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.
Long Live Marketing！ Secrets Behind the Monopoly by DPP's Middle-Aged Generation
According to this newspaper's investigation, although there is a prepared list of 4,000 some members of review committees by the Executive Yuan, six former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)'s party officials always appear on the review committees of various government tender cases.
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Party, Government, and Media Monopolized by the DPP
Recently, President Tsai Ing-wen asked its members to take actions to disprove the saying that "full governance leads to corruption" at the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) National Congress.
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Taiwan Must Not Become a Pawn in U.S.-China Confrontation
U.S.-China relations, starting from the trade war in 2018, has been all the way spirally sliced down.
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This Week in Taiwan 0802-0809
August 3: Office of the President Secretary-General Su Jia-chyuan was allowed to resign post because his nephew, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Su Chen-ching, became involved in a corruption scandal. Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman David Lee will succeed as secretary-general to the president. President Tsai Ing-wen also warned her administration that those who wish to make a fortune should take other roads. Political power must not be used for personal gain, which would only destroy the people's trust in the administration.
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Lee Teng-hui Passes Away on July 30, Leaving Complicated Legacy
Former President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China (Taiwan) passed away on July 30, at the age of 98.
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Lee Teng-hui's Glory and Darkness: Taiwan's Unbearable Turning Point
As the leader of Taiwan's transition from an authoritarian country to a democracy, former President Lee Teng-hui won the nice title of "Mr. Democracy".
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Mr. Democracy or Machiavellian of Power Struggles
The passing of late former President Lee Teng-hui triggered a litany of articles on his life and achievements in the media, especially profusely acclaiming his contribution to Taiwan's democracy, and even dubbing him "Mr. Democracy" in memory of him for leading Taiwan's transformation to democracy.
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Suffering from Balance of Terror, PTS Might Become External Propaganda Machine
In order to determine whether the Public Television Service (PTS) should set up an "International Channel" at the request of the Ministry of Culture (MOC), the PTS's provisional board of directors went through a fierce fight.
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This Week in Taiwan 0726-0801
July 29: The Ministry of Culture commissioned the Public Television Service (PTS) to set up an international multimedia platform, triggering controversy over the government interfering PTS operations. The Ministry of Culture announced that it would terminate its four-year NT$5.8 billion (about US$197 million) tender and seek alternative options.
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Consulates Shut Down as U.S.-China Relations Deteriorate
On July 21, the United States announced without warning that the Chinese Consulate General in Houston would be closing within 72 hours.
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