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.
This Week in Taiwan 1018-1024
October 19: October 21 marks the second-year anniversary of the Puyuma Express train derailment incident. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released a final investigation report. According to four key pieces of evidence, the train was speeding at 140 kilometers (about 87 miles) per hour before it overturned. But the TSB stressed that the operator should not assume all the blame. Multiple factors led to the train's overturn.
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CtiTV News License Could Be Revoked, Taiwan to Become Where One Voice Reigns Supreme？
The hearsay that Chung Tien Television (CTiTV) News will be shut down by the government withdrawing the channel's license has made a lot of noise in Taiwan this week.
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Tsai Administration Should Not Insult Free Speech Martyr
The license renewal of Chung Tien Television (CtiTV) News has recently made a lot of hubbub.
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If Government Kills a Media Company
Freedom and democracy may be wiped out overnight, such as when a war breaks out.
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This Week in Taiwan 1011-1017
October 13: Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung met with the mayors of Taipei, New Taipei, and Keelung. They reached a consensus on upgrading the proposed Keelung Light Rail into a medium-capacity rapid transit and extending the Taipei section of the planned Keelung Metro to Nangang.
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President Tsai: Open to Dialogue with Beijing Based on Respect and Understanding
In her National Day address yesterday, President Tsai Ing-wen spoke stated that her administration is determined to maintain stability in cross-strait relations, but Taiwan cannot shoulder it alone.
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U.S. Warns Beijing Against Military Unification, Suggests Taiwan Expand Arms Purchases to Become a Porcupine
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force.
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National Day Address Failed to Provide Solution for Cross-Strait Peace
Faced with the increasingly chaotic situation in East Asia and the verge of military conflict in the Taiwan Strait, President Tsai Ing-wen's National Day speech continued the main theme of the past four years.
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This Week in Taiwan 1004-1010
October 5: Publicly-funded flu vaccinations began. Over 1.26 million doses were given over three days, which is 1.55 times the number last year, breaking a new record. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is expected to release 80 percent of the vaccines before October 22.
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October Surprise？ President Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus
On the early morning of October 2, President Donald Trump of the United States and his wife Melania Trump were announced that they have been diagnosed positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
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