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In January the world's eyes were on Taiwan as the self-ruled island held elections. Now the dust has settled, what is the significance of the results, both for Taiwan itself and for the wider international community? The Democratic Progressive Party has now won its third presidential election in a row, with Lai Ching-te, or William Lai, set to become Taiwan's new leader in May. But the outcome in the country's Legislative Yuan – the equivalent to its parliament — was more of a mixed bag, with none of the leading parties gaining a majority.This episode discusses the lessons from the election and how the new president will deal with challenges both at home and abroad - not least its large and increasingly belligerent neighbour across the Taiwan Strait, China. On the show to talk through these issues is Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media - a podcast network that brings perspectives from Taiwan on issues from politics to social issues to climate change. And joining her is Joseph Wong, Professor at Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, who was in Taiwan for the election as an observer. 

Cynthia Wu is a successful businesswoman and philanthropist who wears many hats. Most recently, she had been at the Legislative Yuan for just over a year before she was asked to be the running mate of TPP Vice-Presidential Candidate Ko Wen-je. Wu tells I-C-R-T's Hope Ngo what drew her to politics, and what she hopes to achieve as she re-enters civilian life.

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:

Kharis Templeman, research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, returns to ChinaTalk to break down the recent Taiwan elections, held on January 13. We discuss: The lack of surprises in the election results, the subdued vibes during the campaign, and contrasts between local perspectives and foreign media narratives. Why the KMT failed to win the presidency, notwithstanding voter dissatisfaction with the DPP. China's surprisingly muted response to the election, and how it may reassess its cross-Strait policies given a third DPP president. The new composition of the Legislative Yuan, and the strategic position of the Taiwan People's Party as gatekeeper. Observations from Kharis's time in Taiwan during the election season, and the gift of Taiwan's democratic process. Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epwlWDCCevY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kharis Templeman, research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, returns to ChinaTalk to break down the recent Taiwan elections, held on January 13. We discuss: The lack of surprises in the election results, the subdued vibes during the campaign, and contrasts between local perspectives and foreign media narratives. Why the KMT failed to win the presidency, notwithstanding voter dissatisfaction with the DPP. China's surprisingly muted response to the election, and how it may reassess its cross-Strait policies given a third DPP president. The new composition of the Legislative Yuan, and the strategic position of the Taiwan People's Party as gatekeeper. Observations from Kharis's time in Taiwan during the election season, and the gift of Taiwan's democratic process. Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epwlWDCCevY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Talking Taiwan Election Tour we planned to host 2 in-person events for our guests, supporters and friends. The first event was held on January 19th at 4SC CrossFit's Xindian branch in New Taipei, thanks to TH Schee who's been a guest on Talking Taiwan several times. In fact episode 234 with TH one the Top 5 episodes of 2023. Related Links:  https://talkingtaiwan.com/live-conversations-with-our-past-guests-at-4sc-crossfit-in-new-taipei-city-taiwan-ep-273/ We had a chance to meet some of our past guests in-person for the first time in person. We started off talking to JD Chang from episode 80 about Crushing the Myth. Next up was John Eastwood  who talked about legal reforms needed in Taiwan in ep 203. We also talked about the election results in Taiwan's legislature that had the KMT with 52 seats, the DPP with 51 seats and the TPP with 8 seats and 2 seats going to Independents John shared his thoughts on Ko Wen-je the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) candidate and how he's managed to attract younger voters. The subject of Bi-Khim Hsiao Taiwan's former ambassador to the U.S. and now vice president elect also came up. Here's what John thought would be some of the challenges that Bi-Khim might face in the role of vice president We next spoke with Jerome Keating who talked about understanding the history of Taiwan in Ep 97. Jerome shared his thoughts on Bi-Khim Hsiao Jerome explained why he wrote in his recent Taipei Times article that he doesn't expect the TPP, the Taiwan People's Party to survive to the next presidential election in 2028. Jerome also shared his thought on the younger voting demographic that Ko Wen-je attracted.  And finally at the end of the night Kaju and I talked to TH Schee who's been on Talking Taiwan several times, and who's one of the investors of 4SC Crossfit where we held our January 19th event.  Toward the end of the event Kaju got into a discussion with TH Schee about 4SC CrossFit.   Related Links:  https://talkingtaiwan.com/live-conversations-with-our-past-guests-at-4sc-crossfit-in-new-taipei-city-taiwan-ep-273/

