Taiwan Weekly is a newsletter released every week by Fair Winds Foundation and Association of Foreign Relations that provides coverage and perspectives into the latest developments in Taiwan.

China Proposes Roadmap to Resume Cross-Strait Tourism

In the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent remarks that he "would like to see more mainland people visit Taiwan," mainland China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on April 28 that it would, Fujian residents, first resume tourism for to Taiwan’s outlying Matsu and conditionally restore group tours to Taiwan.

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Lai Touts Healthy Cross-Strait Party-to-Party Dialogue

On April 24, President-elect William Lai, in his capacity as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman, for the first time proposed "constructive dialogue led by ruling parties on both sides of the strait."

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4/15 Taipower Bought Electricity at Sky-High Prices to Avert Blackout

On April 15, Taiwan faced a nationwide power rationing crisis exacerbated by consecutive days of blackouts in Taoyuan, sparking public outrage.

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Meeting with Ma Again, Xi Hopes for More Cross-Strait People-to-People Exchanges

Former President Ma Ying-jeou led a youth delegation to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of April 10.

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Subtle Changes in U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations on Eve of Lai's Inauguration

Former President Ma Ying-jeou embarked on a journey to mainland China on April 1.

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Former President Ma to Meet with Xi Again

Former President Ma Ying-jeou will visit China again on April 1, with his visit to Beijing sparking anticipation for a possible "Ma-Xi Meeting."

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Businesses Wary of Power Shortage Despite Government Assurances

President-elect William Lai visited the Hsinchu Science Park on March 19 for a closed-door meeting with semiconductor industry representatives, marking the first stop of his post-election five major industries' dialogue.

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Outgoing President Tsai Meets with Opposition Party Leader

After nearly eight years in office, President Tsai Ing-wen finally met with Chairman Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) two months before stepping down and arranged to meet with Chairman Eric Chu of the Kuomintang (KMT), hoping for unity across party lines to advance the nation.

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Defense Minister: Taiwan Strait on Brink of War

The Kinmen incident has led to a rising spiral of hostilities between Taiwan and China and precipitated a turbulent situation across the Taiwan Strait.

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Opposition Proposes Amendments to Shorten Naturalization Period for Mainland Spouses

Kuomintang (KMT) legislators are pushing for legal amendments to reduce the naturalization period for mainland Chinese spouses from the current six years to four years, aiming for equal treatment with other foreign spouses.

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