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.

Tsai Administration Walks the Tight Rope

With high popularity stemming from her re-election and Taiwan’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Tsai Ing-wen has focused on overall stability by extending the term of incumbent Premier Su Tseng-tsang before the presidential inauguration on May 20.

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Cross-Strait Relations Nearing Extreme Challenges

Cross-Strait Relations Nearing Extreme Challenges

Liu Guoshen, a senior mainland Chinese scholar on Taiwan, recently predicted  that “extreme explosion” may emerge in relations across the Taiwan Strait during the second term of President Tsai Ing-wen.

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U.S.-China Institutional Competition— Part II: China

U.S.-China Institutional Competition— Part II: China

While still serving as the President of the Republic of China, Dr. Lee Teng-hui met an old friend who urged him to value the importance of mainland China to Taiwan.

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This Week in Taiwan 0503-0509

May 7: Premier Su Tseng-chang announced on May 4 that the government is expanding relief eligibility such that uninsured workers would be able to receive a NT$10,000 (about US$335) subsidy. Crowds of people flooded the local government offices to apply for the subsidy. However, application did not open until March 6, and the application process and computations were complicated, causing an outcry from the public and front-line civil servants. Premier Su apologized twice and decided to simplify procedures and dispense funds within two weeks.

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