Taiwan Report

Scandal in Ko Wen-je's TPP, KMT Chair Chiang to go on tour, Lawmaker Wu Sz-huai says the "Chinese mainland" is the enemy, the government on steroids on the coronavirus, Macau treats Taiwan as domestic, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu again takes the battle to the PRC and a pop-up of the health minister is a hit. As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube (and click the bell) or on your favorite podcast service. This is the fastest way to get the latest show. Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. It is also intended to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

17 Mar 202015min

Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and co-host Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) practicing some social distancing and do a remote audio-only episode of Current Affairs Taiwan. In their isolated anti-coronavirus cages, they talk about negative population group, Wu Sz-huai and requests regarding sensitive data from the ministry of defense, fake news and cyber defense, KMT 1992 consensus (Again), Han Kuo-Yu's recall update, Confucianism, and more coronavirus talk. If you would prefer to listen to the show, our podcast version is at anchor.fm/currentaffairstaiwan All our podcasts from now on are at anchor.fm/taiwanreport As always, follow along with the news and get the latest shows, Taiwan Quick Take, and more at our website Report.tw. May Jam in Tainan sponsored this show, for more information visit https://www.mayjam.com/en/

16 Mar 202027min

The presidential office issued a stinging rebuke to the UN Women organization over leaving President Tsai off the list of global women heads of state. Haiti demands Taiwan's ambassador leave and a new replacement sent--but why? Taiwan's population has shrunk so far this year. Coronavirus updates. More nefarious behavior by the PRC against Taiwan. New KMT Chair Johnny Chiang meets embattled Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu. Taichung Mayor Lu yet again blasts the central government. Finally, there are some disappointments in the TAIPEI act. As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website at www.report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube (and click the bell) or on your favorite podcast service (to www.anchor.fm/taiwanreport) This is the fastest way to get the latest show. Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. It is also intended to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

15 Mar 202016min

KMT lawmaker Wu Sz-huai reportedly tries to get hands on classified military documents, but the press gets it wrong. A new suicide law spurs debate of health versus freedom of the press, the NPP, TPP and the KMT unite against the DPP over land law but the DPP's majority shuts them down, travel ban may be extended to parts of the US, the world press continues to tout Taiwan as a world model and a Taiwan manufacturer produces paper that--if the reporting is accurate--is a miraculous gamechanger. As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube (and click the bell) or on your favorite podcast service.

14 Mar 202017min

The CEC preps for future referendums and recalls and weighs in on when Kaohsiung Mayor Han's recall vote will take place, MAC snubs a communist troll, TAIPEI act waits on Donald Trump, coronavirus updates, interesting comments from Terry Gou, and some analysis on the implications of Taiwan's handling of the coronavirus both locally and internationally going forward. As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube (and click the bell) or on your favorite podcast service.

13 Mar 202016min

The TPP plans to go all out in the 2022 local elections, Netflix to take on the Formosa Plastics Group, PRC media shows why DPP is proposing to change Academia Sinica's name, gov't cracks down on Huawei, Han recall signatures submitted, coronavirus updates, PRC again meddles with Taiwan's attempt to bring citizens home, PRC drops hints it could work with DPP rather than the KMT, and finally the KMT engages in a Taiwan-style issue swap over land use law. As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube (and click the bell) or on your favorite podcast service.

12 Mar 202014min

The RCA lawsuits rumble on with a poor result for ex-workers, Taiwan's libraries are booming, CCP mouthpiece Global Times again talks war with Taiwan, Taiwan firms caught up in Uighur horror show and the KMT makes a big statement in their chair by-election! As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on your favorite podcast service.

8 Mar 202011min

The legislative speaker gets bizarre threats, Ko Wen-je cleared of trafficking in organs, government issues guidelines for events amid coronavirus outbreak, Taiwan tops Asia in gender equality but not all is well and will the new KMT chair to be elected today drop the 1992 consensus? Important note: all of our podcasts, including this one, CAT and others are now all here: https://anchor.fm/taiwanreport As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube (and click the bell) or on your favorite podcast service.

6 Mar 202020min