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.
Tsai Administration's "Backing Hong Kong" Gone Awry？HK Immigration to Taiwan Declines Sharply
In 2019, the protests in Hong Kong broke out, and the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan loudly proclaimed its support for Hong Kong.
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Discuss Restarting ECFA Calmly
With the 2024 presidential and legislative elections approaching, campaigns have shifted their focus back to significant economic and financial issues—whether to restart negotiations on the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), including cross-strait agreements on trade in services and trade in goods.
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NCC's Historic Mistake：Mirror Media Case Undermines President Tsai
On the morning of June 29, during her opening speech at the 2023 World News Media Congress, President Tsai Ing-wen stated that in recent years, many international media professionals have set up stations in Taiwan, which confirms Taiwan's efforts to defend media freedom and freedom of speech.
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This Week in Taiwan 0625-0701
June 25: Former President Ma Ying-jeou invited mainland Chinese students from Peking, Tsinghua, Fudan, Wuhan, and Hunan universities to come to Taiwan in July for student exchanges. The Ministry of Education recently issued a document to the five universities in Taiwan willing to host the mainland students, asking the schools to propose a security plan to ensure the safety of instructors and students on campus. The move was criticized as imposing a technical barrier.
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Prosecutors Name FSC, NCC, and MODA for Failure in Combatting Fraud
Fraud crimes have become a national security problem in Taiwan, with an accumulated loss of NT$6 billion (about NT$193 million) last year.
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When Grand Justices Become a Partisan Flank
President Tsai Ing-wen has insisted on the nomination of all grand justices before the end of her tenure, leaving no nominations for the next president.
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"Unification Campaign" through Pineapples and Custard Apples？How the DPP Has Confidence to Talk Nonsense
After 638 days, the Taiwan Affairs Office of mainland China’s State Council announced on June 20 that Taitung custard apples can be exported to the mainland again.
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This Week in Taiwan 0618-0624
June 19: An inauguration ceremony for the naval warship Yushan was held at the Zuoying military port. The flag presentation was presided over by Commander Tang Hwa of the Navy. However, the event was unique in that it was not open to the public and did not invite high-level government officials to attend. It is rumored that the Ministry of National Defense ordered to keep a low profile.
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TPP Overtakes KMT, Increasingly Difficult to Predict Strategic or Split Voting in 2024 Election
The popularity of both presidential candidate Ko Wen-je and his Taiwan People's Party (TPP) have recently shown strong gains in the polls.
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Gou's Election Wealth Distribution
The ancient proverb "Those who are trustworthy get rewards in business" emphasizes the importance of honesty and integrity in business.
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