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.

With China's Communist Party at 100, Xi Reasserts Peaceful Unification

The centennial celebration of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing on July 1.

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Community Spread of Delta Variant Threatens Taiwan

The Delta variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has invaded communities in Taiwan, according to Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

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Police Abuses Pandemic Text Message Registration System, Undermining Human Rights

After raising the epidemic alert to level 3, the government introduced a "text message registration system" to facilitate the epidemic investigation.

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Political Influence Clears Half-Tested Taiwan Vaccine for July Inoculation

Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp., a biopharmaceutical company based in Taiwan, unblinded the phase 2 clinical trials of its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

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Japan, U.S. Donate Vaccines, Highlighting Taiwan's Failed Vaccine Policy

The 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by Japan arrived in Taiwan June 4, while the United States committed to donate 7 million doses of vaccine to Asian countries including Taiwan.

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China's Cognitive Warfare? Self-Directed by DPP

The pro-government writer Lin Wei-feng was caught feigning to be pro-China, posting messages on PTT, a popular online bulletin board system, mocking Taiwan's epidemic prevention policy, and attacking the epidemic prevention platform created by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, thereby creating a fake impression that China is waging a cognitive war against Taiwan.

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Pandemic in Taiwan Surges Amid Vaccines, Power Shortage

In just a few days, Taiwan's domestically transmitted cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have reached 2,000 (Update: As of May 27, the number of confirmed cases is 6,761), and Taiwan’s glorious status as a model in epidemic prevention has fallen rapidly.

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Pandemic Explodes in Taiwan

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic situation took a downturn as a spike of 180 confirmed cases were reported in Taiwan on May 15, 2021, in which 164 cases were in the municipalities Taipei and New Taipei.

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Gang Members, Factional Infighting Undermine Image of Taiwan's Ruling DPP

It started with a few emboldened men wearing black who during daytime broke into the Zhonglun branch police station of the Songshan Precinct in Taipei and maliciously smashed computer monitor yet without legal investigation of this "Songshan Riot."

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Is Taiwan the Most Dangerous Place on Earth?

The cover image of the most recent issue of The Economist places a radar map with Taiwan in the center, a mainland Chinese flag to the left, and an American flag to the right, symbolizing the fierce rivalry between China and the United States.

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