2022/08/21-2022/08/27
8/23
宜蘭地檢署起訴宜蘭縣長林姿妙等十五人，指其涉嫌以人頭帳戶洗錢，來源不明金流達七八四四萬餘元。林姿妙說，檢方選在她公布民調領先、下周要登記參選之前起訴，分明是政治追殺。
國民黨主席朱立倫力挺林姿妙，說沒考慮換將，相信最後法院一定會還她清白。
August 23:
The Yilan District Prosecutors' Office charged 15 people including County Executive Lin Chi-miao, alleging money laundering and money flow from unknown sources amounting to more than NT$78.4 million (about US$2.5 million). Lin stated that the prosecution was politically motivated and timed after she announced her leading the polls and before her registration the following week for re-election.
Chairman Eric Chu of the KMT expressed support for Lin and stated that he is not considering to change the party's nominee. He believes that the court will rule in her favor and hold her innocent.
8/24
台南市二名員警22日近午追緝機車竊盜案時遇襲殉職，凶嫌林信吾奪警槍逃亡17小時，23日凌晨4時許在新竹市客運站落網。
在追查凶嫌期間，有兩人無辜被網路肉搜錯認。
46歲的林信吾是明德外役監獄逾假七天未歸的逃犯。對此，法務部宣布監所最遲應於人犯脫逃兩小時內通報地檢署，由檢察官逕行拘提或立即發布通緝。明德外役監典獄長杜聰典調職，靜候調查。
August 24:
Two police officers in Tainan were killed in an attack close to noon on August 22 while pursuing motorcycle theft. The suspect took the police gun and fled for 17 hours. He was arrested at the Hsinchu Bus Terminal 4 AM on August 23. Two innocent people of interest were mistakenly identified during investigation.
The suspect is a fugitive named Lin Hsin-wu, age 46, who did not return to Mingde Service Prison seven days beyond his return date. The Ministry of Justice stated that the prison should notify the local prosecutor's office within two hours of the prisoner's escape at the latest, and the prosecutor will arrest the prisoner or issue an arrest warrant immediately. The warden of the prison was transferred to a different post and awaiting investigation.
8/24
前新竹市長林智堅被台灣大學認定其碩士論文抄襲，並撤銷國發所碩士學位後，中華大學24日日也認定林的碩論抄襲且情節重大，撤銷科管所碩士學位，林智堅的雙碩士學位慘遭「雙殺」，成為台灣政治人物的第一人。國民黨與民眾黨認為，蔡英文總統應為她的識人不明、盲目背書，傷害台灣學術倫理，向社會大眾鄭重道歉。
August 24:
The master thesis of former Hsinchu Mayor Lin Chih-chien was determined by National Taiwan University (NTU) to be plagiarized, and his master degree from the Graduate Institute of National Development was revoked. On August 24, Chung Hwa University (CHU) determined that Lin's master thesis was plagiarized, and the circumstances are serious. CHU also revoked Lin's master degree from the Department of Management. Lin became the first political figure in Taiwan to have his master degrees "double-killed." According to the opposition KMT and Taiwan People's Party (TPP), President Tsai Ing-wen should solemnly apologize to the people for her ignorance and blind endorsement which have harmed Taiwan's academic ethics.
8/24
民進黨台北市長參選人陳時中在其衛福部長任內，把負責處理的新冠疫苗採購合約封存30年，被質疑有不可告人的祕密。中研院院士陳培哲說，陳時中的解釋幾乎是越抹越黑，現在買房子，消費者都可以從「實價登錄」管道查到房價，政府更應該遵循此模式，公開疫苗採購價格，唯有誠信透明、開誠布公，才能避免爭議。
August 24:
During his tenure as Minister of Health and Welfare, DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung sealed the procurement contract for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for 30 years. Critics question whether there is any unspeakable secret. Academician Chen Pei-che of the Academia Sinica stated that Chen Shih-chung's explanations are increasingly being questioned. Nowadays, when buying a home, consumers can check house prices through official registration channels. The government should accordingly disclose the purchase price of vaccines. Only with honesty and transparency can the government avoid related controversies.
8/25
中國大陸社群網站傳出影片，一架大陸民用無人機到我金防部二膽島上空拍攝守軍崗哨，並拍到官兵丟石頭試圖驅離。
陸軍金門防衛指揮部稱，衛哨當時依標準作業程序通報及警示後，該架無人機迅速飛離。
軍事專家批評，大陸無人機侵擾外島至少超過半年，國防部卻仍毫無具體因應措施。媒體嘲諷，若非看到影片，國人還不知道我們守軍的裝備與應對還停留在「石器時代」。
對此，國防部25日表示，已核定動用43億餘元，採購中科院研製的「遙控無人機防禦系統」。
August 25:
A video was posted on mainland Chinse social media, showing a mainland civilian drone flying over the Army's Kinmen Defense Command on Erdan Island and filming officers and soldiers throwing stones trying to drive it away.
