On January 21, the Ministry of Labor temporarily withheld a plan to lower thresholds for foreign talent to legally work in Taiwan. The proposed changes would have allowed for more foreign lower-tiered white collar workers to enter Taiwan’s workforce.
本週我們關注：國民黨是否有可能將總統候選人由洪秀柱改為朱立倫，以及聯合國大會對於跨太平洋戰略經濟夥伴關係協議（TPP）的談判決議。
This week, the focus in Taiwan is on the possible change of KMT presidential candidate from Hung to Chu. In the world, the UN General Assembly wraps up and TPP negotiations conclude.
本週我們關注：選後王金平是否能回立法院？柯文哲對電競比賽的態度為何？另外，中國和希拉蕊的衝突、與美國間諜從中國遣返回國。
Latest from Taiwan includes shutting Wang out of the legislature, and Ko giving e-gaming some official respect. Elsewhere China and Hillary clash, and the US pulls its spies out of China.
Lien Chan’s return from China, Thailand’s Erawan shrine bombing might be linked to China’s oppression in Xinjiang, and India and Australia team up in the South China Sea.