In this highly anticipated electoral battle, Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) faces formidable opponents from the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) and the Kuomintang (KMT). China's Taiwan Affairs Office has framed these elections as a critical choice between “peace and war, prosperity and decline.” The failure of a proposed alliance, aimed at forming a pro-China government, has further heightened tensions. The established Kuomintang and the emerging Taiwan People's Party were unable to agree on a joint leadership, leading to a dramatic implosion of the alliance plan on live television. Against the backdrop of escalating military activities in the Taiwan Strait, the implications of this election extend beyond Taiwan's borders, impacting global geopolitics. How might developments in Taiwan-China-U.S. relations impact the broader geopolitical landscape, including relationships with other nations in the Asia-Pacific region?Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020

Le elezioni a Taiwan sono state seguite con molta attenzione soprattutto a causa della loro rilevanza internazionale. Ma come abbiamo già visto per tanti altri paesi asiatici, limitare la rilevanza delle elezioni alla sola politica estera è fuorviante. Nonostante il partito democratico progressista, quello più autonomista rispetto alla Cina, abbia vinto la presidenza, nelle elezioni del 13 gennaio è andato peggio delle aspettative. Questo è accaduto per motivi che hanno molto più a che fare con la politica interna che con il tema dell'indipendenza molto caro a una grossa parte della stampa internazionale. La puntata citata è la numero 36: "La questione di Taiwan" spiegata a un alieno. Gli inserti audio di questa puntata sono tratti da: Fireside Chat with Dr. Ko Wen-je, Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party and Former Mayor of Taipei, canale Youtube Csis, 20 aprile 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taiwan goes to the polls in just over a month. This is an election that could have wide repercussions, given the island's status as a potential flashpoint in the coming years. The incumbent President, Tsai Ing-wen, is coming to the end of two elected terms, meaning that she cannot run again. Her party's chosen successor is William Lai – Lai Ching-te – who is the current vice president. For most of this year, he has been facing off opposition from the Kuomintang, the biggest opposition party in Taiwan, and the Taiwan People's Party, a third party led by the charismatic Ko Wen-je. Lai remains in the lead with a month to go, but polls show that the KMT is only a few points behind, meaning that an upset is still possible. Since Taiwan became a democracy, it's the KMT that has been the party calling for closer relations to China, and Tsai and Lai's DPP that has been more pro-independence and pro-West. Given Beijing has shut off the hotline with Taipei in protest of the DPP since Tsai was first elected in 2016, if Lai wins in January, relations with Beijing are unlikely to get better. But how can the KMT justify closer relations with China, when it seems like the world is in a different place compared to 2015, the last time the KMT held the presidency? Joining the episode is William Yang, a Taipei-based freelance correspondent, who has written for Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, the Guardian and the Times.

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/

Taiwan goes to the polls in just over a month. This is an election that could have wide repercussions, given the island's status as a potential flashpoint in the coming years. The incumbent President, Tsai Ing-wen, is coming to the end of two elected terms, meaning that she cannot run again. Her party's chosen successor is William Lai – Lai Ching-te – who is the current vice president. For most of this year, he has been facing off opposition from the Kuomintang, the biggest opposition party in Taiwan, and the Taiwan People's Party, a third party led by the charismatic Ko Wen-je. Lai remains in the lead with a month to go, but polls show that the KMT is only a few points behind, meaning that an upset is still possible. Since Taiwan became a democracy, it's the KMT that has been the party calling for closer relations to China, and Tsai and Lai's DPP that has been more pro-independence and pro-West. Given Beijing has shut off the hotline with Taipei in protest of the DPP since Tsai was first elected in 2016, if Lai wins in January, relations with Beijing are unlikely to get better. But how can the KMT justify closer relations with China, when it seems like the world is in a different place compared to 2015, the last time the KMT held the presidency? Joining the episode is William Yang, a Taipei-based freelance correspondent, who has written for Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, the Guardian and the Times.

The candidates for Taiwan's upcoming presidential election, set for January 13, 2024, were finally announced on Friday, November 24 after a dramatic failure of opposition parties to form a coalition against Taiwan's ruling party. One factor setting this election apart from those previous is the exceptional popularity of a third-party candidate, Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party, which signals a shift in voters' attitude toward the political system traditionally dominated by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang. But even as many voters look for politicians to address issues like the increasing cost of living, unaffordable housing, and low salaries, debate over the cross-strait relationship continues to underpin the political climate leading up to the elections. In an interview filmed on November 29, 2023, Dr. Wei-Ting Yen, joins us to discuss what voters in Taiwan have top of mind and what lessons the January elections carry for the United States and beyond. About the speaker: https://www.ncuscr.org/video/taiwan-elections/ Read the transcript: https://www.ncuscr.org/podcast/taiwan-elections/ Follow Dr. Wei-Ting Yen on Twitter: @poscwty Subscribe to the National Committee on YouTube for video of this interview. Follow us on Twitter (@ncuscr) and Instagram (@ncuscr).