The Kinmen Defense Command stated that the drone flew away quickly after the sentinel notified and warned it according to standard operating procedures.
Military experts criticized that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) still has no specific measures to respond to mainland drones that have infested Taiwan's outlying islands for at least half a year. The media ridiculed that if they had not seen the video, the people would not have known that the equipment and response of Taiwan's military defense were still in the "Stone Age."
The MND stated on August 25 that it has approved the use of more than NT$4.3 billion (about US$141 million) to purchase remote control drone defense system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.
8/26
台南殺警案5天後，又有歹徒持刀襲擊員警。44歲吳姓男子26日闖入台南市一派出所，亮雙刀欲砍殺值班員警，李員連開13槍將其制伏，吳男身中6槍無生命危險，南市警局長方仰寧嘉勉李員正確使用槍械，記小功1個。
August 26:
Five days after the police murder case in Tainan, another gangster attacked police with a knife. A 44-year-old man broke into a police station in Tainan on August 26. He tried to slash and kill the police officer on duty. The officer fired 13 shots in a row to subdue him. The officer was commended with one small merit for correctly using firearms.
8/26
蔡英文總統26日接見美國共和黨參議員布蕾波恩(Marsha Blackburn )訪問團，布蕾波恩表示，美台兩國都熱愛自由民主，她期待接下來能持續幫助台灣，讓台灣能夠保持自己的獨立與自由。
布蕾波恩訪問團搭美軍專機25日深夜抵台，是八月份繼裴洛西、馬基之後第三個來訪的美國國會訪團，27日離台。中共解放軍宣布26、27兩天在福建沿海進行實彈射擊，警告意味濃厚。
August 26:
President Tsai Ing-wen received the United States delegation led by Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn. According to Blackburn, both the United States and Taiwan love freedom and democracy. She looks forward to continuing to help Taiwan in the future, so that Taiwan can maintain its independence and freedom.
The Blackburn delegation arrived in Taiwan on the late evening of August 25 by a special U.S. military jet. The third U.S. Congressional delegation to visit after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Ed Markey in August, it departed on Taiwan on August 27. Mainland China's People's Liberation Army announced that live ammunition will be fired along the coast of Fujian on August 26 and 27, interpreted as a strong warning.
8/27
眾所矚目的數位發展部27日掛牌成立，數位部預算合計逾二一七億元，引發藍委批評「不可思議，不知道數位部到底要做多偉大的事情？」藍委也質疑，數位部六百個員額，其中三百個是約聘人員，創下過去公務機關先例，這些人沒有公務人員任用資格，完全破壞體制。
還有網友比對發現，一萬三千多人的警政署預算只有245億餘，「難怪警察被殺」。
August 27:
The much-anticipated Ministry of Digital Affairs was launched, with a total budget of more than NT$21.7 billion (about US$713 million). Of 600 posts, 300 are contract personnel, setting a precedent for a government agency. KMT legislators criticized the phenomenon as unbelievable and undermining the civil service system.
Some Internet users compared and found that the budget of the National Police Administration, Ministry of the Interior, which has more than 13,000 personnel, is only NT$24.5 billion (about US$805 million), exclaiming that no wonder police were killed.
8/28
國民黨副主席夏立言大陸行結束，昨返抵國門，並開記者會報告成果。對國人擔憂，《兩岸經濟合作架構協議》（ECFA）早收清單將因兩岸關係惡化被取消。夏立言表示，國台辦副主任陳元豐明確說，不希望看到兩岸關係如果惡化會影響ECFA早收清單，判斷目前應該沒有這個問題。對於遭受綠營質疑，他強調，此行關心同胞、轉達台灣心聲，「政府應該感謝我們，怎會去捏造事情來打擊？難道不把在大陸的台灣民眾，當作兄弟姊妹照顧？」
August 27:
Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) returned to Taiwan yesterday after concluding his visit to mainland China, and he held a video press conference to report the results. People in Taiwan are concerned whether the products list for early tariff reductions (the so-called early harvest list) under the cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) will be terminated because of the deterioration of cross-strait relations. According to Hsia, Deputy Director Chen Yuanfeng of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) of the State Council clearly stated that mainland China does not want to see worsening cross-strait relations impacting the early harvest list. So Hsia believes that the issue should not present a problem at the present time. Responding to questioning by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Hsia emphasized that his visit was to show and convey cares for Taiwanese people living on the mainland. Hsia added, “The DPP administration should thank us instead of fabricating rumors to attack us. Shouldn’t we care for Taiwanese people living on mainland as brothers and sisters?”