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As part of Talking Taiwan's Election Tour, we spoke with Courtney Donovan Smith a week after Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections. Lai Ching-te of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was elected president with 40.05% of the vote. Hou Yu-ih the Kuomintang's (KMT) presidential candidate got 33.49% of the vote and Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) got 26.46%. It was the first time in Taiwan's history that any political party has been elected for three consecutive four-year terms in office. The DPP won an unprecedented third presidential term but lost its majority in the legislature. We talked about how ballot counting in Taiwan is highly transparent and also about how the Taiwan People's Party could have a crucial role in the legislature, and if the TPP will suffer the same fate as Taiwan's other third parties   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: ·       Reflections on the 2024 election compared to past elections ·       How the election of Lai Ching-te has earned the DPP an unprecedented third term in office ·       How Terry Guo had expressed interest in running for president ·       The opposition unity ticket deal that fell through ·       Taiwan's first direct presidential election in 1996 ·       How ballots are counted in Taiwan ·       How voting is done in Taiwan ·       Donovan's thoughts on if the Taiwan People's Party will survive as a third party ·       Taiwan's third political parties and what has happened to them ·       The 2000 election in which Lien Chan was the KMT presidential candidate and James Soong ran as an independent presidential candidate ·       The origin of the terms “Pan Green” and “Pan Blue ·       The possibility that Hou You-yi could be recalled as mayor of New Taipei City ·       Comparing the recall of Hou You-yi with the recall of Han Kuo-yu ·       What the election results tell us about how people feel about the Democratic Progressive Party ·       How Ko Wen-je has managed to attract many young voters ·       How voting results may have differed if the presidential election were not a three-way race ·       What could happen with the Legislative Yuan speaker and deputy speaker positions   Related Links:

Lai Ching-te, a veteran politician from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, was elected to become Taiwan's next president, with 40% of the votes, compared with 33% for his nearest rival, Hou Yu-ih of the main opposition party, the Kuomintang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sabato i taiwanesi votano per eleggere il presidente e rinnovare il parlamento. L'attuale vicepresidente Lai Ching-te (William Lai), del Partito democratico progressista (Dpp, attualmente al governo), è il grande favorito del voto. Il suo principale avversario è Hou Yu-ih, candidato del Kuomintang (Kmt), formazione favorevole a relazioni più strette con Pechino. Il voto è seguito con attenzione dalla Cina, che considera Taiwan una sua provincia ribelle, e dagli Stati Uniti, i principali fornitori di armi all'isolaProprio la Cina ha definito Lai, un “grave pericolo” per le sue posizioni, ritenute “indipendentiste”. Per Pechino quello di sabato è un voto cruciale dell'isola, da considerarsi come una scelta tra “pace e guerra”. Entrambi i principali candidati sostengono comunque di voler mantenere lo status quo, una situazione sostanzialmente cristallizzata nella quale i taiwanesi rivendicano una propria autonomia e Pechino rivendica una propria sovranità sull'isola. Il vicepresidente William Lai in passato si era detto favorevole all'indipendenza dell'isola, nella corsa al voto ha invece dichiarato che non farà mosse in quella direzione. Il candidato del Kuomintang, Lai Ching-te ha dal canto suo promesso di “non svendere Taiwan alla Cina” e di mantenere i legami con gli Stati Uniti.Ma quanto pesa la questione del rapporto con la Cina sulle elezioni, sulle intenzioni di voto dei taiwanesi? Quali sono gli scenari che si prospettano in caso di vittoria dell'attuale vicepresidente? Che ruolo giocano la Cina e gli Stati Uniti in queste elezioni?Di questo e altro parliamo con:Lorenzo Lamperti Giornalista a Taiwan, collaboratore RSIGiulia Sciorati analista dell'Ispi e ricercatrice alla London School of Economics and Political Science, specializzata in politica estera e di sicurezza della Cina.

À Taïwan, les élections présidentielle et législative auront lieu samedi. Trois candidats sont en lice. Favori des sondages, le vice-président sortant William Lai, de centre-gauche, se présente comme le successeur de la présidente Tsai, partisane d'une indépendance face à la Chine. Face à lui, le candidat du Kuomintang, Hou Yu-ih est issu de la droite nationaliste proche de Pékin, et un troisième candidat, Ko Wen. Ces élections sont scrutées par la Chine et les États-Unis. La Chine, qui a appelé les Taïwanais à faire "le bon choix", voit le candidat favori comme "un grave danger" à son ambition de voir l'île revenir dans son giron.

