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.
Cross-strait Relations under Beijing’s Wolf-Warrior Diplomacy
In her inaugural address delivered on May 20, President Tsai Ing-wen asserted that her cross-strait policy would be based upon “peace” and “dialogue”.
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May 19: The 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) took place on May 18 by video conference, but Taiwan did not have the opportunity to participate. The WHA decided to postpone the proposals by diplomatic allies to support Taiwan’s participation until the in-person meeting later this year. This is the fourth year that Taiwan has failed to participate in the WHA under the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen. The U.S. State Department criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for excluding Taiwan, undermining the organization’s credibility and effectiveness when the world needs it most.
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TSMC to Set Up $12 Billion 5-nm Wafer Plant in Arizona
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said yesterday that it is planning to start construction of a 5-nanometer semiconductor fabrication foundry in Arizona next year, with monthly installed capacity of 20,000 wafers to begin in 2021.
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With Inaugural Address, Tsai Proposes Constitutional Amendment, Legislative Yuan Establishes Committee
Today, Tsai Ing-wen and William Lai were sworn in and inaugurated as the 15th-term president and vice president of the Republic of China. The day marks the beginning of President Tsai’s second term in office.
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TSMC Arizona Plant Hinged on Apple and Trump
On May 15, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced its decision to build and operate a major 5-nanometer semiconductor factory in Arizona.
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A Hawk Wearing Glasses of Pragmatism
A couple of weeks before President Tsai Ing-wen’s inauguration on May 20, Qiao Liang, a retired major general of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who authored "the unrestricted warfare" theory, wrote an article entitled "The Taiwan Issue Concerns National Destiny and Should Not Be Rushed.”
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May 14: In anticipation of the presidential inauguration on May 20, Cabinet officials have resigned and will be reshuffled. New ministers will be appointed to the National Development Council, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Science and Technology, Overseas Community Affairs Commission, Financial Supervisory Commission, and Hakka Affairs Council after May 20. Premier Su Tseng-chang, who has been retained by the president, said that the government is ready for the revitalization phase ahead.
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DPP Legislators Propose to Remove "Unification" Clauses, Shaking Cross-Strait Relations
Before the second-term inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen on May 20, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Yi-yu, who is friendly to and considered part of President Tsai’s faction within the DPP, proposed draft amendments to the Additional Articles of the Constitution and Act Governing Cross-Strait Relations.
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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
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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