The Debrief, 12/6/13
Tribute to Nelson Mandela, Taiwan’s same-sex marriage rally, continued hot air over China’s air defense zone, US trade investigations into Taiwan’s steel exports and controversy with confusion over where the capital is.
The Debrief, 11/29/13
Visit by China’s Taiwan affairs official, major Taiwan firms’ US expansions, China’s new air defense zone, Tiananmen Square dissident Wu’er Kaixi turning himself in, EU-Taiwan relations, and shark consumption in Taiwan.
The Debrief, 11/22/13
The Gambia breaking diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the annual Autumn Struggle labor demonstration, Public Television personnel issues, Eslite Bookstore’s censorship controversy and the new metro line in Taipei.
The Debrief, 11/15/13
Taiwan’s reaction to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee meetings, yet another land expropriation tragedy, cooking oil scandals and sex education in Taiwan.
The Debrief, 11/8/13
In this pilot episode of our new weekly news briefing podcast, we talk about the same-sex marriage bill, singer Deserts Chang’s UK concert, Taiwan’s trade with Myanmar, and a documentary that has been breaking records in Taiwan.