Taiwan realiza eleições presidenciais e legislativas neste sábado, 13 de Janeiro. Para o lugar de Presidente estão três candidatos e, segundo as sondagens, o actual vice-presidente, Lai Ching-te, do Partido Democrático Progressista é o favorito. Em causa está a paz e a estabilidade no Estreito de Taiwan, mas as questões económicas também vão ditar as escolhas dos eleitores, reconhece Carlos Gaspar, Investigador do Instituto de Relações Internacionais. RFI: Nestas eleições, a questão da China não é o único elefante branco a ocupar a sala. Há ainda questões económicas, com o aumento do custo de vida, associado ao elevado preço da habitação. De que forma estas questões poderão influenciar a votação dos mais jovens? Carlos Gaspar, investigador do Instituto de Relações Internacionais: Têm, com certeza, os efeitos normais que tem qualquer democracia pluralista. Taiwan é uma democracia consolidada e, portanto, nas eleições, essas múltiplas dimensões jogam. As questões internas são sempre as mais importantes numa eleição democrática. A questão da China não é uma questão interna para Taiwan, trata-se de uma questão externa. A República Popular da China deixou, não só de ter amigos em Taiwan, mas a esmagadora maioria dos eleitores identificam-se com taiwanêses e não como chineses.De acordo com as sondagens, a maioria da população é favorável à manutenção do Status Quo, ou seja, nem independência nem reunificação. Esta é uma das propostas do actual vice-presidente, Lai Ching-te, do Partido Progressista Democrático, favorito na corrida, que promete, entre outros, o apoio "inabalável" à manutenção do status quo no Estreito de Taiwan. Esta é a solução? Certamente, é a posição que os Estados Unidos e a União Europeia preferem, mas que entre em choque com a posição da República Popular da China. A China suspeita, não sem uma parte de razão, que o candidato presidencial do Partido Democrático Progressista- independentemente das suas tomadas de posições formais- dirige um partido que é fortemente a favor da independência de Taiwan. Neste partido existem correntes políticas fortes que querem formalizar a independência, a separação entre Taiwan e a República Popular da China. Ou seja, a transformação de Taiwan num Estado normal como qualquer outro. A possibilidade dessa posição ganhar terreno é o maior pesadelo para a China.Num caso de vitória do candidato presidencial, Lai Ching-te, esse resultado poderá ser visto por Pequim como uma humilhação? Xi Jinping repetiu na mensagem de ano novo que a reunificação será inevitável.A reunificação será, com certeza, inevitável. A questão é saber quando é que ela se irá realizar. A reunificação com Taiwan é uma prioridade de todos os dirigentes do regime comunista, defendida desde o tempo de Mao Tsé-Tung, mas que tem sido adiada sucessivamente. Designadamente, porque existe uma garantia implícita dos Estados Unidos a Taiwan contra uma tentativa chinesa de mudar pela força o status quo. Obviamente que uma vitória do candidato do Partido Democrático Progressista será o pior cenário possível para Xi Jinping e para a direcção do Partido Comunista.Para além das retaliações militares e económicas, Pequim poderá servir-se do direito, adoptando leis que visem punir cidadãos taiwaneses, vistos pelas autoridades como separatistas?Com certeza que pode sancionar cidadãos,  de Taiwan em particular, embora isso não tenha um grande efeito. Pelo menos até agora, essas sanções nunca tiveram qualquer efeito significativo, designadamente para as relações económicas entre Taiwan e China. Há um número importante, dezenas de milhares de taiwaneses, que trabalham na China e vivem em Taiwan.  Isso é importante, desde logo, porque é um laço entre a China e Taiwan. Cortar os laços- humanas económicos- é obviamente contra-producente.Pequim instou os taiwaneses a não votarem em Lai Ching-te. Este acto de ingerência poderá favorecer o candidato o Kuomintang, principal partido da oposição, Hou Yu-ih e favorável à aproximação com Pequim?Eu acho que as tomadas de posição de Pequim não têm nenhum efeito na eleição interna de Taiwan e isso é problema para a China. As autoridades apercebem-se que as suas posições não têm eco na comunidade política taiwanesa, que tem a sua própria agenda, os seus próprios problemas e que olha para a República Popular da China como uma ameaça distante, mais do que como um jogador activo, relevante na política interna de Taiwan.O terceiro candidato surpresa, Ko Wen-je, do partido popular Partido do Povo Taiwanês, ex-presidente de Taipei, pretende fortalecer as capacidades de autodefesa da ilha para que Pequim entenda que uma guerra "tem um preço alto". Trata-se de um candidato muito presente nas redes sociais e muito próximo dos jovens. Que hipóteses tem este candidato nesta eleição presidencial?[Ko Wen-je] foi presidente da Câmara de Taipé, com o prestígio, e tem esse eco. Porém, todos os candidatos defendem que Taiwan deve aumentar a capacidade de defesa, perante a pressão estratégica, constante, da República Popular da China- que é o único efeito que tem na campanha eleitoral. Na vida dos taiwaneses estão as várias demonstrações de força militar que faz à volta da ilha, no espaço aéreo e marítimo.Ko Wen-je poderá, de certa forma, destacar-se junto dos mais jovens?É possível que sim. Todavia, as sondagens indicam que o candidato do Partido Democrático Progressista está à frente. Lai Ching-te tem uma posição política mais consistente. O Partido Democrático conseguiu quebrar o isolamento de Taiwan, apesar de todos os esforços da República Popular da China. Taiwan, hoje em dia, é reconhecido como uma democracia por outras democracias, designadamente da Europa Ocidental. Há múltiplas delegações parlamentares que partem para Taiwan, manifestando o reconhecimento da ilha como uma democracia. Essa dimensão, julgo ser importante, pode fazer a diferença na competição presidencial. Refiro-me à dimensão diplomática e ao  reconhecimento internacional. O fim do isolamento perigoso de Taiwan é muito evidente desde o início da guerra na Ucrânia. Taiwan ganhou um outro estatuto internacional. Que impacto terão estas eleições entre as relações China e EUA?Na eventualidade do Partido Democrático Progressista ganhar a eleição presidencial, como indicam as sondagens, de certa maneira e ironicamente, a China vai precisar mais dos Estados Unidos. Isto porque, nesse contexto, os Estados Unidos, tal como a União Europeia, são a favor do status quo. Esse status quo também implica impedir as autoridades e os partidos de Taiwan de declararem ou realizarem um referendo sobre a independência. O status quo é o mesmo para Pequim e para Taipé.  

Taiwán vive entre el entusiasmo y la rutina unos comicios que podrían traer grandes cambios al statu quo de la isla. Este sábado 13 de enero, se celebran en Taiwán las primeras elecciones del 2024, año que viene cargado de citas electorales a nivel mundial.  Por Nerea Hernández, desde TaipéiTaiwán funciona como un país independiente, con su Gobierno, su moneda, su ejército y su sistema sanitario, educativo… Sin embargo, la isla enfrenta reclamaciones históricas por parte de China. Pekín la considera una región de su territorio y está decidido a tomar las medidas oportunas para llevar a cabo la “reunificación” del país. Preferiblemente por la vía pacífica, aunque advierte que, de ser necesario, no dudará en usar la fuerza militar.Estados Unidos, por su parte, lleva décadas manteniendo relaciones comerciales y diplomáticas con Taiwán, aunque paradójicamente, no la reconoce como nación. Este aspecto no es impedimento para que EE.UU. suministre anualmente armas a la isla por miles de millones de dólares. Así, Taiwán se convierte en la línea roja en las relaciones entre Pekín y Washington. El estrecho de Formosa es uno de los puntos calientes en la geopolítica del momento.En Taipéi, las preocupaciones de siemprePero, acerquémonos a Taipéi y recorramos sus calles para sentir cómo se prepara la isla para esta votación. La capital taiwanesa nos recibe con un día soleado y temperatura primaveral. El trasiego de personas, motos y vehículos nos recuerda a otras capitales asiáticas. Pero percibimos una atmósfera diferente, el de unas elecciones libres, con sus debates televisados, su propaganda electoral y los seguidores de uno u otro partido haciendo campaña y entregando panfletos en calles comerciales.Los taiwaneses reconocen el privilegio y la responsabilidad de ejercer el voto y se muestran decididos a participar en el juego democrático. Los activistas sociales, feministas, comunidad LGTBIQ+ también se unen al espacio público con concentraciones o pancartas donde plantean sus reivindicaciones a los dirigentes políticos.Pero lejos de los focos de los medios y de los alrededores de la torre Taipei 101, la rutina sigue su ritmo imperturbable. En las escuelas, en los mercados y oficinas, las preocupaciones siguen siendo el paro, la economía familiar, las oportunidades para los jóvenes, los derechos de las mujeres, o el servicio militar obligatorio recientemente ampliado a un año.En un restaurante, en medio del trajín de las comidas, la propietaria nos reconoce que su voto irá para el Partido Progresista Democrático. Le preguntamos sobre si percibe un riesgo de conflicto militar entre Taiwán y China y nos tranquiliza entre risas: “No, tranquila. No te preocupes”.Relación con PekínEn los comicios de este sábado se enfrentan candidatos que, más allá de abordar cuestiones domésticas fundamentales para la ciudadanía, plantean como eje central del sufragio su relación con Pekín.El favorito en las encuestas, con un 35% de votos a favor, es el candidato del Partido Democrático Progresista, William Lai, quien también es el actual vicepresidente de la isla. Defiende que Taiwán ya es un país independiente y advierte a Pekín que “la guerra no favorece a nadie”, al tiempo que apuesta por fortalecer el ejército de la isla gracias a las armas y la formación militar suministradas por Estados Unidos.Con una postura de mayor diálogo con China está el candidato del partido Kuomitang, Hou Yu-ih, quien es alcalde de la ciudad Nuevo Taipéi. Hou es partidario de la “vía intermedia”, que abogaría por intensificar las relaciones comerciales con el continente, además de reducir el gasto en armamento y el servicio militar obligatorio.Desde China, los comités vecinales del Partido Comunista de China (PCCh) trabajan a contra reloj para convencer a todos los taiwaneses residentes en China de que viajen a Taiwán para votar: “Del resultado de esta votación dependerá la paz o la guerra”. Así nos lo cuenta, Xue Xin, hijo de un taiwanés residente en Tianjin: “Que todos vuelvan a Taiwán a votar. Ese voto es superimportante. Que tenemos que votar para que no haya una guerra”, dice.La orgullosa Taiwán empieza la cuenta atrás hacia una nueva etapa. Esperemos que China y Estados Unidos acepten los resultados de mañana ya que, de eso dependerá el futuro de Taiwán y de la región.

