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.
Proposed Technological Investigation Act Treats the People as Enemy
In the Conference on National Security Protection, President Tsai Ing-wen reminded national security agencies of Taiwan's being a country that takes great account of democracy and human rights—officials, therefore, should keep in mind the rule of law foundation and the promise to protect human rights when they engage in national security jobs.
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This Week in Taiwan 0914-0920
September 14: The Legislative Yuan reached a cross-partisan agreement to set up a constitutional amendment committee which will be represented proportionally by political party. The committee will be composed of 22 Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), 14 Kuomintang (KMT), two Taiwan People's Party (TPP), and one New Power Party (NPP) legislators. Current constitutional amendment proposals include lowering the voting age to 18 years old and abolishing the Examination Yuan and Control Yuan, among other issues.
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China Conducts Military Exercises, President Tsai Warns Intruders
Recently, both U.S. and Chinese military aircraft and ships have continuously appeared in the airspace and sea around Taiwan.
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Su Chi: China May Launch “Punitive Strike" to Teach Taiwan a Lesson
In face of the United States playing the "Taiwan card," former Secretary-General of the National Security Council Su Chi said today that the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen is acting as if it has bipolar disorder.
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Over-Powerful Government Pursues Judges and Elected Representatives
Recently, the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen has taken two rare and consecutive judicial actions to pursue judges and city councilors.
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This Week in Taiwan 0906-0912
September 8: In an op-ed published by the United Daily News, a junior high school teacher alleged that the new curriculum for eighth graders greatly reduced Chinese history content. For example, discussion about the Three Kingdoms period and Wu Zetian is absent, stirring controversy. The National Academy for Education Research responded that because eighth grade students only receive a period of history education a week, Under the framework of surveying the past to understand the present, it is difficult to demand publishers to include specific content. But educators are free to exercise their discretion in teaching.
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Amid Controversial Lift of U.S. Port Containing Ractopamine, Officials Call for Consumption of Taiwanese Pork
On August 28, President Tsai Ing-Wen made an announcement that Taiwan will lift import restrictions on American pork containing ractopamine, as well as beef of cattle over 30 months of age.
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China Can Import Ractopamine-Free U.S. Pork, Why Can't Taiwan？
Among the arguments of imported pork from the United States over the impact to public health and local pork farmers, there is one overlooked fact worth our concern.
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Sudden Lift of U.S. Pork Import Restrictions: Will Our People Sacrifice Family Happiness Too？
Executive Yuan Spokesman Ting Yi-ming said in today's press conference after the Cabinet meeting that the U.S. frozen pork viscera is not to Taiwan's taste and no business would import them to Taiwan.
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This Week in Taiwan 0830-0905
August 31: The American Institute in Taiwan declassified two 1982 telegrams related to arms sales to Taiwan. They reveal that the capability and quantity of weapons provided to Taiwan is dependent upon the military threat posed by the People's Republic of China. If China were to threaten regional security by adopting a hostile or aggressive position or establish military projection capabilities, the United States will increase arms sales with Taiwan.
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