2022/01/25-2022/02/04

1/25
立委高嘉瑜遭前男友林秉樞施暴案,新北地檢署偵結,認定林秉樞施暴、偷拍私密照片恐嚇,還找人在正、副總統等多位綠營民代臉書上貼文誣陷高,並指示友人偽造銀行存款紀錄,依恐嚇、妨害秘密、偽造文書等八大罪名起訴林,建請法官從重量刑。

January 25: 
In the case involving the abuse of Legislator Kao Chia-yu by his boyfriend Lin Ping-shu, the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office concluded that Lin committed domestic violence, threatened to retaliate the victim with intimate photos, found people to frame Kao on the Facebook pages of various elected officials affiliated with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and instructed friends to forge bank deposit records. The prosecution charged Lin with intimidation, offense against privacy, and document forgery and asked the judge to impose a serious sentence. 


1/26
《路透》報導,為降低與中國緊張態勢,立陶宛外長藍柏吉斯曾考慮請台灣方面調整駐立陶宛代表處的中文名稱為「台灣人代表處」。對此,外交部長吳釗燮昨表示,外交部沒有接到相關訊息,立陶宛也沒告知要針對代表處改名,「改名是不實的訊息」。

January 26: 
Reuters reported that Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania had considered asking Taiwan to change the Chinese name of its representative office in Lithuania, in order to reduce tensions with China. Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu responded on January 25 that he had not been notified by Lithuania. According to Wu, the proposed name change is false information.


1/27
副總統賴清德出訪宏都拉斯,27日過境美國洛杉磯,十個小時內與美國跨黨派參眾議員舉行七場視訊會議,美國在台協會(AIT)主席莫健及駐美代表蕭美琴全程陪同。

January 27: 
Vice President William Lai visited Honduras, stopping in transit at Los Angeles, where he held seven video conferences with bi-partisan members of the United States Congress. Lai was accompanied throughout by Chairman James Moriarty of the American Institute in Taiwan and Ambassador Hsiao Bi-khim, representative to the United States.


1/28
政府正加速研議日本福島等五縣遭輻射污染食品的解禁,已派出一組人馬與日本協商,雙方初步商定,福島五縣水產品與農產品朝全部解禁方向進行,但少數高風險項目例如野生菇類、野生鳥獸肉則例外禁止進口。

January 28: 
The government is expanding discussions about lifting the ban on nuclear-contaminated food products from Japan's five prefectures including Fukushima and sent a delegation to negotiate with Japan. The two sides have preliminarily agreed to lift the ban on aquatic and agricultural products. However, imports of some high-risk items such as wild mushroom, wild birds, and wild meat remain banned.


1/29
春節將至卻鬧雞蛋荒,北部「一蛋難求」,有人連跑多家超商才買到蛋。桃園排隊一小時才買到雞蛋。北部民眾說,現在雞蛋價格落差極大,一斤五十元到八十元都有,政府應想好解決對策。

January 29: 
Taiwan saw a shortage of eggs with the Chinese New Year holiday approaching. In northern Taiwan, people reflected that eggs are hard to purchase. To buy eggs, some people went to multiple supermarkets, and some in northern Taiwan waited in line for an hour. According to people in northern Taiwan, the prices of eggs now vary greatly, ranging from NT$50 (about US$1.80) to NT$80 (about US$2.87) per 600 grams. The government should contemplate response measures.

 

1/30
副總統賴清德與美國副總統賀錦麗在宏都拉斯總統就職典禮「巧遇」,但賀錦麗臉書貼出的合照,賴清德的身體卻被「切割」,只剩難以辨識的一雙手。外交部前部長程建人說,台灣一定希望放大宣傳,但從「去掉賴清德」的照片,代表美方希望適可而止,不要火上澆油、激怒中國大陸。

January 30:
Vice President William Lai and Vice President Kamala Harris of the United States met by “accident” at the presidential inauguration in Honduras, but a later photo posted on Harris’s Facebook shows only one unidentifiable hand. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Chien-jen stated that Taiwan must have wanted to amplify its propaganda, but the photo of "removing Lai" indicates American desire to refrain from adding fuel to the fire and angering mainland China. 

 

2/3
台灣競速滑冰選手黃郁婷因為在個人社群媒體貼出練習影片中,身穿印有China字樣的中國隊服,引發爭議。黃郁婷2日下架影片,並解釋這是在德國訓練時認識的中國選手送她的隊服,她這次去北京練習時穿上。體育署表示,已經特別提醒選手要有這方面的敏感度。

February 3: 
The video of Taiwanese speed skater Huang Yu-ting wearing a Chinese uniform with the word "China" on it during practice, posted on social media, drew criticism. Huang removed the video on February 2 and explained that it was a team uniform given to her by a Chinese player that she met during training in Germany, and she wore it when she went to Beijing to practice. The Sports Administration, Ministry of Education, stated that it has reminded players to be more mindful and sensitive in this regard.


2/4
2022年北京冬季奧運4日晚間舉行開幕式,台灣代表團進場時,現場大會廣播介紹為「中華台北」,不過中國官媒中央電視台轉播時則稱「中國台北」,日本NHK轉播時則直稱台灣。

February 4: 
The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was held in the evening. When Taiwan's delegation entered the venue, the on-site broadcast introduced the delegation as "Chinese Taipei," but mainland Chinese state media, China Central Television, introduced the team as "Taipei, China" (zhongguo taibei). Japan's NHK referred directly to the delegation as "Taiwan."


2/4
美國聯邦眾議院4日表決通過近三千頁的「美國競爭法」(America COMPETES Act),斥資三千五百億美元推動美國半導體業,解決國內晶片短缺,強化美國對中國大陸的競爭力。法案也呼籲行政部門將「駐美國台北經濟文化代表處」(TECRO)更名為「台灣代表處」(Taiwan Representative Office),反映務實深化的雙邊關係。
我外交部表示,感謝美國國會長期以來不斷透過立法等各項具體作為,積極推動深化台美關係,展現對台灣的強勁支持。

February 4: 
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the nearly 3,000-page "America COMPETES Act," which will dedicate $350 billion to promoting the American semiconductor industry, solving domestic chip shortages, and strengthening American competitiveness against China. The legislation also called upon the executive branch to rename the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office" (TECRO) in the United States to the "Taiwan Representative Office" to reflect the pragmatic deepening of bilateral relations. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its gratitude to the U.S. Congress for its long-term efforts in deepening U.S.-Taiwan relations through legislation and specific actions and showing strong support for Taiwan.