Taiwan Report News Brief – KMT Reform Special
The KMT reform committee has released their report. Has it produced a viable blueprint for the way forward for the KMT to regain their footing? Will their new cross-strait proposals fly with the publi...
21 Jun 202011min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Naked provocations in Copenhagen, Taiwan is declared FMD free
A possible boost for foreign students. A beautification plan is launched. Chen Chu to head up Control Yuan, and President Tsai makes a sneaky pick. More woes for Johnny Chiang. Finally, the Chinese ta...
19 Jun 202015min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Bolton book bombshells: What Trump really thinks of Taiwan and more
Restrictions are being lifted on some travel. The KMT wants to put the assets issue behind it, down to zero. The DPP chooses Chen Chi-mai, while the KMT is still mulling candidates for the Kaohsiung b...
18 Jun 202012min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Chiang cozies up to the US and Taiwan finally a country in Wikipedia
Tourists are again on the move locally. Two rallies for justice were held over the weekend. Taiwan is to host the world's only Pride parade in 2020. NTU nixes a transitional justice plan. Drugs and al...
16 Jun 202017min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Rallies, threats to the President, and who will run in Kaohsiung?
An industrial spy verdict has been handed down, but with one surprise. President Tsai vows to bring in more foreign professionals, but I'll believe it when I see it. Han is out, but not before holding...
14 Jun 202015min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Buttcheeks, revenge recalls and an odd US flyover
TSMC to invite suppliers to the US. Curious change in KMT messaging. Rallies, rallies everywhere, and Han throws himself a party while the White Wolf stands up for justice. Buttcheeks in politics? In ...
11 Jun 202014min
Taiwan Report News Brief – Recall fallout and the road ahead
Subsidies are on their way, but the message to non-citizen taxpayers continues to be, "sorry, but no dice"... or not according to a report in the Taiwan News. The Dajia Matsu pilgrimage is back. Shoul...
8 Jun 202012min
Current Affairs Taiwan 台灣時事 #46 Han 666 Recall Special
Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) and guest Sean Su (蘇襄) discuss the total blowout regarding Kaohsiung Mayor's Han Kuo-Yu's recall vote, what the scene was like on the ground, how this might be a victory o...
6 Jun 202041min