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

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 69-points this morning from Friday's close, at 16,712 on turnover of 2.8-billion N-T. The market moved lower on the final day of last week's session as investor sentiment was muted (不熱烈的) due to higher-than-expected U-S consumer price index data for in September, raising fears that inflation in America remains a major issue. TPP and KMT Accusing Each Other for Failure to Collaborate The K-M-T and the Taiwan People's Party are criticizing each other for the failure (失敗) to reach consensus on plans for a joint opposition ticket for January's presidential election. The spat comes after K-M-T and T-P-P campaign officials held talks this past weekend aimed at exploring a possible electoral pact between the two parties as they're both seeking to remove the D-P-P from power. The T-P-P is pushing for a poll to see whether voters back either the K-M-T's Hou Yu-ih or its presidential candidate, Ko Wen-je to represent the two parties. While the K-M-T is proposing an open primary to select the candidate. Poor Air Quality in West to Last into Tomorrow And, The Ministry of the Environment says poor air quality in northern and western parts of the island is expected to last until tomorrow. The warning comes after a northeasterly monsoon began to pick-up strength on Sunday, carrying high concentrations (濃度) of pollutants from China into Taiwan proper. Monitoring stations on in Keelung, Chiayi City, and Tainan all flashed orange alerts on Sunday, mainly due to PM2.5 particulate pollution, indicating that the air quality poses a health risk to sensitive groups. People with allergies are being advised to wear face masks and avoid vigorous outdoor activities. While another wave of the northeast monsoon is forecast to arrive on Friday, rising the possibility of more poor air quality. Afghanistan Earthquake Leaves More Injuries and Deaths A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages. Aid agency Save the Children said four people died in Sunday's temblor in Herat province, with the regional hospital receiving more than 150 injured. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was about 34 kilometers outside Herat, the provincial capital, and eight kilometers deep. Earthquakes on Oct. 7 flattened villages in the province in what was one of the most destructive (破壞性的) quakes in Afghanistan's recent history. United Nations officials say more than 90% of the people killed a week ago were women and children. Disney at 100 The Walt Disney company is 100 years old as of Monday – marking the start by brothers Walt and Roy Disney on October 16th in 1923. Caroline Malone 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 _____.

As we focus on the upcoming Taiwan presidential election in January 2024, the scene is surely getting crowded. Besides DPP's Lai Ching-te, KMT's Hou You-yi and Ko Wen-je representing the Taiwan People's Party, Terry Gou, the founder of Foxconn, also joined the race. With geopolitical tensions rising, some are calling this election the most pivotal one for Taiwan's destiny. What's really at stake? Why is that the candidates all seem to need to win trust from the US? And what will the challenges be for the next leader? 11:35 - What makes the upcoming election so pivotal for Taiwan? 14:48 - The role Beijing plays in Taiwan's past presidential elections 19:01 - What American endorsement means for the candidates Host: Kwangyin Liu Guest: Kharis Templeman, Hoover Institution Research Fellow at Stanford University Producers: Weiru Wang, Ian Huang ＊CW English: https://english.cw.com.tw ＊Share your thoughts: bill@cw.com.tw 留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cledx9shs004801v3cmkogc7e/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

