Published since 2019 by the Fair Winds Foundation and Association of Foreign Relations, Taiwan Weekly provides in-depth report and analysis of the major issues facing Taiwan.

When U.S. Love for TSMC Turns into Doubt

When U.S. Love for TSMC Turns into Doubt

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was once the favorite of the United States, and it won numerous kinds of preferential treatments to set up factories in the United States.

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Musk Phenomenon and Ditch Taiwan Theory

Musk Phenomenon and Ditch Taiwan Theory

In an exclusive interview with Financial Times, Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, expressed his concern over the escalating tension across the Taiwan Strait.

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President Tsai's Brushes Lee Yuan-tseh off and Makes a Fool of the People

President Tsai's Brushes Lee Yuan-tseh off and Makes a Fool of the People

In an interview, Lee Yuan-tseh, former president of the Academia Sinica, stated that he had approached President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss the issue of greenhouse gas emissions.

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This Week in Taiwan 1009-1016

This Week in Taiwan 1009-1016

October 9: The United States Department of Commerce announced on October 7 chip export control measures to contain the development of China's semiconductors. The Ministry of Economic Affairs stated on October 9 that the United States is primarily targeting supercomputers and data centers, with little impact on Taiwan because Chinese manufacturers do not place these kinds of orders with Taiwan businesses. In addition, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) confirmed that it has received a one-year exemption and stated that the new U.S. ban on China is mainly targets ultra-high-end chips related to artificial intelligence and supercomputers and has limited impact on TSMC operations.

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Effect Fermenting After PLA Military Exercises

Effect Fermenting After PLA Military Exercises

In early August this year, mainland China carried out military exercises around Taiwan versus the visit of Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the United States House of Representatives.

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U.S. Aims to Turn Taiwan into Giant Weapons Depot

U.S. Aims to Turn Taiwan into Giant Weapons Depot

According to current and former American officials, the New York Times cites, the United States is intensifying efforts to build a giant stockpile of weapons in Taiwan after studying recent naval and air force exercise by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan.

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Su Chi Questions U.S. Ability to Defend Taiwan

Su Chi Questions U.S. Ability to Defend Taiwan

Su Chi, chairman of the Taipei Forum Foundation and former secretary-general of the National Security Council, indicated on October 6 that the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense, several official Pentagon reports, and a number of former senior officials and generals unanimously concluded that the superior military power of Communist China in East Asia, coupled with the geographic distance of American aid to defend Taiwan, makes it difficult to prevent Beijing from presenting a new "fait accompli" in the early stage of the conflict, and that the United States is no longer capable of handling two major regional conflicts simultaneously.

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This Week in Taiwan 1002-1008

This Week in Taiwan 1002-1008

October 3: After CTBC Bank obtained lottery issuer qualification, last week, it announced invitation of tenders from technology firms. This is a 10-year business opportunity involving billions, and three leading companies expressed willingness to submit tenders. Officials of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) visited the National Treasury Administration (NTA), Ministry of Finance, the competent authority of lottery, to "introduce" a company IGT with an American background, and the NTA forwarded the information to CTBC bank for "reference." Related reports have generated criticism.

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Recording Exposes Government Intervention on Mirror TV License Application

Recording Exposes Government Intervention on Mirror TV License Application

New Power Party Legislator Chen Chiao-hua played three recordings at the Legislative Yuan as evidence that high-level officials of the government intervened in the process of Mirror TV's news station application so that it could get a license.

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Why Premier Su Dare Not File a Lawsuit?

Why Premier Su Dare Not File a Lawsuit?

The license permit application case of Mirror TV is just like a demon-detector.

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