2024/03/17-2024/03/23
3/19
海巡署「南沙太平島港側浚深及碼頭整修工程」近日將舉行完工啟用儀式，國民黨呼籲蔡英文總統比照前總統陳水扁、馬英九，在卸任前視察太平島宣示主權。立院外交及國防委員會擬5月16日登島考察官兵生活設施及戰備情形。
March 19:
The Coast Guard Administration is set to hold a completion ceremony for its pier improvement project at Taiping Island (Itu Aba) in the South China Sea. The Kuomintang (KMT) urged President Tsai Ing-wen to follow the example of former presidents Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou by visiting Taiping Island before leaving office to assert sovereignty. The Foreign Affairs and National Committee of the Legislative Yuan plans to visit the island on May 16 to inspect the living facilities and combat readiness of military personnel there.
3/19
準總統賴清德前往新竹科學園區，與半導體界大老們閉門會談。與會的力積電董事長黃崇仁透露，會中觸及電價調漲議題，也提議政府是否要繼續發展核電，但賴並未明確答覆。黃建議政府應考慮再次研究發展更進步、更安全的核電，或乾脆讓半導體業組織團隊來蓋核能發電廠，讓產業用電能自給自足。
March 19:
President-elect William Lai visited the Hsinchu Science Park for a closed-door meeting with semiconductor industry leaders. During the meeting, Chairman Frank Huang of the Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) raised the issue of electricity price hikes and suggested that the government consider further research and development of advanced and safer nuclear power, or even permit the semiconductor industry to build its own nuclear power plants to make the industry electrically self-sufficient.
3/19
副總統當選人蕭美琴日前低調訪美，並在結束相關行程後前往歐洲訪問。捷克參議院議長韋德齊在社群媒體平台發文，指他在捷克智庫SINOPSIS舉辦的研討會上，與蕭美琴會面，意外曝光蕭美琴行蹤。
March 19:
Vice President-elect Bi-khim Hsiao recently paid a low-key visit to the United States and subsequently traveled to Europe. In a social media post, President of the Senate Miloš Vystrčil of the Czech Republic unexpectedly revealed his meeting with Hsiao during a seminar organized by the Czech think tank SINOPSIS.
3/19
印度、美國先後推動立法對TikTok（抖音）祭出禁令，數位部長唐鳳也在立院答詢表示，境外敵對勢力可實質控制的，無論直接或間接，都定義為危害國家資通安全產品，TikTok現在就是危害產品。
March 19:
Both India and the United States have successively promoted legislation to ban TikTok. Responding to interpellation at the Legislative Yuan, Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang stated that any product foreign hostile forces can control, whether directly or indirectly, is considered a threat to national information security. TikTok is currently classified as such a threat.
3/20
台積電將在嘉義科學園區設置兩座CoWos先進製程封裝廠，第一廠預計2028年量產，屆時每天需三點三萬公噸用水，水利署計畫初期從雲林湖山水庫支援，掀起雲嘉搶水大戰。雲林縣曾爭取台積電落腳雲林，如今台積電不來，反要雲林支援水，引發地方反彈。
March 20:
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will set up two CoWos advanced process packaging plants in the Chiayi Science Park. The first plant is expected to begin production in 2028, requiring 33,000 tons of water per day. In the early stage, the Water Resources Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), plans to provide water from Yunlin's Hushan Reservoir to meet this water demand, sparking a water battle between Yunlin and Chiayi. Interestingly, Yunlin County had previously vied for TSMC's presence, but now Yunlin finds itself supporting TSMC's water supply, creating local backlash.
3/21
美國印太司令部司令阿基里諾在聯邦眾議院軍委會聽證會，否認美國軍聞網站ＳＯＦＲＥＰ日前報導美軍已派綠扁帽特種部隊人員「常駐」金門，他指稱該報導「不實，美軍目前並未在那常駐」。他還表示，共軍正實現中國大陸國家主席習近平的指示，在2027年前做好攻台準備。
March 21:
Admiral John Aquilino, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, denied recent reports from military news website SOFREP that claimed U.S. special personnel are "permanently stationed" on Kinmen Island. Aquilino asserted that the report is false, emphasizing that U.S. forces are not currently stationed there. Additionally, he mentioned that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is actively preparing for a potential attack on Taiwan by 2027, following Chinese President Xi Jinping's directive.
3/21
央行舉行首季理監事會，決議升息半碼，超乎市場預期。央行重貼現率從1.875%上升至2%，為2009年1月以來、逾15年新高。央行總裁楊金龍表示，這次是預防性升息；貨幣政策基調維持緊縮，但不會更緊，此次升息半碼後，今年再調升空間有限。
March 21:
The Central Bank held its first-quarter board meeting, surprising the market by raising interest rates by 12.5 basis points, increasing the discount rate from 1.875 percent to 2 percent, the highest level since January 2009. Governor Yang Chin-long clarified that this rate hike is preemptive, and while monetary policy remains tight, further increases this year will be limited.
3/22
經濟部電價審議委員會通過4月起調漲電價，不分工業、民生，各級距全面調升，平均漲幅11%。工總表示，產業界希望供電穩定，過去一再提出政府應該重新考量核能，現在仍盼政府重新思考能源配比。
March 22:
The electricity price review committee of the MOEA approved an across-the-board electricity price increase starting in April. This adjustment affects both industrial and residential users, with an average increase of 11 percent. The Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) has consistently advocated for a stable power supply and has urged the government to reconsider nuclear energy in its energy mix.
3/25
前總統馬英九將再度率學生赴中訪問，4月1日出發，為期11天，將訪問廣東、陝西與北京。馬在北京是否可能與中國國家主席習近平會面，成為焦點。馬英九基金會執行長蕭旭岑表示，基於2015年馬習會共同締造的重要歷史，當然希望能夠和「老朋友」再碰面。
March 25:
Former President Ma Ying-jeou will once again lead a delegation of students to visit mainland China. The trip, which begins on April 1 and lasts for 11 days, will include visits to Guangdong, Shaanxi, and Beijing. The question of whether Ma will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing has become a focal point. Hsiao Hsu-tsen, executive director of the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation, expressed the hope that, based on the significant historical milestone achieved with the 2015 meeting between the two leaders, they would certainly welcome the opportunity for "old friends" to meet again.