Taiwan This Week

We talk this year\'s Double Ten Day events, yet more environmental controversy and a stalled resignation, a possibly name changing ballot and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk possible criminal charges for a referendum proposal, Morris Chang heading to APEC as Taiwan\'s representative, political asylum seekers and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the demolition of a temple to China\'s Communist Party, a new arms sale, a UN rally and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk fake news concerns, Vatican ties, an insulting hair salon and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a comfort women statue kicking incident, US plans for allies that drop Taiwan, a headline making resignation and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the death penalty, the Asian Games, a former head of state, plans to sue Norway and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the annual UN routine, referendum submissions, China\'s new residence permit, Uber and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the lose of another diplomatic buddy, a trip to NASA, local election news, drones and edible puppies. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk US transit for President Tsai Ing-wen, a statue for International Comfort Women Day, Kinmen and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a humorous tweet, a pro-unification party\'s mob connections, indigenous weapons development and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a presidential overseas trip, Chinese tap water, a pending strike by pilots, pro-nuclear power referendums and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk East Asian Youth Games controversy, a US defense bill with Taiwan provisions, Taiwan\'s designation on airline websites, local election news and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the DPP party congress, comments by new ministers sparking some ire feelings, mountain rats, anti-money laundering laws and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk another indictment for a former president, a typhoon day closure mess, a cabinet reshuffle, Chinese cyber attack concerns and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk an impeachment, calls for a big cross-strait meeting, US embassy security, an incumbent mayor, personal data and a rat panic. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk about the year to date in domestic politics, foreign relations, China relations, economy and society. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk proposals for legal action to stop airlines from changing Taiwan\'s designation, Taiwan provisions in a US defense bill, calls for and independence referendum and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a new AIT office, what the Trump-Kim summit means for Taiwan, calls for a crackdown on Airbnb and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk plenty of Taiwan-US issues, Tiananmen Square, future plans for a famous statue of CKS, assisted suicide and the end of an era for TSMC. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a final decision by the DPP for Taipei, a damning Greenpeace report, summer heat related power supply concerns and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the another diplomatic ally jumping ship, drama at the WHA in Geneva, China\'s global airline edict and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the DPP\'s Taipei mayoral strategy, some low support ratings for the president, a former president\'s legal woes and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk energy, illegal fishing practices, tourism caps and some very ugly \"Orwellian nonsense.\" -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the Dominican Republic\'s severing of ties with Taiwan, a KMT candidate for the Taipei mayoral race, a Labor Day rally and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a violent protest, recent polls about China invasion and the island\'s defense, a deadly failure to adhere to labor laws and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss a state-visit to Swaziland, Chinese military exercises, controversial same-sex marriage referendum proposals, Taiwan being Asia\'s bastion of free speech and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the latest local election news, the dispute surrounding an NTU president-elect, a new Presidential Office secretary-general, military pensions and an aged society. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss \"opportunities\" for Taiwan in a possible trade war, more jet fighter talk, a state visit to Africa, unsightly protest camps and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss policies to counter China incentives, little chance of a WHA invite, a mammoth study of the Sunflower Movement and Li Ao. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss a nuclear reactor restart, the acquittal of the student Sunflower Movement members, the latest on the great toilet paper panic and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk cross-strait issues, another fishing dispute with Japan, plans to restart a nuclear reactor, the latest local election news and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk 228 Memorials, the Taiwan Travel Act, toilet paper woes, calls for a referendum on Taiwan independence, Taiwan\'s freight rail network and potato chips. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk Hualien tourism concerns, the latest local election news, Taichung\'s MRT, the ongoing dispute over a university president\'s appointment and cooking school. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk this week\'s deadly earthquake in Hualien, a nuclear reactor, local election controversy and Taiwan\'s Olympic moniker. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk China-Taiwan issues, controversy over the election of a new National Taiwan University president, pollution, English as an official second language and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk a presidential interview, local election news from Kaohsiung, an indictment in the police shooting of a Vietnamese national, the pending retirement of the head of the central bank and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk taxes, changes to a major farming organization, another mega fine for Mega Bank, retaliation over China air routes and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk labor laws, China flight routes, a couple of US-Taiwan bills, illegal factories and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk the e-passport fiasco, the latest on the New Party-China ties investigation, an expanded plastic bag ban and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk about some of the stories that stuck around here in Taiwan in 2017. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk telecom fraud sentences in China, allegations of \"green terror\" by pro-unificationists, Chinese encirclement operations, political donations and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk referendum laws, a US defense bill, air pollution, a recall vote and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk about transitional justice, mining laws, illegal structures, foreign direct investment and a long lasting rainbow. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk about the verdict in the Lee Ming-che case, trade talks with the US, air pollution, free public transport and baseball. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss rowdy legislative committee meetings, southbound policy news, a petition calling for the introduction of flogging and yearly bonuses. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The latest in the Ching Fu scandal, denial of entry to UN climate change talks, a busy APEC summit, concerns about cyber attacks and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk Trump's China meeting, same-sex marriage, a busy week for Premier William Lai, laws governing desecration of the ROC flag and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

More amendments to the Labor Standards Act, an overseas trip, warnings about joining China's Communist Party and a question of blood. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This week we discuss presidential travel as President Tsai's departs for an overseas trip shortly before a US-China presidential summit, money laundering Taiwan bank's New York operation, why a minesweeper ship construction contract is sinking, Kinmen's r -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss comments by China's Xi Jin-ping about Taiwan, foreign white-collar workers, Catalonia's referendum and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn