2023/02/19-2023/02/25

2/19
八大工商團體昨天拜會蔡英文總統並提出建言。工總理事長苗豐強表示，台灣應建立主體性的經濟戰略，重視中國大陸在世界經濟位置中的轉變，重新評估兩岸經貿政策；工商協進會理事長吳東亮建議考慮核能延役，否則台灣發電仰賴進口，發電成本只會愈來愈高，電價肯定會漲。

February 19: 
The eight major commercial and industry groups met with President Tsai Ing-wen on February 18 and made suggestions. Chairman Miao Fung-chiang of the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) stated that Taiwan should establish a central economic strategy, pay attention to mainland China's changing position in the global economy, and re-evaluate cross-strait economic and trade policies. Chairman Wu Tung-liang of the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC) suggested that Taiwan consider postponing the retirement of nuclear energy. Otherwise, if Taiwan were to rely on more imports, then the cost of power generation will only increase, and electricity prices would definitely go up.

2/21
美台高層國安對話在AIT華盛頓總部舉行，閉門會議開了7小時。這次首度讓媒體拍攝到美台雙方官員進出畫面，國安會秘書長顧立雄、外交部長吳釗燮更大方對媒體揮手致意。總統府副秘書長黃重諺也在我方代表團之列，是否為蔡英文總統出訪預做準備，引發關注。

February 21: 
The United States and Taiwan held a senior-level national security dialogue at the headquarters of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) located in Arlington, Virginia. The closed-door meeting lasted for seven hours. For the first time, the media captured images of officials from the United States and Taiwan entering and leaving. Secretary-General Wellington Koo of the National Security Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu waved to the media more openly. Deputy Secretary-General Huang Chung-yen of the Office of the President was also among the delegation. Whether his attendance hints a potential trip by President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States has garnered attention.

2/22
物價持續上漲，主計總處將今年消費者物價指數（CPI）年增率由1.86%上修至2.16%，意味通膨尚未結束；同時下修經濟成長率，由2.75%大幅下修至2.12%，勉強保「二」，創八年最低紀錄。

February 22: 
Commodity prices continue to rise. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Executive Yuan, has revised up the annual growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) this year from 1.86 percent to 2.16 percent, meaning that inflation is not over yet. On the other hand, the DGBAS revised down the economic growth rate from 2.75 percent to 2.12 percent, barely maintaining 2 percent, the lowest in eight years.

2/22
微風集團資料庫遭駭，90萬名會員個資、發票、訂單與供應商資料全被放上駭客論壇兜售。微風表示接到勒索信，已報警，並向數位發展部報備；數位部表示，目前得知ＩＰ位址不在台灣，恐難追查，僅能要求企業做好資安防護。台灣企業近來頻遭駭，上月iRent才發生40萬筆個資外洩。

February 22: 
The database of Breeze, a popular shopping mall group in Taiwan, was hacked, and the personal information of 900,000 members, invoices, orders, and supplier information were compromised and put on hacker forums for sale. Breeze stated that after receiving a blackmail letter, it called the police and reported the incident to the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA). According to MODA, the IP address is outside of Taiwan and may be difficult to trace, so it can only ask the company to improve its information security protection. A number of Taiwanese companies have been hacked recently. The personal information of 400,000 people for iRent was just leaked last month.

2/23
民進黨政府證實，美國眾議院新成立的「中國問題特別委員會」主席蓋拉格17至20日密訪台灣，期間拜會蔡英文總統。據華郵報導，蓋拉格透露，眾院議長麥卡錫可能在2024年初台灣大選後再訪台。他也計劃今年夏天之前在台灣舉行聽證會，結束後再向麥卡錫回報，為麥卡錫訪台提供更多資訊。

February 23: 
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration confirmed that U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher, chairman of the newly established House China Committee, paid a secret visit to Taiwan from February 17 to February 20, during which he met with President Tsai Ing-wen. According to the Washington Post, Mr. Gallagher revealed that Speaker Kevin McCarthy may visit Taiwan after the presidential and legislative elections held in early 2024. Mr. Gallagher also plans to hold a Congressional hearing in Taiwan by this summer and report to Mr. McCarthy to provide more information for his visit.

2/23
立法院三讀通過疫後特別條例後，行政院院會23日通過疫後特別預算案，其中編列1417億元，將普發現金6000元。

February 23: 
After the Legislative Yuan passed post-pandemic special regulations to strengthen economic and social resilience, the Executive Yuan on February 23 passed a post-pandemic special budget of NT$141.7 billion (about US$4.6 billion) for a universal rebate of NT$6,000 (about US$195) per person.

2/23
考量近期股市回穩，金管會宣布，即日起「有條件禁空令」退場，其餘三項穩股措施也全面取消。金管會歷來五度祭出禁空令，這次歷時四個月，是時間最長的一次。

February 23: 
Considering the recent stabilization of the stock market, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced the exit of the "conditional ban on short selling," as well as three other stabilization measures for the stock market. The FSC has issued a ban on short selling five times in history. The most recent lasted for four months and was the longest ever.

2/23
美國華爾街日報報導，美國計劃未來幾個月在台派駐100至200名軍人，以加強國軍的訓練計畫，提升應對中國大陸威脅的備戰防禦能力。這是美國數十年來在台灣最大的兵力部署，一年前駐台軍事顧問規模約30人。

February 23: 
The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States plans to send 100 to 200 troops to Taiwan in the next few months to strengthen its military training program and improve its defense capabilities against threats from mainland China. This is the largest deployment of American troops in Taiwan in decades. A year ago, about 30 military advisors were stationed in Taiwan.