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Taiwan This Week
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Keeping abreast of Taiwan news has never been easier, nor more informative. Every week, the ICRT news team from around the island takes a look back at the important stories that affected Taiwan. From Taipei all the way down to Pingdong, and even far beyond. Friday nights at around 8:20, tune into ICRT FM 100 for Taiwan This Week.
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Turning the internet off
5d ago00:44:53Tap to summarizeWe talk the latest news about contaminated cooking oil, reactions to mobile Internet disruptions during the upcoming urban resilience exercises and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →More food safety issues
3w ago00:41:53Tap to summarizeWe talk cooking oil found to contain excessive levels of a carcinogen, reactions to the assault of a political commentator and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →Countering a worrying ethnic unity law
4w ago00:42:41Tap to summarizeWe talk the government reacting to a new Chinese law, competing drone procurement bills and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →The meaning of status quo
Jun 2600:45:05Tap to summarizeWe talk an interview sparking explanations of cross-strait normalcy, calls for mandated prison sentences for draft dodgers and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →Maritime law enforcement or expansionism?
Jun 1200:46:00Tap to summarizeWe talk moves by Beijing to claim ownership of waters east of Taiwan, possible stricter export controls on AI chip sales to China and guidelines on AI-generated content in the media. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →Tariffs and tech
Jun 500:48:54Tap to summarizeWe talk Taiwan being included in an initial US listing of forced labor tariffs, Computex Taipei taking place with AI in focus and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →Measures to reverse a declining birth rate
May 2900:44:42Tap to summarizeWe talk proposals to boost child benefit, Cheng Li-wun's trip to the US, the High Speed Rail suffering a major glitch and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →Trump talks Lai conversation
May 2200:45:06Tap to summarizeWe talk a mid-term address, continuing fallout from US President Donald Trump's China trip, an award winning Taiwanese literary work and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →A warning of clashes and talk of repercussions
May 1500:40:13Tap to summarizeWe talk the Trump-Xi meeting and Taiwan, fallout from passage of a watered down special defense budget bill and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Transcribe →Unorthodox travel
May 800:50:22Tap to summarizeWe talk President Lai Ching-te traveling to Eswatini on a rather special airplane, Taiwan likely to be a topic of conversation between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping next week, a rat problem and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
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