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Taiwan This Week — 534 episodes

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1

Unorthodox travel

2

Revoked overflight permissions

3

Breaking down the Cheng-Xi meeting

4

A peace tour

5

Bribery and corruption

6

Verbal provocation

7

A tiff over a Tokyo trip

8

Power concerns and defense spending debate

9

A trade deal signed

10

Classified defense materials and free milk

11

Tariffs lowered, but semiconductor investments increased

12

Decapitation and budget concerns

13

A year end stern cross-strait warning

14

The year in review

15

A potential arms sale and an ignored amendment

16

An arrival card system causing an uproar

17

Going big on next year's local elections

18

T-Dome

19

A speech and a rebuff

20

Moves to amend pension reforms and calls for more cash handouts

21

Taiwan omitted

22

Alleged nefarious acts

23

Shovel Superheroes

24

A deadly storm

25

Scarred farmland

26

A high profile detainee makes bail

27

Recall repercussions

28

The last recall

29

The Cabinet facing criticism and making a U-turn

30

Boris Johnson and semiconductors

31

Tariffs set and denials about an overseas trip

32

Recalls big day

33

Tariff talk and recall chatter

34

Urban resilience drills

35

Presidential calls for unity by 'hammering out impurities'

36

A boycotted briefing

37

Spies within the DPP and the KMT

38

Allegations of damaging national sovereignty

39

A president's first year office and a CEO's big announcements

40

Nuclear power is no more

41

Currency appreciation and VE Day commemoration

42

Trust in Trump's America?

43

A much touted opposition summit

44

Recall petition probes

45

Tariff tremors

46

Allegations of an erosion of free speech

47

A forum and a battle of policy briefings

48

A big deal for little chips

49

A fact sheet revamp

50

A big meeting and a big tax surplus

51

Talk of tariffs and recalls

52

Trump and Taiwan 2.0

53

A dead president, a onetime presidential hopeful and a presidential address.

54

2024 in review

55

Protests, cross-strait talks and tanks

56

Military deployments and influencer propaganda

57

Talk of martial law

58

A first overseas trip and a winning team

59

Workplace bullying

60

Taiwan takeways from the US election

61

Taiwan and the US election

62

Charges of bad faith and an offer of a concession

63

Blockading Taiwan for a day

64

Double Ten talk

65

A slow moving typhoon and a petition drive

66

United Nations time once again

67

Talk of Taiwan made pagers

68

Carbon fee rates and train ticket prices

69

A controversial case of corruption

70

How the US election will affect Taiwan

71

Trouble in Ko P Land

72

A court hearing and budget increases

73

A rare agreement

74

A blown away military exercise

75

TAIWAN DOESN'T GIVE THE U.S. ANYTHING AND STOLE AMERICA'S CHIPS

76

Allegations of high ranking corruption

77

An uncommon case of illegal fishing

78

Unnamed visitors and death threats

79

Special committees

80

A Chinese boat in the Tamsui River

81

AI takes center stage

82

A milestone in the history of Taiwan's democracy or the darkest day in Taiwan's democratic history.

83

Lai Ching-te accepts the great seal of the nation as Beijing rattles sabres

84

New fraud laws proposed

85

A China trip and trade talks

86

The death penalty debated

87

More Cabinet posts filled

88

A new Cabinet and a former head of state

89

Meeting old friends in China

90

Too 'dangerous' for Taiping Island travel

91

Tainted spices

92

Reunification and saturation

93

A Peace Memorial Day

94

Disputed waters

95

A new Legislature and a new speaker

96

Winter bites

97

Election aftermath discussed

98

Election outcomes discussed

99

China's take Taiwan's election

100

Looking back at 2023

101

ECFA discord and a feisty presidential policy forum

102

ICRT-TVBS World Taiwan Election Roundtable Special

103

Seeking the youth vote and a legislative majority

104

Ready, set, campaign

105

A fractious meeting and tough talk on election victory

106

An agreement and some disagreements

107

Heightened risk and a Baltic trip

108

Election questions and speculation

109

Accusations and allegations

110

Elusive electoral oneness

111

Time to take to the podium for Taiwan

112

Construction site and egg woes

113

Kinmen in election promise focus

114

Low key US transits

115

A nod to nuclear power

116

From gender equality laws to the Blue Mags

117

Military exercises take center stage

118

Claims of US 'mistrust'

