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.
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
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
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, 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
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
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？
The license permit application case of Mirror TV is just like a demon-detector.
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Retired General Supported by President Tsai, Lee Hsi-ming "Asymmetric Warfare" Advocacy Shocks Taiwan, U.S. Military
In the critical situation of the Taiwan Strait, when a slight move in one part may affect the situation as a whole, a new book entitled The Overall Defense Concept: An Asymmetric Approach to Taiwan’s Defense written by former Chief of the General Staff Lee Hsi-Ming has been closely watched by ranking officials in Taiwan, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), as well as the United States.
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This Week in Taiwan 0925-1001
September 25: Vaccine supplies were limited when the pandemic surged in May last year. But according to statistics compiled by the Central Epidemic Command Center, as of September this year, 53.5 million doses of various brands of vaccines were purchased by the government, of which 3.5 million doses or about 6.5 percent were expired and destroyed, wasting about NT$1.2 billion (about US$37.6 million) in public funds. In particular, more than NT$500 million (about US$15.7 million) of Medigen vaccines were destroyed, the most among all brands of vaccines.
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Poll：Public Wary of War, Can President Tsai Hear the People's Concerns？
An annual poll on cross-strait relations by United Daily News reveals a big shift in public opinion this year.
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