Taiwan Report News Brief – Tsai's American meat problems and opportunities
The Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee is to investigate two affiliates of the KMT further. Enoch Wu announces he's not running for Taipei Mayor. The local political fallout over American po...
1 Sep 202015min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Tsai makes a big, risky bid for a trade deal with the US.
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...
30 Aug 202015min
Taiwan Report News Brief – NPP's third scandal in a month
The New Power Party is facing its third scandal in a month and has lost one of its most high profile members. The public disagrees with Ma's statement on Taiwan being doomed to lose in a war. The mo...
26 Aug 202014min
Taiwan Report News Brief – NPP chaos and Trump speaks again on Taiwan
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 ...
25 Aug 202014min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Ma Ying-jeou infuriates the govt and kicks KMT reformers
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 sne...
23 Aug 202014min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Litany of bad behavior by China
China wants to poach young Taiwanese scientists. The Taiwan government announces Chinese hacking uncovered. China accuses Taiwan of paying social media influencers. Taiwan Defense Ministry issues a wa...
22 Aug 202015min
Taiwan Report News Brief –Tsai makes moves on Taiwan-US relations.
This is a big show solely focused on Taiwan-US relations, including the Chinese Communist mouthpiece Global Times speculating on if the US is planning to set up a consulate in Taiwan, Health Secretary...
20 Aug 202019min
Taiwan Report News Brief – KMT reformers finally get some good news
A minimum wage hike is planned but is panned by businesses. Foxconn Chairman says China's days as the world's factory are over. Money is flowing back into Taiwan. Controls on Chinese investment to be ...
19 Aug 202015min
