2021/12/05-2021/12/11

12/6
林秉樞家暴案意外引發「國家級」網軍之亂。國民黨主席朱立倫呼籲立法院強力監督,刪除所有政府養網軍的預算。朱指出,該事件讓大家看清楚民進黨各派系神鬼交鋒,長期養網軍,甚至用網軍來奪權,是摧毀台灣最嚴重的暗黑力量。

December 6:
The domestic violence case involving Legislator Kao Chia-yu as the victim accidentally triggered a "national-level" cyber-army chaos. Chairman Eric Chu of the Kuomintang (KMT) called upon the Legislative Yuan for strong oversight, including cutting all government funding for maintaining cyber-armies. According to Chu, the incident allowed the public to see in-fighting within the ruling Democratic Progressive party (DPP), including maintaining cyber-armies for power struggles. These are dark forces which seriously threaten Taiwan.


12/7
主計總處公布11月消費者物價指數(CPI)年增率達2.84%,是今年第六度突破2%的通膨警戒線,漲幅創下近9年新高紀錄;與民眾生活切身相關的外食費年增率則達1.65%,創逾2年半新高,顯示國內物價上漲壓力仍大。

December 7:
The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, announced that the November consumer price index (CPI) growth rate reached 2.8 percent, the sixth time this year that inflation broke the 2 percent line, setting a record increase in nearly nine years. Dining prices, closely connected to the people's livelihood, increased 1.65 percent, a new high in 2.5 years, indicating that Taiwan is under great inflationary pressure.


12/7
白宮國家安全顧問蘇利文表示,美國將從外交和嚇阻的角度,採取一切行動,確保中國大陸無法武統台灣,並抵禦烏克蘭遭俄羅斯入侵。

December 7:
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated that the United States will take all diplomatic and deterrence actions to ensure that China cannot take Taiwan by military force and defend the Ukraine from Russian invasion.


12/8
新店槍擊案凶嫌黃泳群,潛逃大陸16天後,刑事局8日派員至廈門機場以「空橋模式」,與大陸公安辦理接押將他遣送回台,這是「兩岸共同打擊犯罪機制」近年陷入停擺後,今年首名遭到遣返的要犯。

December 8:
A man suspected of shooting in Xindian District, New Taipei, absconded to mainland China for 16 days. The Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency, Ministry of the Interior sent officers to Xiamen Airport to receive the suspect from mainland police, deporting him back to Taiwan. This is the first successful case of mutual criminal judicial assistance cooperation since the mechanism ceased to operate in recent years.


12/9
「台灣二○二一代表字大選」票選結果公布,「宅」字在卅六個候選字拔得頭籌,獲選為年度代表字。新冠疫情持續發威,今年人人在三級警戒期間都「宅」在家當宅男宅女,度過最「宅」的一年。

December 9:
The Chinese word "zhai" (literally indoors or sedentary) was selected as Taiwan's representative word of 2021, coming out first among 36 candidates. As the pandemic continues to show its strength, many have stayed home and spent much of the year indoors.

 

12/10
尼加拉瓜在台北時間10日上午無預警宣布再次與中華民國斷交,轉而與中國大陸建交,外交部對此表示,我國政府至感痛心與遺憾,即日起與尼加拉瓜斷交,全面停止雙邊合作及援助計畫,撤離大使館及技術團人員。而中華民國邦交國也降至14國,創下歷史新低。

December 10:
Nicaragua announced, without early warning, the severance of formal ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the morning of December 10 and switched diplomatic recognition to the Chinese mainland. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that with deep regrets, the Taiwan government “has decided to terminate diplomatic relations with Nicaragua with immediate effect, end all bilateral cooperation projects and aid programs, and recall staff of its embassy and technical mission in Nicaragua.” The number of diplomatic allies of the R.O.C. has thus fallen to 14 countries, a record low in history.

 

12/10
美國總統拜登主持「民主峰會」線上會議,行政院政務委員唐鳳代表我國政府發表「國家聲明」,強調台灣始終堅定站在全球對抗威權主義的最前線,絕不向威權勢力低頭。

December 10:
President Joe Biden of the United States hosted a "Democracy Summit" by video conference. Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang delivered a "national statement," emphasizing that Taiwan has always stood firmly at the forefront of the global fight against authoritarianism and will never bow to authoritarian forces.


12/11
中研院P3實驗室爆出有女研究助理確診新冠肺炎,國內連續35天本土「零確診」破功。患者全基因序列與中研院P3實驗室使用的Delta變異株相符,研判是實驗室感染。在實驗室內桌面、門把都驗出病毒,但目前病毒量已偏低。這名個案10月、11月間曾2度遭實驗鼠咬,指揮中心表示,初步確定非鼠咬導致感染。

December 11:
A female research assistant of the P3 laboratory of the Academia Sinica was diagnosed positive with the coronavirus (COVID-19), breaking the streak of 35 consecutive days of zero cases. The patient's gene sequence is consistent with the Delta variant used in the P3 laboratory, so it was confirmed to be a laboratory infection. The coronavirus was detected on desktops and doorknobs in he laboratory, but the quantity of virus is currently low. The researcher was previously bitten by lab rats twice, once in October and another time in November. According to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), it was preliminarily confirmed that rat bites did not cause the infection.