Taiwan Quick Take: Han Kuo-yu`s stunning deep blue gaffes on 228

Speaking at a ceremony memorializing the 228 massacre on Friday, Kaohsiung Mayor and former KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu made two gaffes that could only be described as very deep blue.  The ceremony was meant to honour the victims of the massacre at the hands of the then KMT-led Republic of China (ROC) government in […]

Video:Taiwan Report News Brief (02-26-2020) Lots of Panning

Euthanasia ban panned, Mazu pilgrimage finally delayed, President Tsai scales down inauguration, white terror database released, land use plans panned, ban on euthanasia of strays questioned, govt backs off on prosecuting critics, EPA smacks down Taichung city govt, KMT punts on “king of Hualien” and the KMT chair race continues.

Podcast: Taiwan Report News Brief (02-26-2020) Lots of Panning

Euthanasia ban panned, Mazu pilgrimage finally delayed, President Tsai scales down inauguration, white terror database released, land use plans panned, ban on euthanasia of strays questioned, govt backs off on prosecuting critics, EPA smacks down Taichung city govt, KMT punts on “king of Hualien” and the KMT chair race continues.

Video: Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #33 (02-24-2020) That Thing Bernie Sanders Said

Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) cover a lot of ground, starting with a community service announcement on drugs. Will the Mazu pilgrimage go forward with coronavirus fears, or will Mazu intervene as Yen Ching-piao asserts. The KMT chair race takes some interesting turns. Bernie Sanders, currently Democratic frontrunner to be their […]