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 31, 2015 • 22min
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.
ICRT's Gavin Phipps and Donovan Smith along with Ross Feingold of the Washington-based D-C International Advisory discuss this week's top stories including student protests turning into spat over press freedom, President Ma Ying-jeou bemoaning his failure
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Jul 24, 2015 • 20min
Hong Gets Nod, While Fingers Are Pointed Following Another Stabbing Attack on the Taipei MRT and Gaoxiong Is Getting a Light Rail System
ICRT news discusses the week's top stories, including Hung Hsiu-chu's being confirmed as the KMT's 2016 candidate, and more
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Jul 17, 2015 • 29min
KMT Campaign Crumbling Before It Begins?
ICRT news discusses the week¡¦s top stories including the upcoming KMT party congress, financial woes in Miaoli County, and more.
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Jul 10, 2015 • 36min
Talking Through the Typhoon
ICRT news discusses the week¡¦s top stories including continued fallout from the Formosa Fun Coast fire, international arbitration of disputes in the South China Sea, and more.
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Jul 3, 2015 • 29min
One Week From Disaster, Slow Recovery and Mounting Questions
ICRT News is joined by Michael Boyden of Taiwan Asia Strategy Consulting about the weeks top stories including last Saturday¡¦s Formosa Fun Coast water park fire, upcoming demonstrations against high school history curriculum changes, and more.
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Jun 26, 2015 • 26min
Turmoil in Tainan, Dome Drama and the Litigious Legislator
ICRT News is joined by Kaohsiung correspondent Michael Smyth to discuss the week¡¦s top stories including a pair of accusations facing presumptive KMT candidate Hung Hsiu-chu, more bad news for the troubled Taipei Dome project, and more.
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Jun 19, 2015 • 23min
Election Shapes Up, Reform Push Fizzles Out
ICRT News is joined by Taichung Corresponded Donovan Smith to discuss the week's top stories including last week's KMT primary poll, the failure of lawmakers to pass constitutional reforms in time for a key deadline, and more.
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Jun 12, 2015 • 28min
End In Sight For the KMT Primary?
ICRT News is joined by Jane Rickards of the Economist to discuss the week¡¦s top stories including this weekend¡¦s KMT presidential primary polling, and the life and work of longtime human rights activist Lynn Miles who passed away this week at 72.
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Jun 5, 2015 • 28min
Tsai Trip and Trade Deals
ICRT News is joined by Ross Feingold of DC International Advisory to discuss the week¡¦s top stories including DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen¡¦s trip to the US, South Korea¡¦s trade deal with China and its potential impact on Taiwan and more.
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May 29, 2015 • 25min
Torrential Rains and Political Strains
ICRT News and correspondents discuss the week¡¦s top stories including the KMT primary which has narrowed down to Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu, torrential rains in Taiwan¡¦s South, and Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's nod at Cannes.
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