Taiwan Weekly is a newsletter released every week by Fair Winds Foundation and Association of Foreign Relations that provides coverage and perspectives into the latest developments in Taiwan.

KMT Vice Chairman Visits China, Received Privileged Treatment

Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) led a party delegation to visit mainland China on February 8.

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Terry Gou Would Like to Form Non-DDP Alliance

Asked whether he would participate in the 2024 presidential election, founder Terry Gou of Hon Hai Precision Industry Company (Foxconn) stated that he had consulted the gods to decide.

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New Premier in Name Only, President Tsai Takes Charge of Government

On the surface, former Vice President Chen Chien-jen was designated to organize the new cabinet, but in substance, Chen was summoned to enter the cabinet, because President Tsai Ing-wen single-handedly dominated the cabinet reshuffle process.

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Premier Su Clings to Power, Hindering DPP Reform

The Legislative Yuan did not adjourn on January 13 as planned by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), disrupting the cabinet reshuffle schedule, and hence giving Premier Su Tseng-chang the very last chance to keep his premiership.

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President Tsai Under Internal and External Pressure

Taiwan is destined to be pro-American because of its history and political reality.

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Is Preparing for War in Taiwan's or America's Interest?

President Tsai Ing-wen held a high-level national security meeting and decided to extend the compulsory military service to one year.

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Terry Gou Criticizes Tsai Administration Officials as Decayed Wood, Brute Beasts

Terry Gou, the founder of Hon Hai Precision Industry Company (Foxconn), has been in the spotlight recently for crossing sords with Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan over the government’s role in the delayed procurement of BioNTech vaccines.

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Ruling Party Manipulates Judiciary to Pressure Hsinchu Mayor-Elect

During the Hsinchu mayoral election, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) did not want to lose, used all means to attack the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) candidate Kao Hung-an but still lost.

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TSMC Sets Up Plant in U.S., Does Taiwan Still Have A Protector?

At the tool-in ceremony of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) new fab plant at Phoenix, Arizona, on December 6, founder Morris Chang, who has always been skeptical towards this investment, finally gave his blessing to the project in his address.

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President Tsai's Favorites Exposed in Consecutive Plagiarism Scandals, Disrupting Succession

It was revealed that Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan of Taoyuan, a favored contender for the chairmanship of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and premier, committed plagiarism in completing his master’s thesis.

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