Independence support rockets & Kaohsiung race firms up–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
South China Sea getting active Taiwanese marines have been temporarily deployed to the Pratas Islands (東沙島) in the South China Sea amid reports the Chinese military plans to conduct drills in the area in August, a Ministry of National Defense (MND) official confirmed Monday.The official said a number of Marines are on the Pratas Islands, […]
Buttcheeks, revenge recalls and an odd US flyover–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Agriculture roundup Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently amended legislation to allow farms that grow fruits, vegetables, grains, orchids, livestock, or seafood to hire migrant workers, with up to 1,600 jobs available for application.Each farm can employee migrant workers for up to 35 percent of its workforce.However, according to government figures, the shortage of regular […]
Han anti-recall campaign gets dirty. Wu says what!? And PRC drops “peaceful”–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates One new case of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease was reported in Taiwan on Thursday, breaking a 13-day stretch of zero new confirmed infections in the country.He is a Taiwanese man who went to Mexico in January on a work trip and returned to Taiwan on Wednesday.There were no new cases on Friday.Meanwhile, the […]
Focus Taiwan: MND denies reports alleging KMT legislator sought classified documents
Taipei Times: Ian Easton On Taiwan: America should put military forces in Taiwan
Podcast: Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #32 02-10-2020 PRC infiltration, Han recall, Coronavirus, Mike Pompeo…
Michael Turton (麥哲恩) is back from vacation, and he and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) bring a wide-ranging show. The government responds well to the Wuhan coronavirus, a few comments on the KMT chair race and the Han recall campaign looks like it will have enough signatures to trigger a recall election by Feb 16. […]
Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #32 02-10-2020 PRC infiltration, Han recall, Coronavirus, Mike Pompeo…
Michael Turton (麥哲恩) is back from vacation, and he and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) bring a wide-ranging show. The government responds well to the Wuhan coronavirus, a few comments on the KMT chair race and the Han recall campaign looks like it will have enough signatures to trigger a recall election by Feb 16. […]
The Poor People’s Republic of China Sadly has to Threaten Taiwan Because it has No Choice
For years prominent commentator (and my co-host on Current Affairs Taiwan) Michael Turton has pointed out that both the carrots and the sticks employed by the PRC are intended to portray itself as the victim. In their framing, in spite of all their peaceful efforts and generous offers to Taiwan “compatriots”, stubborn Taiwan “secessionists” colluding […]
Interview with Scott Ellinger
While Scott was visiting I did an interview with him, structured on ICRT”s Taiwan Talk–but did it on video in case they didn’t want to use it. They didn’t, too much Hong Kong stuff, but it’s an interesting interview. Scott has been studying in Hong Kong for the better part of the last year, and […]
