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.
Amid Public Grievances, DPP Suffers Greatest Setback Since Founding
The results of the local elections were unveiled.
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DPP's Crushing Defeat Cautions Both Parties
The results of the November 26 local elections are largely consistent with predictions by the news media prior to the election.
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In Last Mile to Unshelve DPP, Internal and External Challenges Remain for KMT
In the 2022 local elections, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) suffered another major setback.
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This Week in Taiwan 1120-1126
November 20: In order to support the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung, Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan stated that Chen helped block many vaccine brokers from making money, but the minister's comments attracted criticism. Hsueh even stated that the vaccine brokers are fundamentally "vaccine scammers" who approached the Central Epidemic Command Center using industry and religious group connections and sought to profit from vaccine procurement. Lin Po-fung, chairman of the Third Wednesday Club, stated angrily that business associations wanted to donate money to the government to buy vaccines, not to make money. According to Lin, the government should admit its mistake and stop making excuses.
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Is Taiwan's Military Prepared？
With the meeting between President Joe Biden of the United States and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended, there seems to be reduction of tensions between the two countries.
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Taiwan to Face Harsher Retaliation If New U.S. Speaker Visits
The Republican Party controlling the majority in the House of Representatives.
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Proposed Extension of Conscription to 1 Year Sufficient？Experts Say Cannot Train Qualified Fighters, Soldiers, Retired General：Inferior to Singapore
With tensions mounting in the Taiwan Strait, people are concerned whether the time of mandatory military service will be restored to one year.
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This Week in Taiwan 1113-1119
November 14: According to media reports, military sources indicate competitive U.S. and Chinese fighter jet activity in the Pacific Ocean east of Taiwan for three days and three nights. Within three days, the United States dispatched more than 100 fighter sorties, and China dispatched more than 300. According to military personnel, the United States conducted "long-distance raid" training to test the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Taiwan monitored and oversaw the entire process.
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U.S. Midterm Elections, Biden-Xi Meeting, and Red Line in the Taiwan Strait
The results of the midterm election in the United States reaffirmed the polarization and populism in American politics.
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With No Mutual Trust Between China and U.S., "Resist China" Only Harms Taiwan
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) successfully won the elections from 2014 to 2020 by promoting "resist China to protect Taiwan."
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