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A president's first year office and a CEO's big announcements

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 40:35


We talk President Lai Ching-te's marking his first year office, Nvidia's Jensen Huang attending Computex in Taipei and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nuclear power is no more

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 50:03


We talk the end of nuclear power generation, contrasting overseas trips and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Currency appreciation and VE Day commemoration

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 53:11


We talk the NT's sudden rise against the US dollar, the government marking Victory in Europe Day for first time and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Trust in Trump's America?

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 51:26


We talk public attitudes toward America and Donald Trump, plans to recall President Lai China-te, a pending dedicated air quality center and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A much touted opposition summit

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 43:50


We talk Pope Francis' death and Taiwan, a meeting between the heads of the KMT and the Taiwan People's Party, overseas electronic voting and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Recall petition probes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 45:58


We talk the latest on investigations into allegations of recall petition signature forgery, denials that convenience stores will be used as wartime hubs and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Tariff tremors

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 47:57


We talk Taiwan's wobbly US tariff week, allegations of a violation of procurement rules by the Taipei Metro and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Allegations of an erosion of free speech

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 48:16


We talk calls for "advocating war" to be made a crime, a civil defense drill, KMT referendum bills making progress in the Legislature and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A forum and a battle of policy briefings

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 50:06


We talk the Yushan Forum, the DPP and the KMT going on islandwide tours to blast their opposing policies, controversy over a Chinese national who had been advocating for China's annexation of Taiwan using military force and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A big deal for little chips

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 41:53


We talk TSMC's additional investment in the US, questions about Taiwan's defense spending, an emergency room nursing shortage and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A fact sheet revamp

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 34:11


We talk the US State Department's removal of a line concerning Taiwan independence; a KMT delegation visiting the US for talks with Trump officials; more problems with undersea cables and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A big meeting and a big tax surplus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 49:19


We talk a meeting of the five government branches, calls for NT$10,000 cash handouts, undocumented migrant workers and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Talk of tariffs and recalls

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 39:55


We cover possible US levies on Taiwan chip makers; recall vote proposals, a DeepSeek ban and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Trump and Taiwan 2.0

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 44:47


We talk Donald Trump's return to the White House and Taiwan; lawmakers passing a slashed central government budget; Constitutional Court rulings taking effect after being signed into by President Lai Ching-te and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A dead president, a onetime presidential hopeful and a presidential address.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 53:08


We talk how Taiwan remembers Jimmy Carter, the latest on Ko Wen-je's legal woes; Lai Ching-te's New Year's Day address and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

2024 in review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 41:21


We talk the past year's top stories from and about Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Protests, cross-strait talks and tanks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 41:21


We talk protests over proposed amendments, the Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City Forum, the delivery of Abrams Main Battle Tanks from the US and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Military deployments and influencer propaganda

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 49:21


We talk China's military goings-on this week in the skies and waters around Taiwan, warnings to influencers about accepting funding or instruction from China; the United Daily News' Taiwan's Character of the Year for 2024 and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Talk of martial law

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 49:23


We talk the brief declaration of martial law in South Korea making news in Taiwan, visiting Chinese students facing claims of making comments resulting in "uneasiness in society, a protest against the take over of Foodpanda and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A first overseas trip and a winning team

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 46:49


We talk President Lai Ching-te visiting Pacific Island allies, a visit by Chinese students, a rejected citizenship petition and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Workplace bullying

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 44:27


We talk apologies from senior government officials regarding workplace bullying, lawyers taking to the streets, questions over cryptocurrency taxation and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan takeways from the US election

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 45:12


We talk Donald Trump's return to the White House and what it could mean for Taiwan, draft amendments to the an allocations act and the demolition of a forty-year old overpass. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan and the US election

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 47:12


We speak with regular show commentator Brian Hioe, former American Institute in Taiwan Director William Stanton and Professor Huang Min-Hua, the chair of the National Taiwan University's Department of Political Science about the US election and how it's outcome could affect Taiwan at a special show recorded live at a roundtable event jointly organized by ICRT and the National Taiwan University's Political Science Student Association at the NTU in Taipei. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Charges of bad faith and an offer of a concession

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 38:04


We talk an on going dispute over the general budget, Tsai Ing-wen returning from a trip to Europe, a battle to deport a Spanish national who was the focus of an Interpol wanted notice and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Blockading Taiwan for a day

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 45:27


We talk China's latest military drills, comments about plans to build green power plants in neighboring countries and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Double Ten talk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 41:45


We talk National Day events, a survey concerning threats to Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen's first overseas trip since leaving office and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A slow moving typhoon and a petition drive

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 47:12


We talk typhoon day closures controversy, Chinese tourists and a petition on citizenship warranting a government response. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

United Nations time once again

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 42:17


We talk the UN General Assembly and Resolution 2758, allegations Taiwan is spreading disinformation in China, two hefty electricity bills and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Talk of Taiwan made pagers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 35:10


We talk the death penalty, another Chinese rubber dinghy incident and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Carbon fee rates and train ticket prices

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 49:14


We talk basic carbon fee rates leading to some ire feelings, pending hikes to rail fares, a holiday getaway locale facing problems and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A controversial case of corruption

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 48:10


We talk the latest on the scandals dogging the Taiwan People's Party, United Nations Resolution 2758, Judicial Yuan nominees facing a backlash and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

How the US election will affect Taiwan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 74:34


A special show featuring a panel discussion organized by the Asia Pacific Youth Association and recorded live at the Legislative Yuan titled An Election That Influences the World: Taiwan and the 2024 US Election. It brought together Taiwan People's Party lawmaker Janice Chen (陳昭姿), the Deputy Director of the DPP's International Department Michael Chen (陳文昊), the Assistant Director of the KMT's Department of International Affairs Chance Hsu ( 須予謙), and Associate Professor of the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University's Center for Human Science Eric Chiou (邱奕宏), as well US nationals and Taiwan based lawyers, John Eastwood and Ross Feingold, who discussed how the upcoming US election will affect US-China relations, US-Taiwan relations and cross-strait ties. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Trouble in Ko P Land

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 43:07


We talk the Taiwan People's Party facing a financial scandal, a mayor facing a recall vote, controversy over a proposed street name change and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A court hearing and budget increases

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 39:14


We talk oral arguments regarding the legality of government oversight bills, an announcement concerning the government's 2025 budget, Taiwan's top envoy to Japan leaving his post after eight years and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A rare agreement

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 49:12


We talk cross-strait talks in Kinmen, a summit by an anti-China group in Taipei, WTO dispute settlement consultations and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A blown away military exercise

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 23:49


We talk a typhoon, a cut short military exercise, a national party congress, macaque muggers and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

TAIWAN DOESN'T GIVE THE U.S. ANYTHING AND STOLE AMERICA'S CHIPS

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 45:27


We talk comments by Donald Trump about Taiwan, the first legislative session of the Lai administration wrapping-up, equal pay and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Allegations of high ranking corruption

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 41:33


We talk a former vice premier facing a corruption investigation, a president in military fatigues and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

An uncommon case of illegal fishing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 39:33


We talk the seizer of a Taiwan fishing boat sparking concerns of increased cross-strait tensions, a recall vote aimed at removing the mayor of Keelung from office and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Unnamed visitors and death threats

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 43:44


We talk hush hush discussions how to boost Taiwan's international participation, China's new deadly judicial guidelines and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Special committees

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 50:49


We talk three special presidential committees, warnings against Chinese influence in political parties, altercations over priority seating rules on the MRT and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Chinese boat in the Tamsui River

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 40:28


We talk visits from China, lawmakers set to reconsider parliamentary oversight bills and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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