2022/06/12-2022/06/18

6/13
白宮國家安全顧問蘇利文與中共中央外事工作委員會辦公室主任楊潔篪,無預警在盧森堡會談四點五小時,此為兩人今年第三度對談,美中關係及台海局勢、俄烏戰爭等仍是焦點。兩國國防部長10到12日才新加坡會面,蘇、楊隨即專程會晤,時機引人注目。

June 13: 
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan of the United States met with Director Yang Jiechi of the general office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, Chinese Communist Party, unannounced in Luxembourg for 4.5 hours. This was the third time that the two had talks this year. The defense ministers had just met in Singapore from June 10 to June 12, while Sullivan and Yang made a special trip to meet. The timing of the meeting garnered attention.


6/14
銷售印表機墨水匣的大鑫資訊公司,涉嫌以中國代工次級品混充美國製輸入「富樂Flowflex快篩試劑」,賣出近200萬劑,使用後沒反應,調查局接獲檢舉搜查,
執行長黃南競羈押禁見,負責人朱壽暉100萬元交保候傳。食藥署緊急宣布,禁止該產品輸入及販賣,並命業者全面回收。此案疑雲重重,藍綠立委都要求徹查。

June 14: 
Safeway OA Supply Company, which sells printer cartridges, is suspected of supplying subpar products by mainland Chinese manufacturers in place of Flowflex rapid test kits manufactured and imported from the United States. The nearly 2 million doses sold yielded no test response. The Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice, launched an investigation after receiving complaints. 
Huang Nan-ching, the chief executive, was detained with no visitation rights, while Chu Shou-hui, the principal, was released on a NT$1 million (about US$33,650) bail pending prosecution. The Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, immediately banned the import and sale of this product, and businesses were asked to recall it. Due to remaining uncertainties, both ruling and opposition party legislators demanded a thorough investigation.

 

6/14
美媒「彭博社」13日報導,中共軍方官員近幾個月會晤美方官員時,多次宣稱台灣海峽不是國際水域,引發拜登政府的擔憂。大陸外交部發言人汪文斌13日在例行記者會回應強調,「中國對台灣海峽享有主權權利和管轄權,同時也尊重其他國家在相關海域的合法權利」;「有關國家聲稱台灣海峽是國際水域」,中方對此堅決反對。

June 14: 
According to a Bloomberg News report on June 13, when they met with their American counterparts in recent months, Chinese officials repeatedly claimed that Taiwan Strait is not international waters, raising concerns in the administration of President Joe Biden. In a June 13 press conference, Spokesman Wang Wenbin of the mainland China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that China has sovereignty rights and jurisdiction in the Taiwan Strait and at the same time respects the lawful rights of other countries in relevant waters. Wang also said that China is firmly against the claim of certain countries that Taiwan Strait is international waters.


6/15
國發會15日表示,瑞士洛桑管理學院(IMD)公布「2022年IMD世界競爭力年報」,台灣在63個受評比國家中排名第7名,較去年進步1個名次,是2013年以來最佳表現,在人口超過兩千萬人的經濟體中,連續兩年排名蟬聯世界第一。

June 15: 
The National Development Council announced that Taiwan ranked 7 among 63 countries in the 2022 Global Competitiveness Report published by the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland, an improvement of 1 place from last year and the highest ranking since 2013. For an economy with a population of more than 20 million, Taiwan has ranked first globally for two consecutive years.


6/15
入境檢疫3+4天新制15日上路,居家檢疫從7天減為3天,並接續4天自主防疫,以同一地點完成為原則,但後4天如果要在自宅或親友住所自主防疫,須經地方政府同意,並須1人1戶,地點更換1次為限。因檢疫新制規定模糊,引起不少爭議。

June 15: 
A new quarantine system of 3+4 days for travelers entering Taiwan took effect, reducing the duration of self-isolation from seven days to three days, followed by four days of self-epidemic prevention to be completed at the same location as self-isolation. However, for the latter four days, an individual may obtain the consent of the local government to change locations once and quarantine at his own residence or with family. Due to vagueness, the new quarantine regulations have caused confusion and controversy.


6/15
大陸13日起禁止台灣石斑魚輸陸後,國台辦發言人馬曉光15日表示,基隆北都冷凍食品工業公司一批冰鮮白帶魚,在包裝樣本上被檢出新冠病毒核酸陽性,被暫停進口申報一周至16日。

June 15: 
After mainland China banned the import of the Taiwan grouper from June 13, Spokesman Ma Xiaoguang of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated that a packaged sample of chilled white hairtail from a frozen food company in Keelung tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Import was suspended for one week until June 16.


6/16
中央銀行理監事會議決議調升政策利率半碼(0·125個百分點)、存款準備率一碼;17日起實施。並下修今年經濟成長率至3·75%、物價年增率上修至2·83%。
美國聯準會(Fed)15日宣布調升利率3碼(0.75個百分點),基準利率升至1.5%至1.75%,升幅為1994年來最大,以加強壓制處在四十年高點的通貨膨脹。

June 16: 
The Central Bank Board of Governors decided to raise the interest rate by 0.125 percentage points and deposit reserve ratio by 0.25 percentage points, effective June 17. The Central Bank also lowered the economic growth estimate for the year to 3.75 percent and raised consumer price increase to 2.83 percent for the year. 
The Federal Reserve announced June 15 that it would raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage points, increasing the benchmark interest rate to between 1.5 to 1.75 percent. The largest rate increase since 1994 is meant to combat the most serious inflation in four decades.


6/17
食藥署17日召開專家會議,決議通過6個月至5歲兒童的莫德納COVID-19疫苗緊急使用授權(EUA),每人施打2劑、施打間隔28天。這個年齡層的幼童約九十萬人,七月開打。也核准Novavax的COVID-19疫苗緊急使用授權,適用18歲以上,每人打2劑,間隔3週。

June 17: 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Ministry of Health and Welfare, held an expert meeting and decided to approve the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization (EUA) for children aged six months to five years old, with two doses per child and a 28-day interval between the doses. There are about 900,000 young children in this age group, and inoculation will start in July. The FDA also issued EUA for the Novavax vaccine for people over 18 years old, with two doses per individual with a 3-week interval between the doses.

 

6/17
中共解放軍003型航母17日下水,被命名為「福建號」。據新華社報導,這是中方自製的第一艘彈射型航母,採用平直通長飛行甲板,配置電磁彈射系統(EMALS),滿載排水量為8萬多噸,預估2025年服役。
全球目前僅有美國的「福特號」具備電磁彈射(electromagnetic catapult)技術。
分析指出,「福建」號是中方海軍最新最棒的航母,預料將搭載最新型的殲-35雙引擎戰機,以對應美國的F-35C戰機。

June 17: 
The People's Liberation Army Type 003 aircraft carrier was launched and named "Fujian." According to the Xinhua News Agency, this is China's first self-made catapult-type aircraft carrier. It has a straight and long flight deck and is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult system (EMALS). The full-load displacement is more than 80,000 tons and is expected to enter service in 2025. 
At present, the USS Ford is the only aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapult technology. According to analysis, the Fujian is the latest and greatest aircraft carrier of the mainland Chinese navy and is expected to carry the latest J-35 twin-engine fighter jets to match the F-35C fighter jets of the United States.