119

MOFA mum on Guatemala

120

The pillars of peace

121

Presidential hopefuls clash on a cross-strait pact

122

Bad actors and isopods

123

#MeToo cases rock DPP

124

Speculation, concerns and farewells

125

To Geneva with love

126

2024's main contenders are ready to rumble

127

The looming end of the battle for the KMT's 2024 candidate

128

All is OK with Asuncion

129

The end of an era

130

A leader at a leaders summit

131

From China with loathing and love

132

A milestone meeting? Or simply more of the same?

133

Contrasting statements from contrasting overseas trips

134

A former head of state is set to cross the strait

135

Honduras talks China ties

136

A US trip and an OCG party

137

A commemoration day rumpus

138

On the QT, and very hush-hush

139

A China balloon, a China visit and a DMZ

140

A mild reshuffle and questions over a possible visit

141

Exercises, spying and visits

142

Tax surplus payments for the people

143

2022 in review

144

Scrutinizing TikTok

145

China bans and Santa hats

146

An ABFAB new fab

147

Dissecting the election outcome

148

An election eve chitchat

149

From Bali to Bangkok

150

Taiwan on the agenda

151

Popping off to Palau amid warnings

152

Local election debate

153

Talk of Taiwan in Beijing

154

A national day and a reopening day

155

Foreseeing an address

156

US$1billion!

157

Talk of US commitment

158

Resolutions in the spotlight

159

China drones on and on and on ....

160

A deadly attack on police officers raises questions

161

Not a holiday in Cambodia

162

China flexes its military muscle

163

Pelosi visits as Beijing rages

164

Taiwan in the international headlines

165

Will she or won't she?

166

VP Lai goes to Tokyo

167

Local election news from the south

168

Cheap power for some, but not others

169

More November election nominees getting the nod

170

Exclusive interview with Foreign Minister Joseph Wu

171

Meeting old friends

172

Big COVID insurance payouts

173

Another no from the WHO

174

Deadly US shooting hits home in Taiwan

175

Unprecedented death rates

176

Countable infections

177

Holiday rail chaos

178

Another brawl in the LY

179

High coronavirus case number possibilities

180

A new Taiwan model for coronavirus control

181

From a messy bill to a bitcoin problem

182

A bit of an early morning jolt

183

Taiwan rallies for Ukraine

184

An unfriendly listing

185

Oops!.. It happened again

186

Ukraine Reaction

187

Putting Medigen on the map

188

Opening the borders to Fukushima Food

189

Buying time

190

Certification needed

191

A missing chairman

192

An unwelcome return of coronavirus concerns

193

Looking back at the year that was

194

Disregard for legislative procedures

195

R-Day

196

A sudden departure

197

A timely boost

198

Social disorder

199

Taiwanese representation in Europe

200

Shhhh, we're not here

201

Yes or no, that is the question

202

Taiwan chatter in Washington

203

Border restrictions

204

An October 10 address

205

Concerns about provocations

206

Customized labels and vaccine overdoses

207

Coverage rates and trade hopes

208

Vaccine shortage concerns

209

A possible merger

210

Bringing Taiwan to the world online

211

The smuggled cat strut

212

Taiwanistan?

213

Big trouble over little Lithuania

214

Vaccine issues and Olympic problems

215

A presidential nod for a local jab

216

An EUA, a lawsuit and an apology

217

A super shot of vaccine news

218

Golf but no swimming

219

Dine-in services could return

220

Vaccine begging

221

Questions over an alert level and testing

222

A 'discriminatory' stay-at-home order

223

A southern take on the coronavirus situation

224

From extended alerts to falling out of a top 10

225

Heightened coronavirus concerns

226

A Taiwan vaccine on the way

227

One man and a dinghy

228

New transportation leadership

229

A visit, a possible visit and lower than expected departures

230

Calls for railway reform

231

A quick jab

232

A travel bubble confirmed

233

China threats and US support

234

An import and banned export

235

A poetic cross-strait back and forth

236

From the coronavirus to invasive species

237

A sudden U-turn in South America

238

Words of support

239

Total recall

240

A lot of plans

241

A riot response, coronavirus and ractopamine

242

The year that was in review

243

A quantum leap

244

A fine too small?

