2024/09/15-2024/09/21

9/15
賴清德總統日前主動挑起中俄領土爭議後，台灣近日頻遭親俄駭客集團攻擊。數發部證實單周發生45起，涵蓋稅務、軍方、金融證券等政府單位，與銀行、電信業等民間機構；其中三分之二成功造成服務中斷。駭客攻擊手法以DDoS為主，利用大量網路流量，使目標伺服器不堪負荷當機，並未入侵系統竊取或竄改資料。

September 15:

After President Lai Ching-te took the initiative to provoke a territorial dispute between China and Russia, Taiwan has been frequently attacked by pro-Russian hacker groups. The Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed 45 incidents in a single week, covering government units overseeing as tax, military, and financial securities, as well as private institutions like banks and telecommunication operators. Two-thirds of these attacks successfully caused service disruptions. The main method was distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, which uses large amounts of Internet traffic to overwhelm target servers, causing them to crash without invading the system to steal or alter data. 

 

9/16
民進黨政府力推綠電，但地方陳抗不斷，近年更頻傳弊案。太陽能光電前三大縣市之一、雲林縣率先槓上中央，發函經濟部要求中央總量管制，統一審查作業規範；在中央改進前，縣府將暫緩核發再生能源發電廠設立同意函。

September 16:

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration is vigorously promoting green energy, but local protests continue, and corruption scandals have been frequent in recent years. Yunlin, one of the top three counties for solar photovoltaic power, was the first to confront the central government. The Yunlin County Government sent a letter to the Ministry of Economic Affairs demanding central total volume control and unified review standards. It will suspend issuing consent letters for the establishment of renewable energy power plants until the central government makes improvements. 

9/17
美國國防安全合作署表示，國務院批准售台戰機所需的備用零件與技術支援案，金額約2.28億美元，行政部門已通知國會。賴政府表示感謝，強調將有助因應中共灰色地帶侵擾。軍事專家解讀，美國在中國大陸香山論壇閉幕後宣布這波軍售，時機點耐人尋味。

September 17:

The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated that the Department of State has approved the sale of spare parts and technical support needed for Taiwan's fighter jets, amounting to approximately $228 million. The executive branch has notified Congress. The Lai administration expressed gratitude, emphasizing that this will help respond to gray zone intrusions by Communist China. Military experts interpret the timing of this arms sale announcement, coming right after the conclusion of the Xiangshan Forum in mainland China, as intriguing. 

9/17
中國時報報導，我向美方採購的F-16V戰機交機再度延期。我方採購66架F-16V，首批應於2023年開始交機，2026年完成交機任務，但因疫情、供應鏈等變化一再延宕，首架機今年第三季仍無法出廠，空軍爭取第四季交機。這項戰機軍售案，台灣已支付1200億元(約37.2億美元)，逼近總金額一半。

September 17:

According to the China Times, the delivery of F-16V fighter jets purchased from the United States has been delayed again. Taiwan purchased 66 F-16Vs, with the first batch expected to be delivered starting in 2023 and the delivery mission completed by 2026. However, due to changes in the pandemic and supply chain, the first aircraft could not be delivered in the third quarter of this year, and the Air Force is striving for delivery in the fourth quarter. Taiwan has already paid NT$120 billion (about US$3.7 billion) for this fighter jet arms sale, nearing half of the total amount.

9/18
黎巴嫩發生呼叫器集體爆炸案，造成至少12人死亡、近三千人受傷。黎巴嫩政府與真主黨指控以色列所為，誓言報復。美媒報導，爆炸呼叫器是台灣品牌Gold Apollo製造。外交部表示，台灣並未直接出口該款呼叫器至黎巴嫩，司法已在調查中。Gold Apollo也喊冤，稱授權歐洲經銷商BAC製銷，自己也是受害者。

September 18:

A mass pager explosion in Lebanon resulted in at least 12 deaths and nearly 3,000 injuries. The Lebanese government and Hezbollah accused Israel of being responsible and vowed retaliation. American media reported that the explosive pagers were manufactured by the Taiwanese brand Gold Apollo. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Taiwan did not directly export these pagers to Lebanon, and the judiciary is investigating. Gold Apollo also claimed innocence, stating that it had authorized European distributor BAC to manufacture and sell the pagers, and that the company was also a victim. 

9/18
中國大陸財政部發布兩岸第三波終止關稅減讓項目，自25日起，停止台灣的鮮水果、蔬菜、水產品等34項農產品免徵進口關稅政策。加上前兩波，合計已有180項台灣產品被恢復課徵關稅。

September 18:

Mainland China's Ministry of Finance announced the third wave termination of tariff concessions for cross-strait trade. Starting from September 25, the policy of exempting import tariffs on 34 Taiwanese agricultural products, including fresh fruits, vegetables, and seafood, will stop. Including the previous two waves, a total of 180 Taiwanese products have had their tariffs reinstated. 

9/20
史上最複雜金融併購案落幕。金管會16日宣布不同意中信金申請公開收購新光金，等於宣布中信金出局，由台新與新光兩金控合意併購出線。中信金20日舉行董事會正式做成決議，終止收購新光金。

September 20:

The most complex financial merger case in Taiwan's history has concluded. On September 16, the Financial Supervisory Commission announced its disapproval of CTBC Financial Holding's application to publicly acquire Shin Kong Financial Holding, effectively eliminating CTBC from the competition. Instead, Taishin Financial Holding and Shin Kong Financial Holding will merge by mutual agreement. On September 20, CTBC held a board meeting and officially decided to terminate the acquisition of Shin Kong Financial Holding. 

 

9/20
37名死囚主張死刑侵害人性尊嚴、生命權，聲請釋憲。憲法法庭裁定「有條件合憲」，僅得適用於個案犯罪情節屬最嚴重，且刑事程序符合憲法最嚴密之正當法律程序要求，才可判處以死刑。被解讀為實質廢死。

September 20:

Thirty-seven death row inmates claimed that the death penalty violates human dignity and the right to life and petitioned for a constitutional interpretation. The Constitutional Court ruled that the death penalty is "conditionally constitutional," meaning it can only be applied to cases with the most severe criminal circumstances and where the criminal procedure meets the strictest constitutional due process requirements. The ruling is interpreted as a de facto abolition of the death penalty.