
Taiwan This Week
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Comings and goings
FullWe talk the end of the Lai Cabinet, a new DPP chair, surplus tax revenues and plans to boost domestic demand and an end to the Kuan Chung-ming saga. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cross-strait principles
FullWe talk cross strait differences, chat with Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu and discuss other news from here in Taiwan this week. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan year in review
FullWe talk about some of the top stories from and about Taiwan in 2018. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Protecting the braised pork
FullWe talk concerns about African swine fever, the possible end to an honor guard, a online rumor case verdict and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A local baker in a cross-strait bun
FullWe talk a baked cross-strait issue, a cross-strait forum, meetings with mayors, Huawei tech and more -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From the English language to a yogurt heist
FullWe talk blueprints for a bilingual Taiwan, DPP soul searching and new chairperson, a whoops moment for the continued use of nuclear power and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Post election chitchat
FullWe talk fallout from the local elections and the national referendums. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The final push
FullWe talk the election campaigns, China meddling, local media meddling and make some ballot predictions. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A debate about debates
FullWe talk the latest local election news as the candidates debate their policy platforms. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan's major news stories for the week ending November 9th.
FullIn this episode of Taiwan This Week, we discuss the US mid-term elections impact on Taiwan, the latest in the local elections, positive economic data, another "status quo" poll, and the upcoming APEC leaders meeting. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Election special for Taichung and Kaohsiung
FullA second election special show recorded live at a joint ECCT-ICRT roundtable luncheon held in Taichung. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Local election special
FullA special show recorded live at a joint ECCT-ICRT roundtable luncheon in Taipei. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A hodgepodge of local election news
FullWe talk local elections, a failed Interpol meeting bid, a failed Pope invite and a PRC flag atop Jade Mountain. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

National Day and a quiet Guinness world record
FullWe 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

Forged signatures, organ harvesting and a sex party
FullWe 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

And the shrine it came a tumbling down
FullWe talk the demolition of a temple to China\'s Communist Party, a new arms sale, a UN rally and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A problem of fake news
FullWe talk fake news concerns, Vatican ties, an insulting hair salon and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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

An execution and a hero\'s welcome
FullWe talk the death penalty, the Asian Games, a former head of state, plans to sue Norway and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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

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

Cafe visit causes cross-strait spat
FullWe talk US transit for President Tsai Ing-wen, a statue for International Comfort Women Day, Kinmen and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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

Beijing bellyaches over US transit, again
FullWe talk a presidential overseas trip, Chinese tap water, a pending strike by pilots, pro-nuclear power referendums and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sports woes and airline pain
FullWe 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

From a party debate to illegal logging
FullWe 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

From an indictment to a higher peak
FullWe 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

From an impeachment to the marines
FullWe 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

Major Taiwan news stories in the first half of 2018.
FullWe talk about the year to date in domestic politics, foreign relations, China relations, economy and society. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Questions over designation litigation
FullWe 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

Big news for Taiwan-US ties
FullWe 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

Taiwan, the US and China
FullWe 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

Another minister falls
FullWe 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

A lot of cross-strait talk
FullWe discuss the another diplomatic ally jumping ship, drama at the WHA in Geneva, China\'s global airline edict and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

From polls to goals
FullWe 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

Another no go for Taiwan at the WHA
FullWe talk energy, illegal fishing practices, tourism caps and some very ugly \"Orwellian nonsense.\" -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There goes another one
FullWe 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

Warriors run riot in the street
FullWe 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

Tsai calls on an African ally
FullWe 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

It\'s getting old
FullWe 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

A trade war could be swell
FullWe 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

Warnings and words of support
FullWe 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

From a leader for life to a good food guide
FullWe 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

China makes offers and threats
FullWe 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

228 and travel talk
FullWe 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

Beginning with a minor cabinet reshuffle
FullWe 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

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

Myriad of cross-strait talk
FullWe 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

The president talks while the central bank prepares to lose its long-serving governor
FullWe 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

Irrigation, taxes and a government watchdog
FullWe 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