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.
This Week in Taiwan 1011-1017
October 13: Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung met with the mayors of Taipei, New Taipei, and Keelung. They reached a consensus on upgrading the proposed Keelung Light Rail into a medium-capacity rapid transit and extending the Taipei section of the planned Keelung Metro to Nangang.
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President Tsai: Open to Dialogue with Beijing Based on Respect and Understanding
In her National Day address yesterday, President Tsai Ing-wen spoke stated that her administration is determined to maintain stability in cross-strait relations, but Taiwan cannot shoulder it alone.
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U.S. Warns Beijing Against Military Unification, Suggests Taiwan Expand Arms Purchases to Become a Porcupine
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien warned China on Wednesday against any attempt to take Taiwan by force.
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National Day Address Failed to Provide Solution for Cross-Strait Peace
Faced with the increasingly chaotic situation in East Asia and the verge of military conflict in the Taiwan Strait, President Tsai Ing-wen's National Day speech continued the main theme of the past four years.
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This Week in Taiwan 1004-1010
October 5: Publicly-funded flu vaccinations began. Over 1.26 million doses were given over three days, which is 1.55 times the number last year, breaking a new record. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is expected to release 80 percent of the vaccines before October 22.
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October Surprise？ President Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus
On the early morning of October 2, President Donald Trump of the United States and his wife Melania Trump were announced that they have been diagnosed positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Trump Diagnosed with Coronavirus: Do Taiwanese Still Rely on "Temperament" to Combat the Pandemic？
The closely watched United States presidential election certainly delivered an unexpected October Surprise—not a crisis in the Taiwan Strait but an outbreak in the White House.
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President Tsai's Countermeasure for October Surprise
A new phrase "October Surprise" was created last month when people were speculating whether there would be an armed conflict between mainland China and Taiwan.
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This Week in Taiwan 0927-1003
September 28: A Taiwanese fishing boat named "Hsin Ling Po No. 236" from Yilan was collided by a Japanese official vessel on the afternoon of September 27 at 12 nautical miles west of the Diaoyutai Islands, resulting in damage. The Coast Guard Administration, Ocean Affairs Council, sent a ROCS Kee Lung to escort the Taiwanese fishing boat back. Fishermen demanded that the government take a harder stance. Premier Su Tseng-tsang demanded an explanation by Japan, while Japanese media reported that the Taiwanese vessel illegally entered waters within 12 nautical miles.
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Official Diplomatic Relations with U.S.？ Foreign Minister: Not For Now
As the election campaigns in the United States as well as U.S.-China diplomatic confrontation and military rivalry continue to intensify, there have been calls for establishing diplomatic relations between the United States and Taiwan.
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