Taiwan This Week

ICRT News hosts a special roundtable discussion examining President Tsai Ing-wen's first year in office featuring former Minister of the Interior Dr. Lee Hong-yuan, former AIT head Dr. William Stanton, and ex-Legislator Dr. Shen Fu-hsiung.

ICRT News discusses how the WannaCry ransomware attack affected Taiwan, tomorrow¡¦s KMT chairmanship election, next week¡¦s Council of Grand Justices gay marriage ruling, the passing of famed Taiwanese entertainer Chu Ke-liang, and more.

Taiwan has officially not been invited to join the World Health Assembly: We discuss the fallout, along with developments in US-Taiwan ties, the saga of a decapitated statue, security risks found in government made apps, and more.

We discuss the course of cross-Strait relations amid a number of ongoing disputes, the complaints of Taiwan¡¦s workers following Monday's Labor Day demonstrations, a suicide case that has prompted a national conversation on sexual abuse, and more.

We discuss scuffles in the legislature over the Executive Yuan¡¦s infrastructure plan, proposals to reduce the number of Taiwan¡¦s top judges, suspicion that pressure from China may prevent Taiwan from attending a major health conference, and more.

ICRT News discusses the protest by civil servants outside the Legislative Yuan against President Tsai¡¦s pension reforms, a self-described Chinese dissident denied asylum in Taiwan, the decision by the China Post to end their print edition, and more.

ICRT News reflects on the Trump-Xi meet and discusses new government efforts to encourage more families to have children. Then in the second half we discuss the current state of free speech in Taiwan after celebrating its first ever Freedom of Speech Day.

We discuss the Trump-Xi meeting, the latest on detained human rights advocate Lee Ming-che, and the 42-anniversary of the death of Chiang Kai-shek. And there's also talk of a possibly fake story concerning an expensive handbag and fish.

We discuss the detention of a Taiwanese activist in China, the recent Hong Kong election and what it may mean for Taiwan, The Council of Grand Justices¡¦ review of a same sex marriage case, the ongoing effort to effect judicial reform, and more.

On this episode we discuss the effort to pass a cross-Strait agreement oversight bill, the Sunflower Movement as it passes its three year anniversary, the massive fish die off in Vietnam one year on, and more.