A Special Year-end Look at the Top Five Taiwan Stories of 2015

In today's edition of Taiwan this Week - politics and some proposed policies from the DPP, KMT and PFP, a 21 hour siege that ended without the lose of any lives and calls for a 'no mobile phone day' from and for students.

ICRT News is joined by the Economist's Jane Rickards to discuss the week's biggest stories including the US-Taiwan arms deal, a controversial investment plan from a Chinese state backed company, a formerly secret Apple production lab in Taoyuan, and more.

Listen to our conversation about the week's top stories including a guilty plea from Farglory Land Development's chairman, more controversy over property speculation in the campaign, the government's prosecution of Uber, and more.

Listen to our discussion of the fallout from last week's not guilty verdict granted to former Ting Hsin Chairman Wei Ying-chung, news of the spy swap that wasn't a spy swap, the opening of three new stops for the THSR, and more.

Listen in as we take a good hard look at Taiwan's upcoming presidential and legislative elections with an expert panel of political commentators.

Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the official registration of candidates for the January election, two very different lists that Taiwan found itself on, the stalled trade in goods deal, and more.

Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the DPP, KMT, and PFP vice presidential candidate announcements, action over recent high pollution levels, and the decision to nix a forthcoming capital gains tax.

Listen in as ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week¡¦s top stories, including KMT Chairman Eric Chu¡¦s trip to the US, the fallout from last week¡¦s Ma-Xi meeting, a massive trolling of the top DPP politician, and more.

Listen in to this special edition of the show as we devote the entire segment to tackling the big questions raised by tomorrow's Ma-Xi meeting in Singapore: What's on the agenda? How will this affect cross-strait relations? And most importantly, why now?