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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Sep 4, 2015 • 30min
More On This, After the Break
ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's top stories including a halt to campaigning for Hung Hsiu-chu, the continuing controversy surrounding Lien Chan's now completed trip to Beijing, dengue fever in Tainan, and more.
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Aug 28, 2015 • 36min
The Politics of the Past
ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's top stories including this Monday's historic stock market drop, revelations following the punching of a 17th Century painting, controversy surrounding WWII commemorations in Beijing, and more.
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Aug 21, 2015 • 36min
But How Will It Play With Joe Blow Voter?
ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's biggest stories including new presidential campaign proposals coming from the Hung camp, continued typhoon controversies, another look at Mayor Ko's trip to Shanghai, and more.
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Aug 14, 2015 • 27min
NTD Heads Down, Wages Stay Flat and Post Boxes Hook Left
ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's top stories including the dropping value of the NT dollar, the upcoming Shanghai Forum, those crooked mail boxes that everyone has been lining up for, and more.
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Aug 7, 2015 • 29min
Typhoon Clouds Skies, Clears Up Protest
ICRT news is joined by Jane Rickards of the Economist to discuss the week¡¦s top stories including the looming typhoon which has forced students to end their occupation of the Ministry of Education, James Soong¡¦s campaign kick off, and more.
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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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