245

Noise annoys

246

An arrival, a no show and inflatable pigs

247

A controversial broadcast ruling

248

A Biden White House and Taiwan

249

Taiwan's take on the US election

250

A controversial NCC meeting

251

ICRT Asia-Pacific Youth Association US election roundtable special

252

A fight over a 'false national flag' in Fiji

253

Cross-strait shenanigans

254

Addressing unwanted incursions

255

High hopes for Taiwan-US ties

256

Not "Made in Taiwan"

257

A porky problem

258

A back and forth about cross-strait ties

259

Controversial coronavirus testing

260

A 'breakthrough' visit?

261

A cross-party bribery scandal

262

Remembering a former head of state

263

Citizen judges get the nod

264

From bombs to balls

265

Mulling counter measures

266

Regrets and concerns over Hong Kong

267

From open borders to closed door comments

268

A mayor recalled

269

Make or break time for the Kaohsiung mayor

270

Relaxing the virus guidelines

271

A scaled-down virus prevention inauguration

272

From coronavirus to cricket

273

High ranking US calls for Taiwan's WHA invitation

274

A cluster infection from the high seas

275

Mandatory testing and cash payments

276

Over crowding concerns

277

Virus, Coal, Hong Kongers in ROC Military, Dancer Passes Away

278

Three steps to assisting the government's coronavirus response

279

Working toward faster coronavirus screening

280

TAIPEI Act passes House vote

281

Coronavirus views from the center and south

282

A Coronavirus Impact Plan

283

A ban on Chinese visitors and complaints to the WHO

284

2019 novel coronavirus concerns

285

Dissecting the election and its aftermath

286

The election in the international media

287

An anti-infiltration bill and media angst

288

Looking back at the year that was

289

2020 Hopefuls Agree to Disagree

290

Illegal immigration and a pivotal illegal protest

291

Big data, fake news and real rainbows

292

Allegations of spying, infiltration and a lack of sense of humor

293

Tunghai 2020 election roundtable special part 2

294

Tunghai 2020 election roundtable special part 1

295

A show packed with election news

296

23 measures, a VP candidate and facial recognition

297

Presidential Politics Goes "Fair and Slightly Plump"

298

A cross-border murder case

299

ICRT-ECCT 2020 presidential election special

300

Caught on camera

301

More election chatter

302

Taiwan loses the Solomon Islands but gets a lucky cap

303

Hong Kong protest leaders in town

304

A possible 2020 KMT split to pet food

305

Taiwan's brand new Air Force is about to take off

306

Gou, Wang, and Ko Meet Amid Candidacy Speculation

307

Typhoon Cancellation

308

A ban on independent Chinese travelers

309

Smuggled smokes

310

Han gets KMT nod for 2020

311

Who will it be for the KMT?

312

A KMT primary ready to poll

313

Nearly no more single-use plastic straws

314

Revised referendum law faces questions

315

A first presidential candidate

316

A primary decided

317

Taiwan marks the first day of legalized same-sex marriage

318

Finally a primary process

319

Taiwan This Week

320

Party primary \"chaos\" and \"cryptic\" cross-talk

321

The door opens for Han Kuo-yu

322

Taiwan Relations Act 40th Anniversary Special Part Two

323

Taiwan Relations Act 40th Anniversary Special Part One

324

A primary postponed

325

Han, Tsai and DUI

326

Primary registrations

327

Countering China\'s \"one country, two systems\" formula.

328

A bill, a primary, security talks and cheaper smokes

329

Big announcements

330

Strike or flight

331

Ending the Year of the Dog with a whole heap of politics

332

A slap in the face

333

Repackaging the old as the new

334

Comings and goings

335

Cross-strait principles

336

Taiwan year in review

337

Protecting the braised pork

338

A local baker in a cross-strait bun

339

From the English language to a yogurt heist

340

Post election chitchat

341

The final push

342

A debate about debates

343

Taiwan's major news stories for the week ending November 9th.

