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 1025-1101
October 26: The hearing on the license renewal of CtiTV News was held. During the nearly five hours of debate, the National Communications Commission (NCC) raised eight major questions, and CtiTV responded with a nine-point rebuttal. Want Want China Chairman Tsai Eng-meng personally attended the hearing. The NCC is expected to make a final determination by December 11.
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KMT and China Celebrate, DPP Overlooks 75th Anniversary of Taiwan's Retrocession
While the Kuomintang (KMT) and the mainland China hosted multiple events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession on October 25, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan did not organize any event of celebration.
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National Glory Consistently Ignored, Let Alone Taiwan's Retrocession
On the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, there are many critical historical memories being evoked.
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Xi and Wang's Warning Fires First Shot in South China Sea
On October 22, at a seminar in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Taiwan's Retrocession, Chairman Wang, Yang of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), reiterated that peaceful unification under "One Country, Two Systems" has always been the policy of mainland China.
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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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