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 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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Apr 29, 2016 • 41min
The Politics of Pork
ICRT News and guests take on this week's political controversy surrounding US pork imports, the diplomatic spat with Japan over fishing rights, the disturbing news of 39 shelter dogs who died from heat exhaustion in transport, and more.
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Apr 22, 2016 • 53min
Connecting the Cross-Strait Dots
ICRT News and guests discuss the week's top stories including a whole bunch of cross-Strait drama and what it all means, the OBI Pharma insider trading case, the US Taiwan Business Council delegation in Taiwan, and more.
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Apr 15, 2016 • 46min
Spy vs. Guy
ICRT News and guests discuss a long list of the week's top stories including the controversial Kenya deportations, the cancelling of the Farglory Taipei Dome contract, a US espionage case that may implicate Taiwan, and more.
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Apr 8, 2016 • 53min
Hon Hai and Sharp Take the Plunge
ICRT News and guests take on a broad range of Taiwan news including the impact of the Panama Papers on Taiwan, the indictments related to the Weiguan Jinlong building collapse, the Hon Hai Sharp merger, and more.
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Apr 1, 2016 • 49min
Taiwan Mourns Together
ICRT News and guests discuss the week's top stories including this Monday's tragic killing of a four year old girls and the public response, Hung's ascension to the head of the KMT, new warnings about the spread of terrorist ideology in Taiwan, and more.
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