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.
With Framework Unchanged, Need for Two-Way Dialogue Across the Strait
In an exclusive media interview on January 8, Vice President Sun Yafu of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) noted the possibility of war across the strait.
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January 10: The Ministry of the Interior announced that the total population in 2021 was 23.37 million, 185,000 less people than 2020, and the second consecutive year of negative population growth. In 2021, Taiwan had 153,820 newborns, and the number of births were lower than the number of deaths each month. Additionally, 114,606 couples were married in the year, also a record low marriage rate.
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Confirmed Cases Surge, Most from U.S., CECC Lists All Countries As Level 3 Pandemic Areas
There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases imported to Taiwan from abroad, with 58 cases on January 7, setting a new high since the onset of the pandemic two years ago.
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Big-Nation Diplomacy by Small Country: Hard to Get Instant Results
Even though President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania thought it a mistake to set up a representative office for Taiwan in Lithuania with "Taiwanese" in the title, Secretary of State John Blinken of the United States immediately called on foreign ministers of 12 countries in the Middle East and western Europe to express his support for the decision.
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January 3: Japan's Sankei Shimbun reported that Taiwan proposed to Japan in February 2019 that the two governments establish a mechanism to instantly exchange information about Chinese military aircraft. But considering the lack of diplomatic relations and concerns about the "One China" principle, Japan avoided answering. This was the first time that Taiwan officially proposed defense cooperation with Japan.
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In New Year Address, President Tsai Calls Beijing to Reject Military Adventurism, Use of Force
President Tsai Ing-wen delivered her New Year address at the Presidential Office yesterday.
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Seemingly Glamorous Record Conceals Hollowing Crisis
Driven by the global recovery, Taiwan's economy grew over 6 percent in 2021, its stock market index closed at 18,000 points, and the Evergreen Marine gave out 40-month bonus to each of its employees.
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Commentary: Illiberal Democracy Omnipresent
Taiwan is a young democracy that has evolved from authoritarianism.
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December 28: After Nicaragua unilaterally announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Taiwan on December 10, the media reported on December 27 that President Daniel Ortega ordered the confiscation of the Taiwan government's local assets and transferred them to mainland China.
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