2023/12/24-2023/12/30

12/25
國民黨立委舉證,民進黨總統候選人賴清德競總總督導卓榮泰,坐鎮公股銀行群組「信賴金融」,支持民進黨選舉活動,群組包含多家行庫,上到董事下到分行經理,質疑民進黨用公股銀行打選戰。卓榮泰回應,成員是自發性組成,不涉及募款、絕非綠金。

December 25: 
Kuomintang (KMT) legislators accused Cho Jung-tai, campaign supervisor of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai, of creating a chat group to ask managers of publicly-owned banks to back DPP campaign activities. Critics question the DPP's use of public banks to support its election campaign. Cho responded that the members joined the group voluntarily; the group is not involved with fundraising and is definitely not a form of DPP-friendly corruption.


12/25
審計部調查軍機或軍艦引擎料件採購案,發現得標廠商提供來源不明料件,不符規定仍通過驗收,不但有害飛航與航行安全,也涉及財務上不忠於職務的重大違失,提案糾正空軍司令部及海軍司令部。

December 25: 
The Ministry of Audit investigated the procurement of military aircraft and warship engine materials and found that the winning bidder provided parts from unknown sources, which did not meet the regulations but still passed inspection. The major financial misconduct also endangers aviation and navigation safety. The Ministry has proposed to correct the Air Force Command and Naval Command.


12/25
中國廈門海關公告,即日起放寬廈門—金門、泉州—金門航線旅客攜帶的台灣高粱酒數量限制。中國國台辦表示,支持廈門與金門加快融合發展、福州與馬祖深化融合發展,打造廈金、福馬「同城生活圈」,積極回應金馬民眾訴求。

December 25: 
The customs in Xiamen, Fujian Province, announced that it will relax the quantity limit of Taiwan kaoliang liquor carried by passengers on the Xiamen-Kinmen and Quanzhou-Kinmen routes. The Taiwan Affairs Office of mainland China's State Council stated that it supports exchanges between Xiamen and Kinmen, as well as between Fuzhou and Matsu, to deepen integration and development and create living circles meeting the demands of the people in Kinmen and Matsu.


12/26
屏東議長周典論為鴻海創辦人郭台銘連署,涉嫌違反總統副總統選罷法連署行賄罪遭收押。國民黨質疑檢察官受政治影響收押,目的除壓制周在屏東的輔選,也是為了威脅郭台銘,不要出面支持國民黨的侯康配。

December 26: 
Speaker Chou Tien-lun of the Pingtung County Council was detained on suspicion of violating the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act by collecting petition signatures for Hon Hai Precision Industry Company (Foxconn) founder Terry Gou. The KMT questioned that the detainment was politically motivated to not only suppress campaign activities led by Chou in Pingtung but also to threaten Gou not to support the KMT's presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih.


12/27
美國總統拜登簽署2024會計年度國防授權法案,要求依台灣增強韌性法案擴大美台軍事合作,為台灣軍隊建立全面培訓計畫,定期向美國國會報告對台軍售交付進程,及中國在台灣和南海等地軍事動向。
中國國台辦敦促美方恪守在台灣問題的政治承諾,將不支持「台獨」體現在具體行動上,立即停止武裝台灣,停止「毀台」、「害台」行徑。

December 27: 
President Joe Biden of the United States signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024, which requires expanded U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation in accordance with the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act, establishment of a comprehensive training program for Taiwan's military, regular reporting to the Congress on the progress of arms sales and delivery to Taiwan, as well as China's military operations in Taiwan and the South China Sea.
The Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) of mainland China's State Council urged the United States to abide by its political commitment to Taiwan, embody its non-support of "Taiwan independence" with concrete actions, immediately stop arming Taiwan, and stop its actions of "destroying" and "harming" Taiwan.


12/28
路透報導,根據匿名消息人士及路透看到的台灣內部安全文件顯示,中國向台灣搖滾樂團「五月天」施壓,要求在下個月台灣大選前發表親中言論。中國國台辦回應,完全是假消息,民進黨當局蓄意製造謠言,這是陰險惡毒的政治操弄。

December 28: 
According to Reuters, China pressured Taiwanese band Mayday to make pro-China statements ahead of Taiwan's election on January 13, according to anonymous sources and internal Taiwan security documents seen by the news agency. The TAO responded that the rumors deliberately created by the DPP authorities are completely false news. According to the TAO, the maneuver is both insidious and vicious.


12/28
前副總統連戰發出公開信,強調台灣人民給了民進黨再一次8年的執政機會,但民進黨回報給台灣社會的卻是清算鬥爭不斷,各行各業缺工,物資不是欠缺就是上漲。錯誤的能源政策、偏執的抗中謀獨讓台海局勢緊張,加上民進黨要員貪腐事件頻傳,難怪下架民進黨的聲音居高不下。他提醒兩岸和平重要性,青年應該在職場上奮鬥,而不是為了台獨上戰場。

December 28: 
In an open letter, former Vice President Lien Chan emphasized that the people of Taiwan have given the DPP another chance to govern for eight years, but what the DPP has given to Taiwanese society are constant partisan struggles, shortage of workers in all walks of life, and either short supplies or rising prices. Wrong energy policies and paranoid anti-China, pro-independence policies have escalated tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Coupled with frequent corruption cases involving important DPP members, it is no wonder that support for unseating the DPP remains high. Lien reminded the importance of cross-strait peace, and that young people should fight in the workplace instead of going to battle for Taiwan independence.


12/29
2023年台股封關,收盤指數1萬7930點寫下今年收盤新高,距離萬八大關僅一步之遙。匯市交易相對冷靜,新台幣以30.735兌1美元作收,貶值1.7分,封關價為近七年來最低。投顧分析,2024年台股仍是多頭走勢,不論是基本面還是資金面,均有利於多頭。

December 29: 
Taiwan stocks closed for 2023 at 17,930 points, setting a new closing high this year, just one step away from the 18,000 mark. Trading in the foreign exchange market was relatively calm, with the New Taiwan dollar closing at 30.735 against the U.S. dollar, depreciating 1.7 cents, the lowest closing price in the past seven years. According to investment advisory analysis, Taiwan stocks will still see a bullish trend in 2024, supported by strong fundamentals and abundant capital.