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.
Scholars Discuss Taiwan's Security Challenges
In the seminar "National Insecurity: How Taiwan Can Avert Crisis and Ensure Security" sponsored by the Ma Ying-Jeou Foundation on August 22, participating scholars indicated that there are three sources of insecurity for Taiwan: Namely, the United States has the intention but not enough strength to defend Taiwan; mainland China is ready with accumulated power; while Taiwan is preoccupied with power struggles, at home and abroad.
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Current National Security Challenges Facing Taiwan
At different stages since 1949, Taiwan has faced a variety of national security issues.
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Su and Chen's Overbearing Bureaucratic Air: Where is the Humility？
The authority and arrogance of Tsai administration officials are becoming increasingly more unbearable, yet they seem to be unaware of this situation.
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This Week in Taiwan 0816-0822
August 18: The Changhua County Public Health Bureau actively tested asymptomatic people and accidentally found a teenager under home isolation who returned to Taiwan from the united states test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), but Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung ordered the bureau chief to be subject to an ethics investigation on why he violated inspection regulations. The Office of the President, Executive Yuan, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), as well as DPP legislators and Internet army, also aggressively attacked this whistleblower who took the initiative to uncover the virus.
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China Holds Military Drills Against Taiwan; Cross-Strait Tensions Resurge
The tensions in the Taiwan Strait have recently risen again as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced to hold military drills in the Taiwan Strait including the northern and southern ends of the Strait.
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China Military Exercise, Replica of 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis？
Against the backdrop of increasingly tense U.S.-Taiwan and cross-strait relations, China is conducting multi-directional and multi-service combat exercises at the northern and southern ends of the Taiwan Strait.
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First Battle Will Be the Last？ Ma May Have Misspoken but Doesn't Mean Tsai is Right
Former President Ma Ying-jeou was invited to the Rotary Club to give a speech on "Cross-Strait Relations and Taiwan's Security".
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Taiwan's Strategic Shift： From Defensive to Offensive
The quietest but most influential move of the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen in its first four years was to change Taiwan's strategic role.
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This Week in Taiwan 0810-0815
August 11: Secretary of Health and Welfare Alex Azar of the United States visited Taiwan for four days from August 9 to 12. He attended a ceremony witnessing the signature of a U.S.-Taiwan memorandum of understanding on health cooperation. When he met with President Tsai Ing-wen, Azar praised Taiwan's epidemic prevention achievements as an example to the world. Azar added that his trip is meant to express President Donald Trump's strong friendship with and support of Taiwan.
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Dominating Government Bids, DPP Supporters Are Biggest Beneficiaries
Facing the surging wave of the bribery scandal by legislators, President Tsai Ing-wen came to the forefront and said that the law serves as the bottom line on ethics.
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