Talking Taiwan is taking the show on the road back to Taiwan on the Talking Taiwan Election Tour and we traveled down to Taichung on January 7th to meet up in person with political commentator Courtney Donovan Smith, to do some pre-election coverage. We talked about the backgrounds of the three presidential candidates Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) nominee, Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the Kuomintang (KMT) nomineeand their running mates, the opposition unity ticket between the Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party that fell apart. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/background-of-taiwan-presidential-candidates-2024-political-analyst-courtney-donovan-smiths-rundown-for-upcoming-election-ep-271/   At one time it looked like Taiwan's 2024 presidential election could have been a four-way race but Terry Gou, the founder of Foxconn who withdrew from the presidential race. To learn more about the candidates and their policies be sure to check out episode 270 with Courtney about the presidential debate. After the election results are in, we will bring Courtney back to share his post-election results analysis with us.   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: ·       The background of TPP presidential candidate Ko Wen-je ·       How Taiwan has a lot of politicians with medical backgrounds ·       The background of DPP presidential candidate Lai-Ching-te ·       The DPP campaign video” On the way” featuring Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Ching-te and Bi-khim Hsiao ·       The background of KMT presidential candidate Hou You-yi ·       Hou You-yi's background as a police officer ·       The background of Jaw Shau-kong the KMT vice presidential candidate ·       The background of Bi-Khim Hsiao the DPP vice presidential candidate ·       The background of Cynthia Wu the TPP vice presidential candidate ·       Some of the controversies and allegations involving the presidential candidates ·       What happened to Terry Gou founder of Foxconn who withdrew from Taiwan's 2024 presidential election   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/background-of-taiwan-presidential-candidates-2024-political-analyst-courtney-donovan-smiths-rundown-for-upcoming-election-ep-271/

L'émission 28 Minutes du 11/01/2024 Présidentielle à Taïwan sous surveillance chinoise : risque de déflagration mondiale ? Dimanche, les Taïwanais sont appelés aux urnes pour élire leur nouveau président et renouveler le parlement de cet État insulaire, situé à 180 kilomètres à l'est de la Chine. Une élection qui s'annonce décisive pour la souveraineté de l'île, pour la défense de la démocratie, mais aussi pour la stabilité politique régionale et le commerce mondial. Trois candidats sont en lice pour succéder à la présidente sortante Tsai Ing-wen :  Lai Ching-te, considéré comme le favori, membre du Parti démocratique progressiste (DPP) actuellement au pouvoir, son principal rival Hou Yu-ih, membre du Kuomintang, et Ko Wen-je, candidat du Parti populaire taïwanais. La Chine a appelé les habitants de Taïwan à faire « le bon choix » lors de l'élection, qualifiant le candidat favori de « grave danger » pour ses positions en faveur de l'indépendance. Mais le sort de Taïwan dépasse largement ses frontières. L'issue de ces élections peut-elle bouleverser l'ordre mondial ? On en débat.  28 Minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Elisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement : 11 janvier 2024 - Présentation : Élisabeth Quin - Production : KM, ARTE Radio

L'émission 28 Minutes du 11/01/2024 L'historien Pierre Singaravélou remet l'Europe à sa place « Il faut apprendre à travailler sur les sources, à les critiquer, à les croiser, à ne pas croire tout ce qu'on lit sur internet ou les réseaux sociaux. » Né en 1977 à Bordeaux, un des hauts lieux de la traite négrière au temps de l'esclavage, Pierre Singaravélou passe les premières années de sa vie en Guadeloupe, au contact de la société créole, et aux côtés de son père, d'origine indienne. Aujourd'hui professeur et historien spécialiste des empires coloniaux et de la mondialisation, il se bat pour permettre au plus grand nombre de « faire face aux multiples tentatives de falsification et d'instrumentalisation du passé ». Pour lui, le roman national français et le récit glorifiant les conquêtes des Européens ne sont que des visions partielles et partiales de la réalité. Il nous invite aujourd'hui à décentrer le regard dans une exposition présentée jusqu'au 11 mars au Mucem à Marseille : « Une autre histoire du monde ».  Présidentielle à Taïwan sous surveillance chinoise : risque de déflagration mondiale ? Dimanche, les Taïwanais sont appelés aux urnes pour élire leur nouveau président et renouveler le parlement de cet État insulaire, situé à 180 kilomètres à l'est de la Chine. Une élection qui s'annonce décisive pour la souveraineté de l'île, pour la défense de la démocratie, mais aussi pour la stabilité politique régionale et le commerce mondial. Trois candidats sont en lice pour succéder à la présidente sortante Tsai Ing-wen :  Lai Ching-te, considéré comme le favori, membre du Parti démocratique progressiste (DPP) actuellement au pouvoir, son principal rival Hou Yu-ih, membre du Kuomintang, et Ko Wen-je, candidat du Parti populaire taïwanais. La Chine a appelé les habitants de Taïwan à faire « le bon choix » lors de l'élection, qualifiant le candidat favori de « grave danger » pour ses positions en faveur de l'indépendance. Mais le sort de Taïwan dépasse largement ses frontières. L'issue de ces élections peut-elle bouleverser l'ordre mondial ? On en débat. Enfin, retrouvez également les chroniques de Xavier Mauduit et Marie Bonnisseau ! 28 Minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Elisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio.  Enregistrement : 11 janvier 2024 - Présentation : Élisabeth Quin - Production : KM, ARTE Radio

