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.

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This Week in Taiwan 0125-0204

January 25: In the case involving the abuse of Legislator Kao Chia-yu by his boyfriend Lin Ping-shu, the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office concluded that Lin committed domestic violence, threatened to retaliate the victim with intimate photos, found people to frame Kao on the Facebook pages of various elected officials affiliated with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and instructed friends to forge bank deposit records. The prosecution charged Lin with intimidation, offense against privacy, and document forgery and asked the judge to impose a serious sentence. 

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President Tsai's Praise of Chiang Ching-kuo Creates Noise within Ruling DPP

President Tsai's Praise of Chiang Ching-kuo Creates Noise within Ruling DPP

The opening of the President Chiang Ching-kuo Chi-Hai Cultural Park and the Chiang Ching-kuo Presidential Library on January 22 invited President Tsai Ing-wen to deliver remarks, which lauded that President Chiang's firm stance on protecting Taiwan was undoubtedly the greatest common ground among the people of Taiwan at the present time.

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Do Not Distort the Legacy of Chiang Ching-kuo

Do Not Distort the Legacy of Chiang Ching-kuo

At the inauguration of the President Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Park, President Tsai Ing-wen not only participated in person but also recognized Chiang’s position of "countering Communism and defending Taiwan."

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Su Chi：China will Deal with the Taiwan Question Unilaterally, Without Negotiating with Taiwan

Su Chi：China will Deal with the Taiwan Question Unilaterally, Without Negotiating with Taiwan

Su Chi, chairman of the Taipei Forum Foundation and former secretary-general, described cross-strait relations  as "externally relaxed and internally tense" on January 20.

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This Week in Taiwan 0116-0122

January 17: In an interview with an Indian television station, Prime Minister Janez Jansa for Slovenia stated that Slovenia is negotiating with Taiwan on establishing representative offices. He expressed support for self-determination by the people of Taiwan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed welcome and thanks.

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Plans to Import Japan's Nuclear Food with a Name Change

Plans to Import Japan's Nuclear Food with a Name Change

The lifting of the ban on importing nuclear food from Fukushima is approaching!

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Drastic Changes in the Ukraine and Kazakhstan: Lessons for Taiwan

Drastic Changes in the Ukraine and Kazakhstan: Lessons for Taiwan

Russia's neighboring countries Ukraine and Kazakhstan have experienced unrest in recent days.

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With Framework Unchanged, Need for Two-Way Dialogue Across the Strait

With Framework Unchanged, Need for Two-Way Dialogue Across the Strait

In an exclusive media interview on January 8, Vice President Sun Yafu of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) noted the possibility of war across the strait.

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This Week in Taiwan 0109-0115

January 10: The Ministry of the Interior announced that the total population in 2021 was 23.37 million, 185,000 less people than 2020, and the second consecutive year of negative population growth. In 2021, Taiwan had 153,820 newborns, and the number of births were lower than the number of deaths each month. Additionally, 114,606 couples were married in the year, also a record low marriage rate. 

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Confirmed Cases Surge, Most from U.S., CECC Lists All Countries As Level 3 Pandemic Areas

Confirmed Cases Surge, Most from U.S., CECC Lists All Countries As Level 3 Pandemic Areas

There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases imported to Taiwan from abroad, with 58 cases on January 7, setting a new high since the onset of the pandemic two years ago.

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