344

Election special for Taichung and Kaohsiung

345

Local election special

346

A hodgepodge of local election news

347

National Day and a quiet Guinness world record

348

Forged signatures, organ harvesting and a sex party

349

And the shrine it came a tumbling down

350

A problem of fake news

351

A kick that caused a rumpus

352

An execution and a hero\'s welcome

353

From the UN to trash

354

El Salvador runs to Beijing

355

Cafe visit causes cross-strait spat

356

Winnie the Pooh and a tweet

357

Beijing bellyaches over US transit, again

358

Sports woes and airline pain

359

From a party debate to illegal logging

360

From an indictment to a higher peak

361

From an impeachment to the marines

362

Major Taiwan news stories in the first half of 2018.

363

Questions over designation litigation

364

Big news for Taiwan-US ties

365

Taiwan, the US and China

366

Another minister falls

367

A lot of cross-strait talk

368

From polls to goals

369

Another no go for Taiwan at the WHA

370

There goes another one

371

Warriors run riot in the street

372

Tsai calls on an African ally

373

It\'s getting old

374

A trade war could be swell

375

Warnings and words of support

376

From a leader for life to a good food guide

377

China makes offers and threats

378

228 and travel talk

379

Beginning with a minor cabinet reshuffle

380

Earthquake

381

Myriad of cross-strait talk

382

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

383

Irrigation, taxes and a government watchdog

384

New labor laws become law, again

385

Passports, flags and pay hikes

386

A look back at the year that was

387

From Beijing with love

388

Spaced out on referendums

389

Amendments, bills and a rainbow

390

Lee Ming-che sentence and lots of pollution

391

The latest on a shipbuilding scandal to modern dance

392

A scandal rocking the Presidential Office's boat

393

All eyes on Trump's China visit

394

Amendments to amendments

395

Time for Presidential Travels

396

A congress, a conference and some controversy

397

A National Day and some sticky issues

398

Cross-strait issues take over

399

Mob rule at a cross-strait music festival

400

A Kaohsiung-heavy episode

401

Public sector pay rise plans

402

From the local leagues to the premiership

403

Closing the Universiade

404

An unsporting protest in Taipei

405

Power Outage Welcomes the Universiade

406

Red light woes

407

Typhoon holiday blues

408

From trade talks to a serious look at a bank's banana giveaway

409

Ugly scenes in the LY

410

A state visit and calls for an end to all Taiwan naming references to China.

411

Infrastructure, Defense, Wind, Heat Leave and More...

412

Arms, Pension Reform and Bad Ratings

413

Cross-strait Forums in Focus

414

Panama Says Bye-bye

415

At Least It's Not Drought

416

The Last Mile

417

Tsai's Presidency, One Year In

418

You Really Wanna Do This on Me? :(

419

WHAAAAAAA!!!

420

Boring Meetings and High Politics

421

Suffer For your Infrastructure

422

Pension Tensions

423

Freedom of Speech Day

424

Gearing Up for the Meet and Greet

425

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!!!

426

The Legacy of the Sunflowers

427

Revisiting the September Strife

428

Political De-education

429

A Week for Remembrance

430

One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

431

"The Call II: The Incoherenting"

432

Stopping Bird Flu in Kaohsiung

433

Shuffled up

434

Ooh! Another Ranking!

435

Taiwan This Week

436

I Left My Heart in Abuja

437

I Left My Heart in Abuja

438

Theory and Practice

439

Taiwan This Year

440

Live from the Renegade Entity

441

Bonus Interview: Asian Silicon Valley

442

Wiggle Room

443

The Call

444

Travel, Trade and TransAsia

445

Rights and Flights

446

Taiwan's Trump, Nuclear Food, and Other Political Oddities

447

Taiwan's Take on Trump

448

US Election Special

449

Same-sex Marriage Just Around the Corner?

450

Jumping Ship?