Voters across Taiwan head to the polls Saturday in an election that could reverberate around the world. As pressure tactics increase from Beijing, the island of 23 million faces existential questions about how to preserve its identity and fend off war. With Beijing military planes at times looming, Taiwan's ruling party's candidate, Lai Ching-te, contends democracy itself is on the ballot this weekend. Opposition candidate Hou Yu-ih warns that voters face a choice between war and peace. And a new third party candidate, Ko Wen-je, has been drawing a younger, anti-establishment base. Today, “Post Reports” speaks with Christian Shepherd, based in Taipei, about Taiwan's unusual three-party presidential race, and how it could shape regional and international security in the years to come.Read more: The Taiwan party toughest on China has a strong lead as election nears4 ways China is trying to interfere in Taiwan's presidential electionThese three men are vying to lead Taiwan — and fend off threats from China2024 brings wave of elections with global democracy on the ballotHow Chinese aggression is increasing the risk of war in the Taiwan StraitToday's show was produced by Elana Gordon and guest hosted by Arjun Singh. It was mixed by Sam Bair and edited by Monica Campbell, with help from Lucy Perkins. Thanks to Vic Chiang, Pei-Lin Wu and Anna Fifield. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

On December 30th  there was a debate held between Taiwan's three presidential candidates Lai Ching-te (賴清德), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nominee Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the Kuomintang (KMT) nominee and Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) nominee. The three candidates started with eight minutes each to present their candidacy, that was followed by a media question answer session, and then in the second half each candidate had a chance to question each other. I sat down and spoke with political commentator Courtney Donovan Smith who shared his thoughts and observations about the debate.   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taiwan-presidential-debate-2024-political-analyst-courtney-donovan-smiths-insights-on-the-upcoming-election-ep-270/   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: ·       How candidates were doing at the polls at the time of this interview was recorded (December 30, 2023) ·       How undecided voters could influence the outcome of the presidential election ·       How Courtney calculates the Taiwan News Poll of Polls ·       How the presidential candidates performed in the first policy forum in comparison to the presidential debate ·       The 60-70% of what was covered during the debate was related to China ·       The second issue covered during the debate was properties owned by the three candidates ·       Little time was spent on domestic issues like Taiwan's low birth rate, and energy ·       Each candidate's position on China and how they would handle relations with China ·       Hou You-yi, Ko Wen-je and Lai Ching-te's take on the 1992 Consensus ·       How from China's point of view, the 1992 Consenus includes acceptance of the One China principle ·       How Hou You-yi wants to bring back the cross strait services pact ·       Courtney's opinion of the cross strait services pact ·       How Ko Wen-je wants to pass the cross strait oversight bill ·       During the debate Ko Wen-je claimed that the Sunflower Movement was a protest against black box political dealings and not a protest of the services trade pact, when it in fact was a protest about both black box political dealings and the services trade pact ·       Each of the presidential candidate's position on national defense spending ·       Each of the presidential candidate's position on extending or shortening military service ·       The candidate's policies on housing, death penalty and energy and nuclear power plants in Taiwan ·       How Taiwan's energy reserves are a matter of national security ·       If younger voters care more about domestic issues or the China issue ·       Courtney's thoughts on watching Taiwan Plus' broadcast of the debate with simultaneous English translation ·       How Hou You-yi spoke some Taiwanese during the policy forum, debate ·       The Kuomintang's strategy behind picking Jaw--- as the vice presidential candidate ·       How the KMT put Han Kuo-yu in the number one slot on their party list, which indicated that he is probably their candidate for the legislative speaker   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taiwan-presidential-debate-2024-political-analyst-courtney-donovan-smiths-insights-on-the-upcoming-election-ep-270/

