Taiwan Headlines, Mar. 4, 2021
Jaw attacks Tsai administration over China. Sean Lien mulls KMT chair run. Government to subsidize 5G base stations. Taiwan’s economy nears overheating. Australia supports Taiwan pineapple. White House calls Taiwan “critical security partner”. Congress bill to diplomatically recognize Taiwan introduced.
Taiwan Headlines, Mar. 3, 2021
Taiwan has received its first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines at Taoyuan International Airport from the COVAX allocation program. Today, Wednesday March 3rd, is the first day without headlines featuring Jaw Shaw-kong in weeks appearing on my feed of local news reports.While I don’t think it is happening quite yet, I will be watching to see […]
ICRT’s Weekly Central Taiwan News Report, Mar. 3–transcript
Matsu pilgrimage gets go-ahead The largest religious procession in Taiwan, the Dajia Jenn Lann Matsu pilgrimage, will go ahead this year in spite of pandemic worries.It will begin on April 9 and conclude on April 18.The dates were set after Jenn Lann Temple Chair Yen Ching-piao (顏清標) performed a ritual to seek instructions from Matsu, […]
Ketagalan Media: Taiwan’s Transitional Justice in 2021: Accomplishments and Frustrations (TR’s Courtney Donovan Smith)
Taiwan Headlines, Mar. 1, 2021
After China ban, local support for pineapples succeeding. Big budget for referendum. Eric Chu goes on tour. Big AIoT investment. Manufacturing sentiment hits 13-year high. Lawmakers sound alarm on United Front work in indigenous communities. Taiwan supplanting Confucius Institutes.
Taiwan Report News Brief: Transitional Justice, accomplishments and frustration
The Tsai administration embarked on three transitional justice projects in her first term: the Ill-gotten Gains Act, pension reform and establishing the Transitional Justice Commission. We take a look at what has been accomplished, what hasn’t–and the political motivations behind both. While the Tsai administration has accomplished more than all her predecessors combined, there is considerable disappointment and frustration among some at the lack of progress in many areas. We tackle that and more in this edition of Taiwan Report News Brief.
Taiwan Headlines, Feb. 27, 2021
Matsu Pilgrimage gets Matsu’s goahead. DPP suspends 3 lawmakers amid factional fight. Legislator Su quits DPP over SOGO case, but raises suspicions. Unemployment down, retail sales up. Hong Kongers moving in, but not one pro-communist family. China halts pineapple imports.
ICRT’s Taiwan This Week: A poetic cross-strait back and forth
We talk a newly appointed head of the Mainland Affairs Council, tightened water restrictions, controversy surrounding a 228 memorial event and more. Hosted by Gavin Phipps with guests Courtney Donovan Smith of Taiwan Report and Dmitry of the China Post. https://player.soundon.fm/p/072443e0-ac1a-417f-b6db-f9cfc4a0a372/episodes/34067de5-57e5-4ef2-b059-483bf71f7557
Ketagalan Media: Taiwan Tech Makes Big Moves, With National Security Implications (by TR’s Courtney Donovan Smith)
Taiwan Headlines, Feb. 25, 2021
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has announced that Taiwan will partially lift restrictions on the entry of foreign visitors starting from March 1, as well as allow transit flights through Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.Under the new policy, foreign nationals without residency permits will be allowed to enter Taiwan for reasons excluding tourism, as long […]