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.
10 Million People Pre-Ordered Taiwan's Stimulus Vouchers
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic eases, the Executive Yuan launched the "Triple Stimulus Vouchers" to revitalize Taiwan’s economy.
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Triple Stimulus Voucher, Product of Control-Freak Administration, Harshest in History
This month, Taiwan is launching its "Triple Stimulus Voucher" program to help boost its sagging economy amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Will a Barrage of Relief Vouchers Save the Economy？
In the wake of "Triple Stimulus Vouchers" plan, the Council of Agriculture announced on July 9 that it will hand out 5 million copies of agri-tourism coupons to revitalize the agriculture.
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This Week in Taiwan 0705-0711
July 5: Former President Ma Ying-jeou attended the closing ceremony of a Kuomintang (KMT) youth camp and called upon mainland China to recognize "one China, with respective interpretations" as the essence of the 1992 Consensus. According to Ma, the 1992 Consensus is the gentlest way for the mainland to acknowledge the existence of the Republic of China. He also urged the KMT to de-stigmatize the 1992 Consensus, and clarified that the 1992 Consensus is not equivalent to "One Country, Two Systems."
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Two Mainland Reporters Expelled for Making Political Content
Because reporters Ai Kezhu and Lu Qiang of China's Southeast Television made political talk show content in Taiwan, they were accused of violating relevant regulations.
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In Suppressing Free Speech, Premier Su Has Final Say
Two mainland Chinese reporters from China's Southeast Television were expelled from Taiwan recently because they "carried out work beyond the scope of work they have applied to do in Taiwan."
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DPP Brazen Enough to Put Everything Public and Private into Its Bag
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) forcibly amended and passed the Farmland Water Conservation Law in the Legislative Yuan yesterday.
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Fait Accompli: New Codeword on Taiwan Security
Senator Josh Hawley recently proposed a bill “Taiwan Defense Act” in the US Senate, asking the US to maintain the ability to deny a fait accompli by the People's Republic of China against Taiwan.
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This Week in Taiwan 0628-0706
June 29: Twenty (20) Kuomintang (KMT) legislators occupied the chamber of the Legislative Yuan on the evening of June 28 and sprayed paint on the podium to protest the pork-barrel politics behind President Tsai Ing-wen's nomination of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) heavyweight Chen Chu as president of the Control Yuan. However, 20 hours later, the KMT legislators were removed by majority DPP legislators. The Legislative Yuan is set to confirm Control Yuan personnel appointments on July 17.
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Amid Backlash, Chiang Affirms Contributions of 1992 Consensus
The reform committee of the Kuomintang (KMT) proposed a new cross-strait policy discourse, triggering accusations that the party leadership is downplaying the 1992 Consensus, which in turn have triggered dissatisfaction among senior party figures.
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