Dans dix jours aura lieu l'élection présidentielle taïwanaise. Un scrutin sur fond de menace d'invasion de la Chine communiste, qui revendique l'archipel. Aidé par le discours de Pékin, le parti d'opposition tente de faire de cette élection un choix entre la guerre et la paix. De notre correspondant à Taipei,Dans ce village de l'est de Taïwan, c'est week-end de permission pour ce jeune soldat. Ce soir, l'heure est à la fête, mais les menaces de la Chine s'invitent régulièrement dans les discussions. « Bien sûr que je suis inquiet. J'ai dit à mes enfants que si un jour, je ne reviens pas à la maison, il faudra qu'ils se protègent seuls. Mais je ferai tout pour défendre ma terre et ma famille », promet-il.Comme beaucoup des 200 000 soldats taïwanais, ce militaire est issu d'une des communautés autochtones de l'archipel. Lui espère que le prochain président continuera de renforcer la défense nationale. « Il y a du matériel qu'on achète nous-mêmes, car il est de meilleure qualité que celui fourni pas l'armée, poursuit-il. Pour l'instant, notre défense nationale a encore du chemin à faire, mais c'est normal parce qu'on ne fait que commencer. » Élu en 2016, le Parti démocrate progressiste a augmenté le budget de la défense et triplé la durée du service militaire.Dans ce lycée de Taipei, ces quatre lycéens terminent leur entraînement de basket-ball. Après leurs études, ils seront les premiers à devoir faire douze mois de conscription. « Je pense que cet allongement du service militaire était inévitable. Regarde, la Chine envoie chaque jour des avions pour nous harceler ! Donc, c'est normal qu'on se prépare ! », lance l'un d'eux.À lire aussiTaïwan : une réunification «inévitable», selon le président chinois Xi JinpingTous disent soutenir la décision du gouvernement, mais seraient-ils prêts à se sacrifier pour Taïwan ? « Non ! Moi, je m'enfuirai. Même si on fait un an de service militaire, les soldats chinois sont beaucoup trop nombreux par rapport à nous. »Cette peur de la guerre est devenue l'argument principal du parti d'opposition. Le Parti nationaliste chinois appelle à reconnaître l'appartenance théorique de Taïwan à la Chine. « À cause du Parti démocrate progressiste, le monde entier s'inquiète du risque de guerre à Taïwan. Votez pour nous, c'est voter pour éviter que nos enfants aillent sur le champ de bataille ! », assure Hou Yu-ih, son candidat, lors de son grand meeting politique.Pourtant, ces efforts peinent à séduire les Taïwanais, à plus de 90% opposés à l'annexion chinoise. « Le Parti nationaliste chinois est perçu par les jeunes comme étant le parti le plus pro-Chine de Taïwan, observe Lev Nachman, chercheur à l'université Chengchi de Taipei. Ils s'inquiètent qu'en cas d'élection, il tente des négociations avec la Chine qui conduiraient à l'annexion de Taïwan. Donc, ils cherchent un candidat qui leur semble le plus à même de conserver la paix. Certains se tournent vers le parti au pouvoir, et d'autre vers le candidat du troisième parti, Ko Wen-je. »La peur de la guerre pourrait-elle aider l'opposition taïwanaise ? Réponse dans les urnes, le 13 janvier 2024.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 32-points this morning from Friday's close, at 17,416 on turnover of 4.2-billion N-T. The market rebounded on Friday to close up more 100-points, as investors were buoyed ahead of a U-S jobs report after Wall Street rose overnight to snap its first three-day losing streak since the end of October. Hou Proposes Starting with 'Low-Level, Stable Cross-Strait Exchanges K-M-T presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih says he believes exchanges between Taiwan and China should start in less sensitive areas before official interactions begin. Speaking at a campaign event in New Taipei's Zhonghe District, Hou said if elected he will first seek (要求, 設法) cross-strait interaction in a "low-level and stable" way. According to Hou, along with prioritizing efforts to strengthen Taiwan's self-defense capabilities, he will also propose that the two sides start with educational, religious, cultural and economic exchanges before launching an official mode of interaction. Chinese Rocket Passes over Taiwan The Ministry of National Defense says a carrier rocket launched by China has passed directly over Taiwan before entering orbit. According to defense officials, it's the first rocket to take that path following four other launchers earlier in the month. Defense officials say the Long March-2D carrier rocked blasted off Sunday morning from the Xi-Chang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province and its takeoff trajectory (軌道) saw it pass over southwestern Taiwan. The defense ministry says its intelligence systems closely tracked (追蹤) the launch. It was the fifth such rocket to be launched by China this month and the second one in as many days. However, none of the other rockets passed directly over Taiwan. Osprey Crash Remains Recovered Divers have recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission. The Air Force CV-22 Osprey went down Nov. 29 just off Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan while on its way to Okinawa. The bodies of six of the crew had since been recovered, including five from the sunken wreckage (殘骸) of the aircraft. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command said in a statement Sunday that the body recovered by Air Force divers was one of the two crew still missing. The U.S. military has grounded all its Osprey helicopters after a preliminary investigation indicated something went wrong with the aircraft that was not a human error. US Trump Won't Testify Again at Fraud Trial From the US….. Donald Trump says he won't testify again at his fraud trial, where he's facing charges of inflating (誇大, 抬高) the value of his properties. It's a change of course for the former president who earlier had planned to appear in the New York court on Monday as the trial nears its conclusion Ira Spitzer reports. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Hsin-Tai Wu (吳欣岱), a member of the Taiwan Statebuilding party. We talked about how and why she went from being a cardiovascular surgeon to joining the Taiwan Statebuilding party and becoming a politician, the background and goals of the Taiwan Statebuilding party, and how the party was instrumental in the recall of Han Kuo-yu as the mayor of Kaohsiung, after he ran as the Kuomintang presidential candidate in Taiwan's 2020 presidential election. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/hsin-tai-wu-from-cardiovascular-surgeon-to-joining-the-taiwan-state-building-party-ep-264/   Hsin-Tai Wu is running for Taiwan's legislature on January 13th, the same day as Taiwan's presidential election, so we talked about the issues she cares about and her thoughts on the presidential hopefuls.   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: ·       Hsin-Tai's background and upbringing ·       How Hsin-Tai went from being a cardiovascular surgeon to a politician ·       The impeachment of Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu ·       How Hsin-Tai became a member of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party ·       The anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong in 2019 ·       Han Kuo-yu was the Kuomintang presidential candidate in Taiwan's 2020 presidential election ·       The background of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party and how it was founded ·       Taiwan's attempt to enter the WHO in 2003 ·       When Hsin-Tai Wu joined the Taiwan Statebuilding Party ·       What happened in Kaohsiung after Han Kuo-yu became the mayor ·       Why Han Kuo-yu was recalled as the mayor of Kaohsiung ·       How Han Kuo-yu as the mayor of Kaohsiung said he wouldn't run for president but then after serving three months as mayor he was nominated and later became the KMT candidate for Taiwan's 2020 presidential election ·       Han Kuo-yu's proposals ·       The outcome of Taiwan's 2020 presidential election ·       The procedure to recall a mayor ·       The outcome of the recall vote ·       What it's been like for Hsin-Tai Wu switching from being a cardiovascular surgeon to a politician and member of the Taiwan Statebuilding party ·       The goals and principles of the Taiwan Statebuilding party ·       Problems with the Kuomintang ·       The Brazilian egg issue that led the Minster of Agriculture in Taiwan to resign ·       The problem with Taiwan's state system, the Republic of China ·       How China is using UN Resolution to say that Taiwan is a part of China ·       The confusion caused by Taiwan's official name the Republic of China ·       Bills drafted by the Taiwan Statebuilding party ·       Issues that Hsin-tai cares about ·       China's interference in Taiwan's presidential election ·       how a possible opposition alliance in between the Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party in Taiwan's 2024 presidential election would have used polls to determine who would be the presidential candidate- the Kuomintang's (KMT) candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) or the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) ·       Hsin-Tai's thoughts on the 2024 presidential hopefuls Terry Guo, Ko Wen-je, Hou Yu-ih, Lai Ching-te ·       Challenges faced by the Taiwan Statebuilding party   Help us Get the Show on the Road by Supporting the Talking Taiwan Election Tour!   Support Talking Taiwan: https://talkingtaiwan.com/support/   GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/building-talking-taiwans-legacy/donate PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/zn3zm9ux Zelle: talkingtaiwanpodcast@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkingtaiwan   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/hsin-tai-wu-from-cardiovascular-surgeon-to-joining-the-taiwan-state-building-party-ep-264/

