The Debrief, 1/24/14
President Ma Ying-jeou’s foreign trip to end in Los Angeles, Taiwan’s parliament opens for extra session, anti-gay scholars are appointed to gender education committee and Taiwan’s Mega Bank plans to become more mega.
Dadaocheng (KP7)
We take you on a journey into the 1920s, when Dadaocheng was the cosmopolitan center of Taiwan, connecting it to the rest of the world in the Roaring 20s. We also ponder what that means for Taiwan going into the 2020s and beyond.
The Debrief, 1/17/14
Formosan black bears, Thailand protests, DPP’s China policy consensus (or lack thereof), wiretapping and food safety laws being debated in the parliament, and NCKU’s plaza controversy in The Debrief this week.
The Debrief, 1/10/14
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs report to the Legislative Yuan on US-Taiwan relations, old farmer’s allowance handouts, special prosecutor Huang Shih-ming’s impeachment and Taiwan’s tollbooth-free freeways.
Regional Free Trade (KP6)
We tackle the questions of Taiwan’s economy and ask Prof. Peter Chow of City College of New York about trade with China, Taiwan’s strategy in joining regional trade blocs, and whether free trade is ultimately good for Taiwan.
The Debrief, 1/3/14
On the first update of 2014, we cover Dapu land abuse victims’ day in court, the DPP’s dilemma over dropping its Taiwan independence charter, a new multilingual news service in Taiwan and the giant rubber duckie in Keelung.
The Debrief, 12/27/13
A media conference in Beijing attended by Taiwanese media management, the history of the Losheng Sanatorium controversy, a nuclear deal between Taiwan and the US, and A-mei’s free concert to support gay rights.
The Debrief, 12/20/13
This week we cover a 200 year land dispute, policy changes requested by foreign home caregivers, tax breaks for companies investing in new free economic pilot zones, and a tech company’s dumping toxic wastes.
China’s Air Defense Zone (KP5)
We take up two countervailing American views on China’s East China Sea air defense identification zone and discuss escalation versus appeasement. The co-hosts also ponder what all this means for Taiwan.
The Debrief, 12/13/13
We cover Singapore’s Little India riot, a confusion in the Taiwan-China services trade agreement, women in the labor force and a controversy over naming National Cheng Kung University’s new plaza.
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.
Pop Music and Politics (KP4)
Co-hosts Chieh-Ting Yeh, Jonathan Lee, and Tim Suen talk about a few pop singers in Taiwan and their encounters with political and social questions, including Deserts Chang, Mayday, Amei, Wang Lee-hom, Dua G and Chthonics.