Published since 2019 by the Fair Winds Foundation and Association of Foreign Relations, Taiwan Weekly provides in-depth report and analysis of the major issues facing Taiwan.
Beijing has been paying very close attention to the presidential election in the Untied States this year because its result will deeply affect long-term U.S.-China relations and China’s development.
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If Mr. Joseph Biden ends up in the White House, Taiwan will be a beneficiary.
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These are tough times. Our country is at a crossroads, facing a pandemic, a recession, and an election that will decide our futures for a very long time.
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November 3: The United States Department of State approved the sale of four units of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper remotely-controlled aircrafts costing about US$600 million. It will greatly enhance Taiwan's detection capacity.
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The Washington Post in a recent news article hinted that the government of Taiwan is in favor of the Republican candidate, President Donald Trump, in the U.S. presidential election, President Tsai Ing-wen held a high-level national security meeting on October 31 declaring that the top priority of her administration in foreign policy is to deepen the friendly relations with both the Republican and Democratic parties to secure a bipartisan support of the United States for a democratic Taiwan.
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The U.S. election is fast approaching, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is now in the lead. Although President Tsai Ing-wen and other government officials in Taiwan have not expressed support for anyone, their supporters already raised the roof on the Internet.
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Lately the Ministry of National Defense (MND) verified that it will spend NT$51 billion (about US$1.8 billion) to purchase 400 units of Harpoon anti-vessel/ land attack missiles.
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October 26: The hearing on the license renewal of CtiTV News was held. During the nearly five hours of debate, the National Communications Commission (NCC) raised eight major questions, and CtiTV responded with a nine-point rebuttal. Want Want China Chairman Tsai Eng-meng personally attended the hearing. The NCC is expected to make a final determination by December 11.
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While the Kuomintang (KMT) and the mainland China hosted multiple events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Taiwan's retrocession on October 25, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan did not organize any event of celebration.
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On the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, there are many critical historical memories being evoked.
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