The Taiwanese populace will head to the polls to choose their next president on January 13, 2024 — and the three-party slate is set! To discuss, we brought on Lu Yeh-chung 盧業中 — a professor of diplomacy at National Chengchi University 國立政治大學 — and Lin Fei-fan 林飛帆, previously the Deputy-Secretary of the DPP and well-known for leading the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014. Our conversation gets into: What a three-party race means in a first-past-the-post electoral system, and how the pan-blue and pan-green camps are feeling; Why the KMT-TPP alliance broke down, and what the pan-blue side needs to do to mobilize its electorate; The KMT's and DPP's views on whether Taiwanese and mainland Chinese are part of the same family 兩岸一家人; What the 1992 Consensus means to the KMT and DPP, and the tensions and synergies between idealism and functionalism in Taiwanese politics; How the CCP views the upcoming election, and to what extent it really fears pro-independence activists in Taiwan; What demarcates the KMT and DPP outside of cross-Strait politics, and which domestic issues are most compelling for the average Taiwanese voter; And how the KMT and DPP balance government spending on hard military assets versus subsidizing critical technologies like semiconductors. DPP ticket: president: William Lai Ching-te 賴清德 vice president: Hsiao Bi-khim 蕭美琴 KMT ticket: president: Hou Yu-ih 侯友宜 vice president: Jaw Shaw-kong 趙少康 TPP ticket: president: Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 vice president: Cynthia Wu Hsin-ying 吳欣盈 Outro music: 回春丹- 鲜花 https://open.spotify.com/track/35XxW360SO3puJQDfuaY4r Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Taiwanese populace will head to the polls to choose their next president on January 13, 2024 — and the three-party slate is set! To discuss, we brought on Lu Yeh-chung 盧業中 — a professor of diplomacy at National Chengchi University 國立政治大學 — and Lin Fei-fan 林飛帆, previously the Deputy-Secretary of the DPP and well-known for leading the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014. Our conversation gets into: What a three-party race means in a first-past-the-post electoral system, and how the pan-blue and pan-green camps are feeling; Why the KMT-TPP alliance broke down, and what the pan-blue side needs to do to mobilize its electorate; The KMT's and DPP's views on whether Taiwanese and mainland Chinese are part of the same family 兩岸一家人; What the 1992 Consensus means to the KMT and DPP, and the tensions and synergies between idealism and functionalism in Taiwanese politics; How the CCP views the upcoming election, and to what extent it really fears pro-independence activists in Taiwan; What demarcates the KMT and DPP outside of cross-Strait politics, and which domestic issues are most compelling for the average Taiwanese voter; And how the KMT and DPP balance government spending on hard military assets versus subsidizing critical technologies like semiconductors. DPP ticket: president: William Lai Ching-te 賴清德 vice president: Hsiao Bi-khim 蕭美琴 KMT ticket: president: Hou Yu-ih 侯友宜 vice president: Jaw Shaw-kong 趙少康 TPP ticket: president: Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 vice president: Cynthia Wu Hsin-ying 吳欣盈 Outro music: 回春丹- 鲜花 https://open.spotify.com/track/35XxW360SO3puJQDfuaY4r Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 123-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,039 on turnover of 7-billion N-T. The market continued to gain ground on Tuesday, as the bellwether electronics sector led the main board higher, but investors were reluctant to chase prices - which stopped the index from breaching (衝破，突破) high technical hurdles ahead of the 17,000-point mark. KMT and TPP to Hold Another Round of 'Party-to-Party' Talk Representatives from the K-M-T and the Taiwan People's Party are holding a new round of 'party-to-party' talks, as they seek to finalize a joint ticket for January's presidential election. The meeting is taking place at the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation in Taipei. The attendees will include K-M-T presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih, T-P-P chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je and K-M-T Chairman Eric Chu. Former President Ma Ying-jeou has also been invited to participate (參加) as a witness. The T-P-P says it will holiding a press conference after the talks. NCC Investigating Drug Smuggling Use of Chinese Sat Nav The National Communication Commission says it's launched an investigation into allegations that a Taiwan fishing boat used by drug smugglers was employing a Chinese navigation satellite system to avoid detection. According to thee N-C-C, vessels usually use equipment with a legal Automatic Identification System to navigate, but the vessel under investigation used a restricted Chinese system to avoid being monitored. The statement comes after the Kaohsiung District Court recently convicted crew members of the Taiwanese fishing boat on charges of drug smuggling - and heard as evidence that the boat was using a Chinese "Bei-Dou Navigation Satellite System" to evade (逃避) law enforcement. EU won't deliver promised ammunition to Ukraine in time The European Union is likely to miss its target to provide Ukraine with 1 million rounds of ammunition (彈藥) by March. At a meeting of EU defence ministers in Brussels, the bloc's top diplomat said production would need to be ramped up fo the target to be hit. Jennifer King reports. Iceland Evacuates Town Amid Volcano Warning Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland have left their homes after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region. Iceland's Meteorological Office says police decided to evacuate Grindavik after recent seismic activity in the area moved south toward the town. Monitoring indicated that a corridor of magma (岩漿) now extends under the community. The town is about 50 kilometers southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. Authorities also raised an aviation alert to orange, indicating an increased risk of an eruption. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____. －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ 轉骨有成，日股長線續航仍強 日股專家－市佔No.1的日本野村資產管理 在地團隊發揮加乘效果 價值投資挖掘潛力企業 由下而上主動挑選優質個股 帶領您重新發現日股投資魅力 了解更多：https://bit.ly/45OUq8p

As a follow up to last week's episode featuring my interview with General Yu, I invited Taipei Times columnist Michael Turton back on to Talking Taiwan to talk about the 1992 Consensus, a term that General Yu mentioned, and in the lead up to Taiwan's presidential elections in January, the Kuomintang presidential candidate Hou Yi-ih brought it up. In the Related Links section below, we'll share Michael's Taipei Times article about the Kuomintang presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih's support of the 1992 Consensus. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/michael-turton-tapei-times-columnist-talks-about-the-1992-consensus-ep-257/   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   ·       The meeting in Hong Kong in 1992 between the Kuomintang (KMT) and People's Republic of China (PRC) from which the term 1992 Consensus came ·        According to the KMT the two sides agreed that Taiwan was a part of China, but agreed to disagree on what China Taiwan was a part of ·       China insists that the One China principle means the People's Republic of China ·       How Ma Ying-jeou, as Minister of Justice said that the People's Republic of China wouldn't accept any of the Kuomintang's rational proposals, but later a president he said there was an agreement ·       How the KMT and PRC met throughout the 1990s until 1999 when President Lee Teng-hui described the relationship between Taiwan and China as state-to-state ·       The phrase 1992 Consensus doesn't appear in the PRC until around 1997 ·       The phrase 1992 Consensus became popular in 2000 around the time of Taiwan's presidential election, which was a three-way race between Chen Shui-bian, Lien Chan and James Soong ·       How the KMT have tried to use the 1992 Consensus to put a cage around the Democratic Progressive Party's foreign policy ·       The 1992 Consensus was an agreement reached between the unelected parties of two authoritarian states ·       After martial law was lifted in Taiwan it was replaced by something the KMT passed called the National Security Law, and pro-democracy dissidents were still jailed in Taiwan ·       In the 1990s there was a shift in the people of Taiwan's sense of identity as Taiwanese and a growing confidence in democracy ·       How western writers in the 1950s and 60s thought that the KMT would be marginalized as Taiwan democratized ·       How the KMT used the 1992 Consensus to cage Chen Shui-bian's foreign policy ·       How the KMT took the Republic of China out of the United Nations when recognition was switched from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China as the representative of China ·       How the PRC has set rules about the usage of the term “1992 Consensus” in its media ·       A MAC (Mainland Affairs Council) poll from October 2022 had a 80% rejecting the 1992 Consensus ·       A Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation poll last year showed that 67% of people reject the 1992 Consensus ·       How the term 1992 Consensus disappeared during President Tsai Ing-wen's administration ·       Why the KMT's presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih brought up the 1992 Consensus ·       How it's important to have balance so that one political party doesn't too big or corrupt in Taiwan Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/michael-turton-tapei-times-columnist-talks-about-the-1992-consensus-ep-257/

