KMT: Hello 92 Consensus, Goodbye voters
Summary: Johnny Chiang buckles, the “1992 consensus” is back and the proposed party platform’s cross-strait entries are a disaster. An internal KMT poll shows some interesting results. Finally, a new Taiwan passport design intended to differentiate from China has been unveiled. But, up first, headlines: Headlines Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Taiwanese […]
KMT reformers back down, 1992 Consensus to stay
ICRT Weekly Central Taiwan News Report, Sep 2–transcript
Local revolt against American pork All three KMT-led central Taiwan governments have responded strongly to the party’s call to strike back against President Tsai’s decision to open the country to sales of American pork, which contains the leanness-enhancing agent ractopamine.Taichung announced that existing local regulations have fines ranging from NT$30,000 to NT$100,000 if any ractopamine […]
Tsai’s American meat problems and opportunities–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: The Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee is to further investigate two affiliates of the KMT. Enoch Wu announces he’s not running for Taipei Mayor. The local political fallout over American pork continues. Why President Tsai is expending political capital on a US trade deal. China’s reaction to Taiwan’s new French office is priceless. But […]
Tsai makes a big, risky bid for a trade deal with the US–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: Holger Chen has been shot. The NPP gets a new chair. The charges have been dropped on the author who claimed Ko P trafficked organs. The Constitutional Court rules that the KMT’s ill-gotten assets are indeed ill-gotten. A proposal to replace the “92 consensus” with an “ECFA consensus” surfaces. President Tsai makes a big […]
NPP’s third scandal in a month–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: The New Power Party is facing its third scandal in a month, and has lost one of their most high profile members. The public disagrees with Ma’s statement on Taiwan being doomed to lose in a war. The most popular president in Taiwan’s history for development has been polled. A new TVBS satisfaction poll […]
ICRT Weekly Central Taiwan News–transcript
CECC and Changhua County at odds Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), last week decided to launch an investigation into the Changhua County Health Bureau, saying it was not clear why the bureau had tested an asymptomatic teenager for COVID-19 after his recent return from the United States.The […]
NPP chaos and Trump speaks again on Taiwan–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: A memorial held has been held for Hau Pei-tsun, the anti-foreigner, hardline KMT former premier. Then it’s chaos in the NPP and the view from the TSP. The now-ratified US Democratic Party platform is more pro-Taiwan than before. And finally, Trump again speaks on Taiwan Headlines Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-cher (黃偉哲) on Monday received […]
Ma Ying-jeou infuriates the govt and kicks KMT reformers–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: Taiwanese are split on allowing Chinese students to return. AIT joins President Tsai in commemorating the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. Ma Ying-jeou’s remarks cause fury in the government, and are a sneaky attack against KMT reformers. But up first, headlines. Headlines Taiwan’s Directorate General of Highways (DGH) was again criticized on Saturday by gay […]
A litany of bad behaviour by China–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: China wants to poach young Taiwanese scientists. Government announces Chinese hacking uncovered. China accuses Taiwan of paying social media influencers. Taiwan Defense Ministry issues a warning to China. Chinese spy ship spotted off the east coast. Poll shows plurality willing to fight if China attacks. The US navy may have just sent a big […]