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 _____.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 131-points this morning from Friday's close, at 14,504 on turnover of 3.9-billion N-T. The market moved higher on Friday as buying reemerged (重新出現) in the bellwether electronics sector, helping the main board recoup early losses on the back of a decline on Wall Street. However, turnover remained thin with many investors still opted to stay on the sidelines, awaiting upcoming December U-S non-farm payroll data. **Paraguay's Lower House Speaker Arrives in Taiwan for 5-Day Visit ** The President of the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies Carlos Maria Lopez has arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit. Lopez is meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen today. According to the Presidential Office, Lopez showed strong support for Taiwan during heightened (提高、增強) cross-strait tensions last August, when China held live-fire military exercises in areas around Taiwan. It's the first time that Lopez has visited Taiwan in his capacity as Paraguay's lower house speaker. Lopez is heading a parliamentary delegation that includes the chair of the committee on national defense, security and intelligence; the head of the committee on social development and housing; and the chair of the committee on childhood and youth development. **Lawmakers Invited to Join International Parliamentary Group ** D-P-P lawmaker Fan Yun says she and another lawmaker have been invited by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China to join the group and its decision-making body. According to Fan, she and Zhang Qi-lu from the Taiwan People's Party were invited to become the first Taiwanese members of I-PAC and co-chair the island's representation in the alliance. Fan says she will help about 40 "like-minded" Taiwanese lawmakers who have applied to participate in the group to secure ( 取得) membership, seeking a collective voice for Taiwan over issues regarding China. **Brazil Gov Buildings Back Under Contorl ** Authorities have reestablished control of Brazilian government buildings in the capital several hours after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace. The action was a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, broke windows and invaded the buildings that were believed to be largely vacant on a Sunday. The country's justice minister said roughly 200 people had been arrested. Lula accused Bolsonaro of encouraging the uprising, while the former president said peaceful protest was part of democracy but vandalism and invasion of public buildings were “exceptions to the rule.” **US Speaker Now Faces Divided House ** Newly-elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is about to face his next big test with a divided House of Representatives -- that's passing a rules package to govern the chamber. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn 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 _____.

Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. **Tai-Ex opening ** The Tai-Ex opened up 213-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 13,024 on turnover of $3.9-billion N-T. The Tai-Ex came under heavy pressure on Thursday - to close at its lowest level in two years. Market watchers say investors opted to cut their holdings ahead of the release of September's U-S consumer price index amid lingering concerns over the Federal Reserve hawkish rate hike cycle. While investor sentiment also remained cautious about the tech sector ahead of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing's investor conference - that opened after the market closed. **TPP Lawmaker's Master's Degree Revoked ** The De-Ming University of Science and Technology has revoked a master's degree conferred on Taiwan People's Party lawmaker Tsai Bi-ru for improper citations. According to the university, the thesis violated (違反) academic ethics. Tsai received the degree from a part-time master's program at the university's Management Information System Department in 2019. The moves comes after former Taoyuan City councilor Wang Hao-yu claimed in mid-August that he had notified the university that there were improper citations in Tsai's master's thesis. The university said it received an anonymous report that Tsai's thesis was extremely similar to an article published by one other person and immediately formed a seven-member committee to conduct a review. Four review meetings were held and the committee determined there was a violation of academic ethics in Tsai's thesis and recommended Tsai's master's degree be revoked. Tsai says she respects the decision, but is accusing the committee of failing to provide sufficient explanations on how she had violated academic ethics. **US Jan 6th Committee Votes to Subpoena Trump ** The committee investigating the Jan 6th attack on the US Capitol has voted to subpoena former president Donald Trump. The committee says it has enough evidence to push for criminal charges, against multiple individuals, relating to the attempts to overturn (翻轉) the 2020 presidential election. Nick Harper reports from Washington. **UN Guterres Letter to Financial Leaders ** The United Nations chief has sent a letter to finance ministers and central bankers from the world's 20 leading economies. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Thursday's letter that the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the war in Ukraine and escalating climate emergencies ``are wreaking havoc on economies across the globe.'' Guterres urged financial leaders to change course and steer a global economic recovery that includes developing countries that have been hardest hit by these events, along with the rising cost of living, tightening financial conditions, and unsustainable (不可持續的) debt burdens. The letter comes ahead of next month's Group of 20 summit in the Indonesian resort of Bali. Guterres says the U.N. system and its partners have proposed a ``stimulus'', which calls for ``a massive increase in public sector commitments towards development, humanitarian and climate mitigation and adaptation by just 2% of global GDP''. 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 _____.

Recent polling has the TPP overtaking the KMT, leading many to speculate they'll outmuscle the KMT to become the #2 political party. Not so fast: They won't in 2022, and in 2024 it is a long shot, but still possible. More Podcasts at www.report.tw or anchor.fm/taiwanreport and consider sponsoring us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/taiwanreport Taiwan 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.

Recent polling has the TPP overtaking the KMT, leading many to speculate they'll outmuscle the KMT to become the #2 political party. Not so fast: They won't in 2022, and in 2024 it is a long shot, but still possible. More Podcasts at www.report.tw or anchor.fm/taiwanreport and consider sponsoring us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/taiwanreport Taiwan 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.