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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Jul 15, 2016 • 50min
I Got a Rock ...
ICRT News and commentators look beneath the surface of the South China Sea ruling and what it will mean for Taiwan, then in the second half of the show we discuss the Red Cross controversy, the ATM bank heists and the continuing Uber saga.
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Jul 8, 2016 • 55min
Typhoon Daze
We cover the week's top stories, including the Navy's accidental missile launch, the upcoming tribunal decision on China's claims to the South China sea, and we take an in depth look at new regulations aimed at reining in Taiwan's far seas fleet.
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Jul 1, 2016 • 53min
Failure to Communicate
ICRT News and guests discuss Beijing's announcement that cross-strait communication has been suspended, wins and losses for Taiwan's labor movement, how the Brexit might effect Taiwan, and we reflect on the Formosa Fun Coast fire disaster.
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Jun 24, 2016 • 49min
That Escalated Quickly!
We discuss the ongoing China Airlines strike, the slow progress of the controversial transitional justice bill, an environmental disaster in Vietnam some allege has been caused by a Taiwanese company, and more.
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Jun 17, 2016 • 52min
Travel Plans
We discuss the week's top political news which mostly involved travel plans for Taiwan's current and former presidents, then we discuss the controversy surrounding a video stoking ethnic tensions, and we update our look at Taiwan's future energy options.
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Jun 3, 2016 • 56min
Taiwan Politics After the Love Has Gone
This week we discuss the crazy weather in Northern Taiwan, the chaos on Tuesday as KMT lawmakers pressed the Tsai administration hard on trade and fishing rights issues, a new approval poll for the country's mayors, and more.
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May 27, 2016 • 50min
I Know They Sound Angry ...
We take a look at China's reaction to the Tsai presidency one week on, then in the second half we discuss some of the more prominent changes already enacted by the newly minted Executive Yuan.
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May 20, 2016 • 41min
Rubber Hits the Road
We dedicate the whole program today to discussing President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration ceremony and taking a hard look at exactly what was in her wide ranging inauguration speech.
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May 13, 2016 • 56min
Last Hurrah
We discuss the controversy surrounding the execution of MRT knife killer Cheng Chieh, one Taiwan group's decision to weigh in on the Philippine's ongoing South China Sea case, anger stoked by wording in Taiwan's WHA invitation, and more.
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May 6, 2016 • 49min
No Girls Allowed ... Not Many Anyway
We take on an array of diplomatic stories confronting both major parties, then we cover two major criminal cases that brought the death penalty back in the news, disappointment over poor gender representation among cabinet appointees, and more.
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