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 19-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,528 on turnover of 1.9-billion N-T. The market closed slightly higher on Monday as large-cap semiconductor stocks lent support to the broader market, despite the lose of early gains amid lingering (揮之不去) concerns over global inflationary pressure. However, artificial intelligence development-related stocks came under pressure, which capped the upturn on the main board - that, after Nvidia shares tumbled more than 2-per cent on Wall Street at the end of last week. **KMT Describe's Gou's 2024 Decision as "Deeply Regrettable" ** The K-M-T is describing Terry Gou's plans to run as an independent candidate in January's election as being "deeply regrettable (遺憾的)." In a statement released hours after Gou announced his decision, the K-M-T accused the Hon Hai founder of "reneging on an earlier promise" to help its presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih win the 2024 election. The K-M-T also warned that party members who publicly show support for Gou's presidential bid will be subject to disciplinary measures. However, the party went on to say that it hopes that Gou will return to the K-M-T fold one day and join "mainstream efforts to unseat the D-P-P." **Premier Touts Aims Build NT$1 trillion Biotech Industry ** Premier Chen Chien-jen says the government plans to transform the local biotech sector into "Taiwan's next industry" with the aim of generating (產生) 1-trillion N-T in production value. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Bio Taiwan Committee, Chen said the Cabinet plans to integrate government resources to map out appropriate policies and laws to boost the speed of the sector's growth. According to Chen, the government is seeking to establish biotech industrial clusters by encouraging more startups to join the sector and attracting more foreign companies to enter the local market. **NKorea Kim Calls for Battle-Ready Military ** North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart (阻撓) plots to invade his country, as he accused the U.S. of conducting “more frantic” naval drills off the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. and South Korean militaries are holding joint summer exercises that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. The allies have insisted the drills are defensive in nature. The report said Kim made the remarks in a speech marking Navy Day on Monday. Kim has been pushing to expand his nuclear arsenal and introduce new weapons systems. He said the navy would become a component of his “nuclear deterrence,” which suggests it would get new nuclear-capable missiles. **Study: Voice Assistance Apps Not Reliable in Emergency ** A new study finds that you don't want to rely (依賴) on voice assistance apps in the event of a medical emergency. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports. ((opens with actuality)) That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 43-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,827 on turnover of 4.1-billion N-T. The market closed marginally lower on Wednesday as artificial intelligence development-related stocks continued to trend down and investors opted to pocket recent gains. Investors also remained cautious as the main board moved closer to the nearest technical resistance ahead of the 17,000 point mark, prompting many to stay on the sidelines throughout much of the trading day. **Hou Yu-ih Talks Restarting Nuclear Power Plants if Elected ** New Taipei Mayor and K-M-T presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih says he will not phase out nuclear power if elected, and will instead reopen decommissioned plants. The statement comes as Hou is laying out his energy policy platform and 2050 energy vision. According to Hou, his policies include ensuring (確保) environmental sustainability, national security, people's health and an orderly transition to renewables. Hou says he also plans to develop renewable energy sources as well as use nuclear power to replace coal-fired power and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to ensure environmental sustainability. **Air Force and Navy to Carry Out Precision Missile Drill on August 15-17 ** The Air Force and Navy will be holding their annual joint precision missile live-fire exercise in water off the southeast coast from August 15 through 17. According to defense officials, air-to-air and anti-ship missile systems will be tested during the exercise. Sources are being reported as saying the Air Force will be deploying Mirage 2000-5, I-D-F and F16V jet fighters. While the Navy will be test firing the Taiwan-made Hsiung Feng anti-ship missile at four decommissioned (退役的) vessels. The Coast Guard Administration will be participating in the precision missile drill for the first time this year. **Ecuador Presidential Candidate Shot and Killed ** Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito. President Guillermo Lasso vowed that the crime "will not go unpunished". The 59-year-old politician was one of eight presidential candidates for the late August election. He also filed many judicial complaints (告訴) against high ranking members of the government of former President Rafael Correa. Early accounts show that several others were injured in the attack, though authorities did not confirm how many. The killing comes amid a wave of violence in the South American nation, with drug trafficking and violent killings on the rise. **World Bank Sanctions Uganda Over AntiGay Law ** Ugandan economists say the World Bank's move to halt loans to Uganda over the country's anti-gay law could reverse (倒轉，推翻) its economic gains. The country has just recorded the lowest inflation in the last fifteen months - which was considered an indication it was recovering from the COVID-19 Shocks. Hillary Ayesiga reports… That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

We talk passage of amendments to gender equality laws, another espionage case; Hou Yu-yi and more.

We talk the Han Kuang, the Wanan, Hou Yu-ih, election polls and more.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 28-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 17,061 on turnover of 4.8-billion N-T. The market closed marginally higher on Monday, as gains by artificial intelligence-related stocks offset ongoing losses by semiconductor heavyweights after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing announced that it's cutting its 2023 sales outlook. The Tai-Ex fluctuated within a narrow range throughout the session, as T-S-M-C dragged semiconductor shares lower, while gains posted by artificial intelligence server suppliers lent support to the main board towards the end of the day's session. **Tsai Urges Overseas Firms to Seek CPTPP Backing ** President Tsai Ing-wen is urging the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce to help seek support for her administration's bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Speaking during a meeting with chamber members, Tsai said she hopes overseas Taiwanese businesses can exert (發揮) their influence to rally support for Taiwan's application to join the the trade bloc. According to Tsai, the joining the partnership will strengthen Taiwan's economic resilience. She's also calling on Taiwanese businesses based overseas to invest in Taiwan and build the nation into a key global industrial hub. **KMT Presidential Candidate Hou Yu-ih to Visit Japan ** The K-M-T's presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih will be traveling to Tokyo next week. According to Hou's campaign office, the three-day trip is aimed at (目的是) strengthening his foreign policy credentials. Hou is slated to meet with lawmakers and officials from the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association. Hou's campaign office says he'll also be doing interviews with Japanese national broadcaster N-H-K and the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Hou will also be meeting with oversea's Taiwanese in the Japanese capital and will be accompanied by K-M-T think tank head Ko Zhi-yen, and Overseas Department head Chen Yi-xin. **UN Urges Russia to Revive Grain Deal ** The United Nations' highest official is urging Russia to revive a grain deal with Ukraine. AP correspondent Norman Hall reports. **Algeria Wildfires Leave Dead and Injured ** The Algerian government says wildfires raging across the country have killed 25 people and injured about 50. The Defense Ministry says Monday that includes 10 soldiers killed while trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching (灼熱的) summer temperatures. The Interior Ministry says at least 1,500 people were evacuated. Wildfires, some spread by strong winds, moved across forests and agricultural areas in 16 regions. That caused 97 blazes in the north African country. The largest and deadliest fires ravaged parts of the Kabyle region east of Algiers. **Musk Reveals New Twitter Logo ** Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter's famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but the bird was still dominant across the smartphone app. In response to questions about what tweets would be called when the rebranding (重塑形象) is done, Musk said they would be called Xs. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