451

Doubling Down

452

Let's Put It Diplomatically ...

453

Pork Bun Perseverance

454

Three Pronged, White Something-or-others

455

See You At the Protest

456

Tsai Admin Turns 100 Days Old!

457

Pokemon Going ... going ... still here.

458

UN membership a no-go, while emissions cause a stink in the center of the island

459

Pokemon NOOOO!!!

460

Mixed Reactions

461

Good to Be Thorough

462

Snark Attack

463

I Got a Rock ...

464

Typhoon Daze

465

Failure to Communicate

466

That Escalated Quickly!

467

Travel Plans

468

Taiwan Politics After the Love Has Gone

469

I Know They Sound Angry ...

470

Rubber Hits the Road

471

Last Hurrah

472

No Girls Allowed ... Not Many Anyway

473

The Politics of Pork

474

Connecting the Cross-Strait Dots

475

Spy vs. Guy

476

Hon Hai and Sharp Take the Plunge

477

Taiwan Mourns Together

478

Mr. Siew Goes to Boao

479

An EX-ally Moves On

480

Funny Money

481

Where You Going With That Plutonium?

482

Playing Hard to Takeover, or Hon Hai Won't You Love Me?

483

Trouble at The Unfortunately Named Island

484

One For the (extremely congested) Road

485

An "Unhelpful," "Disappointing" Episode

486

No, You Run the Country!

487

Election-eve Is Here!

488

Bonus Election Coverage: ICRT 2016 Election Roundtable (round 2)

489

You Can Bet On It

490

Looking Back On the News of 2015

491

Take My Cellphone, Please

492

Let's Make a Deal!

493

A Campaign Controversy With Some Staying Power

494

Back to the Scandals of Yesteryear

495

Bonus Election Coverage: ICRT-ECCT 2016 Election Roundtable

496

The Race Takes Shape

497

Fresh Faces

498

Mr. Chu Goes to Washington

499

All in the Timing

500

That Familiar Flash Point Flashes

501

The Election Rolls Along

502

Get Ready for the Switcheroo

503

And in This Corner, We Have ... Um?

504

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

505

A New Card Controversy

506

When the Tempers Flare, the Desks Get Slammed

507

War of Words End, Treason Charges Begin

508

More On This, After the Break

509

The Politics of the Past

510

But How Will It Play With Joe Blow Voter?

511

NTD Heads Down, Wages Stay Flat and Post Boxes Hook Left

512

Typhoon Clouds Skies, Clears Up Protest

513

Student Protests Turn Into a Spat Over Press Freedom, While President Ma Bemoans Failure to Meet China Counterpart, and a Former China Democracy Activist Hits the Campaign Trail in Taichung.

514

Hong Gets Nod, While Fingers Are Pointed Following Another Stabbing Attack on the Taipei MRT and Gaoxiong Is Getting a Light Rail System

515

KMT Campaign Crumbling Before It Begins?

516

Talking Through the Typhoon

517

One Week From Disaster, Slow Recovery and Mounting Questions

518

Turmoil in Tainan, Dome Drama and the Litigious Legislator

519

Election Shapes Up, Reform Push Fizzles Out

520

End In Sight For the KMT Primary?

521

Tsai Trip and Trade Deals

522

Torrential Rains and Political Strains

523

Taiwan This Week for the Third Week of May (5.16 - 5.22)

524

Taiwan This Week For the Third Week of May (5.18-5.22)

525

Taiwan This Week For the Second Week of May (5.9-5.15)

526

Taiwan This Week For the First Week of May (5.2-5.8)

527

Taiwan This Week for the Final Week of April (4.25-5.1)

528

Taiwan This Week for the Fourth Week of April (4.20-24)

529

Taiwan This Week for the Third Week of April (4.11-17)

530

Taiwan This Week for the Second Week of April (4.4-4.10)

531

Taiwan This Week for the First Week of April (3.27-4.3)

532

Taiwan This Week for the Fourth Week of March (3.20-27)

533

Taiwan This Week for the Fourth Week of March (3.27-27)

534

Taiwan This Week for the Third Week of March (3.13-20)