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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Episodes
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Aug 19, 2022 • 41min
Not a holiday in Cambodia
We talk organized crime gangs and fake jobs, the cancellation of the WorldPride 2025 event due to a dispute over wording and more.
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Aug 12, 2022 • 44min
China flexes its military muscle
We talk China's military exercises, a trip to China by the KMT's vice chairman and more.
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Aug 5, 2022 • 53min
Pelosi visits as Beijing rages
We talk the visit to Taiwan this week by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- from its build-up to the fallout.
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Jul 29, 2022 • 41min
Taiwan in the international headlines
We talk US-China-Taiwan issues, more problems for the DPP's Taoyuan mayoral candidate, increasing confidence in the lay judge system and more.
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Jul 22, 2022 • 42min
Will she or won't she?
We talk questions over a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the European Union's incoming ambassador to China indicating his support for "peaceful cross-strait reunification" and more.
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Jul 15, 2022 • 42min
VP Lai goes to Tokyo
We talk Taiwan's honoring of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, the DPP's choosing of it's Taipei mayoral candidate and more.
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Jul 8, 2022 • 41min
Local election news from the south
We talk the KMT choosing its Kaohsiung mayoral candidate, the Straits Forum in China, a headline making divorce and more.
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Jul 1, 2022 • 41min
Cheap power for some, but not others
We talk controversy over power pricing adjustments, the KMT backtracking on a Taiwan Strait related comment by a ranking member, talk of the negative effects of the government's Bilingual 2030 policy and more.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 41min
More November election nominees getting the nod
We talk the local elections shaping up, questions over the government arrivals numbers, a designation for World Cup tickets and more.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 45min
Exclusive interview with Foreign Minister Joseph Wu
We talk trade, defense, diplomatic ties, Ukraine, the foreign ministry's goals and much more with the foreign minister during a conversation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei.
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