Taiwan This Week
ICRT
Keeping abreast of Taiwan news has never been easier, nor more informative. Every week, the ICRT news team from around the island takes a look back at the important stories that affected Taiwan. From Taipei all the way down to Pingdong, and even far beyond. Friday nights at around 8:20, tune into ICRT FM 100 for Taiwan This Week.
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Jun 23, 2017 • 37min
Cross-strait Forums in Focus
In today's show we look at calls for an amnesty for former president Chen Shui-bian, concerns over GM potatoes, yet another casino referendum and a couple of cross-strait forums.
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Jun 16, 2017 • 47min
Panama Says Bye-bye
This week we discuss Panama's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the death of award-winning filmmaker Chi Po-lin, an extra legislative session and Apple.
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Jun 9, 2017 • 1h 3min
At Least It's Not Drought
We discuss this week's flooding with former Minister of the Interior Lee Hong-yuan. Then we look at Taiwan's efforts to reduce carbon emissions, a growing fight over foreign intern regulations, prehistoric seafaring migrants, and more.
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Jun 2, 2017 • 1h 5min
The Last Mile
We discuss plans to highlight the detention of a Taiwanese activist in China, the road ahead for gay marriage legalization, this week¡¦s Computex tech trade show in Taipei, a new law aiming to help preserve Taiwan¡¦s indigenous languages and more.
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May 26, 2017 • 1h
Tsai's Presidency, One Year In
ICRT News hosts a special roundtable discussion examining President Tsai Ing-wen's first year in office featuring former Minister of the Interior Dr. Lee Hong-yuan, former AIT head Dr. William Stanton, and ex-Legislator Dr. Shen Fu-hsiung.
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May 19, 2017 • 1h 7min
You Really Wanna Do This on Me? :(
ICRT News discusses how the WannaCry ransomware attack affected Taiwan, tomorrow¡¦s KMT chairmanship election, next week¡¦s Council of Grand Justices gay marriage ruling, the passing of famed Taiwanese entertainer Chu Ke-liang, and more.
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May 12, 2017 • 59min
WHAAAAAAA!!!
Taiwan has officially not been invited to join the World Health Assembly: We discuss the fallout, along with developments in US-Taiwan ties, the saga of a decapitated statue, security risks found in government made apps, and more.
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May 5, 2017 • 1h 11min
Boring Meetings and High Politics
We discuss the course of cross-Strait relations amid a number of ongoing disputes, the complaints of Taiwan¡¦s workers following Monday's Labor Day demonstrations, a suicide case that has prompted a national conversation on sexual abuse, and more.
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Apr 28, 2017 • 58min
Suffer For your Infrastructure
We discuss scuffles in the legislature over the Executive Yuan¡¦s infrastructure plan, proposals to reduce the number of Taiwan¡¦s top judges, suspicion that pressure from China may prevent Taiwan from attending a major health conference, and more.
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Apr 21, 2017 • 1h 10min
Pension Tensions
ICRT News discusses the protest by civil servants outside the Legislative Yuan against President Tsai¡¦s pension reforms, a self-described Chinese dissident denied asylum in Taiwan, the decision by the China Post to end their print edition, and more.
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