng Primary School in Pingtung, Premier Su Tseng-chang connected with 22 local government executives to synchronously activate air conditioning in classrooms.
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CTS News Misinforms Viewers About PLA Missile Attack, Causing Panic
During the morning news broadcast from 7 AM on April 20, CTS News ran in the news ticker that New Taipei City hit by a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) missile; vessels in Taipei Harbor destroyed; facilities and vessels were damaged.
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CTS Chair and Acting General Manager Both Resigned：Shouldn't NCC Chairman Follow？
CTS News made two unbelievable mistakes in one day.
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With Amendment to Help Former President, the DPP Becomes Corruption Accomplice
On April 21, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leveraged its majority to ram a bill to decriminalize the use of State Affairs Funds through the legislature within five minutes.
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This Week in Taiwan 0417-0423
April 18: According to the media, with the consent of the United States, Taiwan is extending the airport runway on Taiping Island by 350 meters, from the current 1,150 meters to the 1,500 meters. The Air Force has completed the construction tender. It can be used by fighter jets to take off and land when necessary.
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U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan：Abandoning Taiwan Like Abandoning Freedom
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, led a Congressional delegation to visit Taiwan for 24 hours.
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One Good Deed President Tsai Could Do for Taiwan's Democracy
Political parties are essential institutions of democracy.
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Letting Unprotected People Counter the Pandemic
Apparently, the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen has changed its elimination strategy to co-existence with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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This Week in Taiwan 0410-0416
April 11: What is the focus of the next wave of United States arms sales to Taiwan? The Ministry of National Defense described in the Legislative Yuan "four nos" on arms procurement from the United States, including no second long-range early warning radars, no Apache helicopters, no U.S. military de-commissioned warships, and no Black Hawk helicopters.
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