ChinaTalk welcomes Taiwan expert and Hoover research fellow Kharis Templeman. This episode is all things 2024 Taiwan elections — slated for January 13, 2024. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Kharis is the program manager of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific, and previously was the program manager of the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project. In this show, we discuss: The frontrunners' profiles — Lai Ching-te 賴清德, Hou Yu-ih 侯友宜, and Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 — and what makes this three-way race different from previous elections; Why the KMT's nomination process was somewhat quirky this time around; The importance of party unity, and why some Taiwanese political parties have failed to unify in past election cycles; What's on Taiwanese voters' minds — beyond national-security concerns; The CCP's preferred winner — plus if and how any PRC-based interference may manifest over the coming months; Why Taiwan's election system is “unhackable”; What to make of the spread of disinformation and hyper-partisanship in Taiwan's domestic media; And some pro tips on escaping the DC bubble and understanding the Taiwanese populace. Outro music: Bubble Tea, by Mango Street Papa 芒果街老爸 Check out our newsletter, too! https://www.chinatalk.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ChinaTalk welcomes Taiwan expert and Hoover research fellow Kharis Templeman. This episode is all things 2024 Taiwan elections — slated for January 13, 2024. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Kharis is the program manager of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific, and previously was the program manager of the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project. In this show, we discuss: The frontrunners' profiles — Lai Ching-te 賴清德, Hou Yu-ih 侯友宜, and Ko Wen-je 柯文哲 — and what makes this three-way race different from previous elections; Why the KMT's nomination process was somewhat quirky this time around; The importance of party unity, and why some Taiwanese political parties have failed to unify in past election cycles; What's on Taiwanese voters' minds — beyond national-security concerns; The CCP's preferred winner — plus if and how any PRC-based interference may manifest over the coming months; Why Taiwan's election system is “unhackable”; What to make of the spread of disinformation and hyper-partisanship in Taiwan's domestic media; And some pro tips on escaping the DC bubble and understanding the Taiwanese populace. Outro music: Bubble Tea, by Mango Street Papa 芒果街老爸 Check out our newsletter, too! https://www.chinatalk.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taiwan will hold presidential elections in January 2024. Needless to say, these elections will have extremely consequential geopolitical implications. The two main candidates have differing views of Taiwan's relationship with China. Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is the current Vice President and represents the stronger pro-independence faction of Taiwanese politics. His main rival, Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomingtang (KMT)  supports closer relations between Taipei and Beijing. And this year there is a surprising third party candidate, Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), who is is shaking up what is conventionally a two party presidential contest. Joining me for an in-depth conversation about Taiwanese politics and these upcoming elections is Kharis Templeman, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution where he is the program manager of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region. We kick off discussing the political history of Taiwan following the Chinese civil war and then have an in-depth conversation about each of the candidates' positions on the key issue of cross straight relations. 

We talk Lai Ching-te, Hou Yu-ih, vegetables and more.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened down 67-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 16,511 on turnover of 3.4-billion N-T. The market closed slightly lower on Wednesday as the electronics sector lost momentum following rallies in recent sessions. Buying rotated to select old economy stocks that offset losses in the tech sector, and bargain hunters also turned active in the afternoon session to pick up T-S-M-C shares. However, selling reemerged as passive mutual funds cut their holdings in local stocks in response to the downgrade of Taiwan's weighting in two of M-S-C-I's major indexes. **KMT Chair Denies Plans to Replace Presidential Candidate ** K-M-T Chairman Eric Chu is dismissing (駁回) speculation the party could move to replace Hou Yu-ih as its candidate for next January's election. The statement comes after a My-Formosa published its latest 2024 election poll. That survey found that Hou is running in third place with a support rating of 18.3-per cent. That's behind Taiwan People's Party candidate Ko Wen-je with a 25.9-per cent support rating and the D-P-P's Lai Ching-te who, according to the poll, is enjoying a 35.8-per cent support rating. According to Zhu, rumors of plans to replace Hou are "groundless" and are being disseminated by pan-green supporter with the sole aim of sowing disunity with the K-M-T. HAP Cites 32% of Retailers Caught Selling Cigarettes to Buyers in School Uniform And, The Health Promotion Administration says some 32-per cent of retailers were found to have sold cigarettes to buyers wearing school uniforms. According to the administration, the Consumers' Foundation sent undercover (臥底的) buyers dressed in school uniforms to 663 convenience stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets and betel nut stalls between April and October of last year. The survey found betel nut vendors were the least likely to carry out age verification, with the undercover buyers able to purchase cigarettes from 42.4-per cent of the stalls. Undercover buyers were able to purchase cigarettes from 40.3-per cent of grocery stores, 26.6-per cent of supermarkets or hypermarkets, and 18.8-per cent of convenience stores. **NKorea to Reattempt Satellite Launches ** North Korea is reaffirming its intention to put a spy satellite into orbit after a failed launch attempt on Wednesday. The projectile, fired by Pyongyang, triggered alarms in both South Korea and Japan, before crashing into the Yellow Sea. Chris Gilbert reports. **Scientists Say Climate Change Didn't Cause Italy Flooding ** A group of scientists say in a new study that climate change in itself wasn't responsible for a series of exceptional rain and resulting deadly flooding in northern Italy in recent weeks. Instead, the study concluded that the three cyclones hitting the Emilia-Romagna region in 21-day-period drove the flooding. Scientists used computer modeling to estimate (估計) that having such three heavy rainfalls so close together was an event that had a one-in-200 chance of occurrence in a given year. The study, unveiled on Wednesday, wasn't peer-reviewed since it was done so soon after the flooding. That was the I.C.R.T. news, Check in again tomorrow for our simplified version of the news, uploaded every day in the afternoon. Enjoy the rest of your day, I'm _____.

Hou Yu-ih targets a national audience, bucking party & politics with a personal & political manifesto, to the fury of many in the KMT. He clearly intends to get his name known for a different brand of politics before 2024's presidential race. Associated Article: (Coming Later) More Podcasts at www.report.tw or anchor.fm/taiwanreport and consider sponsoring us on Patreon. Taiwan Report News Brief is a Taiwan political news show with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs.

Hou Yu-ih targets a national audience, bucking party & politics with a personal & political manifesto, to the fury of many in the KMT. He clearly intends to get his name known for a different brand of politics before 2024's presidential race. Associated Article: (Coming Later) More Podcasts at www.report.tw or anchor.fm/taiwanreport and consider sponsoring us on Patreon. Taiwan Report News Brief is a Taiwan political news show with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs.

In spite of the narrative, the KMT actually did well in the referendums–but Eric Chu will take the blunt of the blame for losing all four. Hou Yu-ih used this issue to finally stake his place on the national stage. More Podcasts at www.report.tw or anchor.fm/taiwanreport and consider sponsoring us on Patreon. Taiwan Report News Brief is a Taiwan political news show with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs.

In spite of the narrative, the KMT actually did well in the referendums–but Eric Chu will take the blunt of the blame for losing all four. Hou Yu-ih used this issue to finally stake his place on the national stage. More Podcasts at www.report.tw or anchor.fm/taiwanreport and consider sponsoring us on Patreon. Taiwan Report News Brief is a Taiwan political news show with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs.