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.
As Taiwan's import restrictions on United States pork containing ractopamine are expected to be lifted "as scheduled" on January 1, 2021, ruling and opposition party legislators fought all out in the chambers of the Legislative Yuan.
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Under the protection of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators, Premier Su Tseng-chang of the Executive Yuan has finally completed his policy report at the Legislative Yuan—in a mess of raw pork viscera.
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The first wave of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet announcement includes Antony Blinken for secretary of state and Jake Sullivan for national security advisor, both being longtime advisors to Biden.
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November 24: The opening ceremony for the "Haichang Plan" to produce submarines domestically was held at the Kaohsiung plant of Taiwan's ship-building CSBC Corporation. President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the ceremony and announced that domestic production of submarines has reached the building stage. A prototype submarine is expected to be handed over in 2025.
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On November 18, the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced that it has denied the application by Chung Tien Television (CtiTV) News channel for license renewal.
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The National Communications Commission (NCC) in Taiwan ruled against the license renewal of the Chung Tien Television (CtiTV) News, and the outcome indeed confirmed the rumors of the leaked confidential documents from the Presidential Office and also sounded the death knell for Taiwan's freedom of speech.
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After Executive Yuan Spokesman Ting Yi-ming triggered the beef noodle storm by his remark, Premier Su Tseng-chang has apologized several times but still not been able to pacify the outrage of the people.
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November 16: Taiwan's railway construction has reached a new milestone. The ocean line of the Danhai light rail added three new stations from Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf to Taipei University of Marine Technology which began operations on November 15.
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo stated that "It's always important to get the language right. Taiwan has not been a part of China", he made the remarks in a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt on November 12.
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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the world's largest free trade agreement, was signed by 15 countries representing 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) states as well as Australia, China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on November 15 by video conference.
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