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.

Lai and Hou's Cross-Strait Narrative

The time to nominate its presidential candidate is nearing for the Kuomintang (KMT).

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Mayor Hou Visits Singapore, Faces Terry Gou in KMT Presidential Nomination Battle

New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih met with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during his visit to Singapore, which became a highlight of the trip.

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Mainland China Launches Investigation on Taiwan Trade Barriers

As China's military drills around Taiwan have just come to an end, the mainland’s Ministry of Commerce immediately announced an investigation into trade barriers affecting more than 2,000 Taiwanese products, including agricultural, industrial, and textile goods.

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Strategic Lessons from President Tsai's U.S. and Ma's China Visits

When former President Donald Trump of the United States appeared at a Manhattan court on criminal charges, President Joe Biden was in a meeting with his science advisors discussing the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence at the White House.

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KMT and DPP Compete in U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations

It was highly expected that President Tsai Ing-wen, en route on her official visit to Central America, could transit through Washington and speak before the United States Congress.

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Ma Becomes First Former President Since 1949 to Visit Mainland China

Former President Ma Ying-jeou will visit mainland China next week to pay respect to his ancestors during the Qingming Festival and to conduct youth exchanges between the two sides.

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Morris Chang for First Time Expresses Support for U.S. Containing China's Chip Development

Morris Chang, founder of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), had a conversation with Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.

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Missing Guns and Personnel, Lax Military Discipline Bodes Concern for National Defense

It is shocking that a soldier originally stationed on the Erdan Islet in Kinmen was found to have deserted, and soldiers in Matsu wrote messages on the beach sand demanding meat for a lack of fresh meat in their meals.

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DPP Repeating KMT's Authoritarian Past

Recently, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) released a revised draft of the All-out Defense Mobilization Readiness Act.

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Taiwan Security Gap Not Only in Defense

The business community recently paid a visit to President Tsai Ing-wen.

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