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 0424-0430

This Week in Taiwan 0424-0430

April 25: The Executive Yuan has promoted air conditioning for every classroom, installing more than 184,000 air conditioning units in more than 3,500 public primary and secondary schools across Taiwan. At Heh Sheng Primary School in Pingtung, Premier Su Tseng-chang connected with 22 local government executives to synchronously activate air conditioning in classrooms.

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CTS News Misinforms Viewers About PLA Missile Attack, Causing Panic

CTS News Misinforms Viewers About PLA Missile Attack, Causing Panic

During the morning news broadcast from 7 AM on April 20, CTS News ran in the news ticker that New Taipei City hit by a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) missile; vessels in Taipei Harbor destroyed; facilities and vessels were damaged.

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CTS Chair and Acting General Manager Both Resigned：Shouldn't NCC Chairman Follow？

CTS Chair and Acting General Manager Both Resigned：Shouldn't NCC Chairman Follow？

CTS News made two unbelievable mistakes in one day.

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With Amendment to Help Former President, the DPP Becomes Corruption Accomplice

With Amendment to Help Former President, the DPP Becomes Corruption Accomplice

On April 21, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leveraged its majority to ram a bill to decriminalize the use of State Affairs Funds through the legislature within five minutes.

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This Week in Taiwan 0417-0423

This Week in Taiwan 0417-0423

April 18: According to the media, with the consent of the United States, Taiwan is extending the airport runway on Taiping Island by 350 meters, from the current 1,150 meters to the 1,500 meters. The Air Force has completed the construction tender. It can be used by fighter jets to take off and land when necessary.  

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U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan：Abandoning Taiwan Like Abandoning Freedom

U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits Taiwan：Abandoning Taiwan Like Abandoning Freedom

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, led a Congressional delegation to visit Taiwan for 24 hours.

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One Good Deed President Tsai Could Do for Taiwan's Democracy

One Good Deed President Tsai Could Do for Taiwan's Democracy

Political parties are essential institutions of democracy.

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Letting Unprotected People Counter the Pandemic

Letting Unprotected People Counter the Pandemic

Apparently, the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen has changed its elimination strategy to co-existence with the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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This Week in Taiwan 0410-0416

This Week in Taiwan 0410-0416

April 11: What is the focus of the next wave of United States arms sales to Taiwan? The Ministry of National Defense described in the Legislative Yuan "four nos" on arms procurement from the United States, including no second long-range early warning radars, no Apache helicopters, no U.S. military de-commissioned warships, and no Black Hawk helicopters.

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Nancy Pelosi diagnosed Covid-positive and Postponed her Visit to Asia

Nancy Pelosi diagnosed Covid-positive and Postponed her Visit to Asia

Japan's Fuji News Network exclusively reported on April 7 that Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the United States House of Representatives was scheduled to lead a Congressional delegation to fly from the United States to Japan on April 8 and meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on April 10.

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