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.
New Predicaments for the Tsai Administration: U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Power Shortage Crisis
The four national referendum questions failed to pass, and the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen is temporarily relieved.
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Summit for Democracy Not Taiwan's Antidote
The United States may still be the world's most powerful country, but it is not necessarily the cure for all Taiwan's problems!
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This Week in Taiwan 1212-1218
December 12: While Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang presented a briefing at the Summit for Democracy organized by the United States, the video was cut off momentarily, leaving only the audio. According to media reports, Tang used a map which marked Taiwan and China in different colors, implicating the U.S. "One China" policy.
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Nicaragua Severs Diplomatic Relations with Taiwan, Implicating U.S.
Nicaragua announced, without early warning, the severance of formal ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the morning of December 10 and switched diplomatic recognition to the Chinese mainland.
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Nicaragua Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Taiwan, Problems with "Outsourced Diplomacy" Start to Emerge
After Nicaragua severed its diplomatic relations with Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen routinely expressed regret and explained that the incident involved complicate international politics and cross-strait relations.
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AIT Stirred Up a Hornet's Nest for Taiwan
Several members of the United States Congress jointly proposed the "U.S.-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act" in the Senate and House of Representatives on November 4.
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This Week in Taiwan 1205-1211
December 6: The domestic violence case involving Legislator Kao Chia-yu as the victim accidentally triggered a "national-level" cyber-army chaos. Chairman Eric Chu of the Kuomintang (KMT) called upon the Legislative Yuan for strong oversight, including cutting all government funding for maintaining cyber-armies. According to Chu, the incident allowed the public to see in-fighting within the ruling Democratic Progressive party (DPP), including maintaining cyber-armies for power struggles. These are dark forces which seriously threaten Taiwan.
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DPP Legislator Assaulted by Boyfriend Triggers In-Fighting Among DPP Cyber-Warriors, Resignation of Presidential Policy Advisor
News on November 30 of Legislator Kao Chia-yu of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) abused by her boyfriend sent shock waves across Taiwan.
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Bring an End to the Cyber-Army Chaos
After Legislator Kao Chia-yu was domestically abused by her boyfriend, it brought back out the issue of Internet armies twisting narratives.
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Taiwan is now an "illiberal democracy"
Recently the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom issued a decision, in which the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) denied holding of the names of President Tsai Ing-wen’s examiners and information of oral examination of her doctoral dissertation.
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