About this podcast
Keeping abreast of Taiwan news has never been easier, nor more informative. Every week, the ICRT news team from around the island takes a look back at the important stories that affected Taiwan. From Taipei all the way down to Pingdong, and even far beyond. Friday nights at around 8:20, tune into ICRT FM 100 for Taiwan This Week.
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Episodes
The newest 50 of 556 episodes
- A fall from grace? · 45 minWe talk what's happening to Jensen Huang's venerable Taiwan status, the latest local election news and a cockroach leg. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Change in the US Congress and Taiwan · 47 minWe talk the US midterms and Taiwan, APEC summit invitation issues and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Local election debate · 45 minOn this week's show we have a local election special roundtable organized by ICRT and the European Chamber Of Commerce Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Ineligible to run · 39 minWe talk election candidates being banned from running, allegations Beijing is influencing voters, Sports Minister Lee Yang refusing to attend the opening ceremony of the Asian…
- Mayoral race issues · 44 minWe talk what's happening the Taipei mayoral election, China for sanctioning ministers from Belize and Paraguay over Taiwan ties and labor groups urging the government to raise…
- Contentious legislative proposals · 36 minWe talk the a new legislative session and debate on Taiwan-US-China ties continuing following a meeting between Donald Trump and China's Xi jinping. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- An AI development slowdown and Taiwan · 44 minWe talk Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim visiting Italy, Taiwan likely on the agenda when China's Xi Jinping travels to Washington D.C. and what an AI development slowdown would mean…
- A fractured alliance · 45 minWe talk the latest news about the upcoming local elections, new China travel registration rules and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Drone procurement · 43 minWe talk a budget bill that prioritizes indigenous UAVs, moves to amend the Referendum Act put in hold, the Pacific Islands Forum and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- A new general budget revealed · 48 minWe talk the central government's 2027's spending plan, little reaction to the US scaling back joint military exercises with an Asian ally, the Premier once again refusing to…
- Military drills and an AI cyberattack · 40 minWe talk the Han Kuang exercises wrapping-up, the Ministry of Digital Affairs confirming that overseas hackers target government agencies in July and more. -- Hosting provided by…
- Poaching high-tech talent · 48 minWe talk a NT$3.6 trillion central government budget; Chinese companies operating illegally in Taiwan; the annual Ketagalan Forum and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Han Kuang season · 42 minWe talk upcoming military exercises, cross-strait communications and a diplomatic spat with Papua New Guinea. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Turning the internet off · 45 minWe talk the latest news about contaminated cooking oil, reactions to mobile Internet disruptions during the upcoming urban resilience exercises and more. -- Hosting provided by…
- More food safety issues · 42 minWe talk cooking oil found to contain excessive levels of a carcinogen, reactions to the assault of a political commentator and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Countering a worrying ethnic unity law · 43 minWe talk the government reacting to a new Chinese law, competing drone procurement bills and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- The meaning of status quo · 45 minWe talk an interview sparking explanations of cross-strait normalcy, calls for mandated prison sentences for draft dodgers and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Maritime law enforcement or expansionism? · 46 minWe talk moves by Beijing to claim ownership of waters east of Taiwan, possible stricter export controls on AI chip sales to China and guidelines on AI-generated content in the…
- Tariffs and tech · 49 minWe talk Taiwan being included in an initial US listing of forced labor tariffs, Computex Taipei taking place with AI in focus and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Measures to reverse a declining birth rate · 45 minWe talk proposals to boost child benefit, Cheng Li-wun's trip to the US, the High Speed Rail suffering a major glitch and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Trump talks Lai conversation · 45 minWe talk a mid-term address, continuing fallout from US President Donald Trump's China trip, an award winning Taiwanese literary work and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- A warning of clashes and talk of repercussions · 40 minWe talk the Trump-Xi meeting and Taiwan, fallout from passage of a watered down special defense budget bill and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Unorthodox travel · 50 minWe talk President Lai Ching-te traveling to Eswatini on a rather special airplane, Taiwan likely to be a topic of conversation between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi…
- Revoked overflight permissions · 45 minWe talk President Lai Ching-te's nixed state visit to Eswatini, the central government's general budget plan moving forward after more than six months in limbo and more…
- Breaking down the Cheng-Xi meeting · 49 minWe talk KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun returning from her China trip, President Lai Ching-te being slated to visit Eswatini later this month and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- A peace tour · 43 minWe talk KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun's visit to China, the DPP's shortlist for its Taipei mayoral candidates, fears of a plastic bag shortage and more. -- Hosting provided by…
- Bribery and corruption · 47 minWe talk Taiwan People's Party founder and former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je being sentenced to 17 years in prison, heated debate about the possible restarting of nuclear power…
- Verbal provocation · 42 minWe talk the KMT and the Taiwan People's Party approving a pact for November's ballots, the continuing dispute over the status of a lawmaker-at-large, the latest on a designation…
- A tiff over a Tokyo trip · 49 minWe talk the premier making a brief trip to Japan on his day off that raised some ire feelings, a sharp decline in Chinese military flights near Taiwan, revisions to the…
- Power concerns and defense spending debate · 52 minWe talk the government's reaction to the US-Israel war on Iran, dueling defense budgets; scores of people being indicted in the Prince Holding Group case and more. -- Hosting…
- A trade deal signed · 49 minWe talk the signing of a Taiwan-US trade deal, experts touting Sanae Takaichi's election victory as being good news for Taiwan, a movie adaptation of unsolved murders causing…
- Classified defense materials and free milk · 51 minWe talk a briefing to lawmakers on weapons procurement plans, Taiwan's trade negotiating team meeting the press and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Tariffs lowered, but semiconductor investments increased · 51 minWe talk Taiwan and the US finalizing a trade deal, questions over the special defense budget, and plans to create a 'smoke-free city' in Taipei. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Decapitation and budget concerns · 39 minWe talk about worries concerning a possible decapitation strike, the ongoing central government budget stand-off, a pulled talk show slated to be hosted by former President Chen…
- A year end stern cross-strait warning · 52 minWe talk China's latest military exercises around Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- The year in review · 51 minWe talk some of the top stories from here in Taiwan in 2025. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- A potential arms sale and an ignored amendment · 47 minWe talk a large US arms sale to Taiwan, Premier Cho Jung-tai's refusal to enact legislation giving local government's more money, a presidential pre-recorded address…
- An arrival card system causing an uproar · 47 minWe talk the government's strong reaction to South Korea's newly launched e-Arrival card system; Tsai Ing-wen talking the need for a solar power policy 2.0, government agencies…
- Going big on next year's local elections · 45 minWe talk the latest news concerning next year's city and county elections from the north and the south. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- T-Dome · 44 minWe talk President Lai Ching-te's proposal for a NT$1.25trillion special defense budget, the ongoing China-Japan spat over Taiwan from a Taiwan perspective and criticism of ruling…
- A speech and a rebuff · 42 minWe talk the vice president addressing the European Parliament, the legislative speaker calling out the president over China's threats against a DPP lawmaker, the KMT's leader…
- Moves to amend pension reforms and calls for more cash handouts · 46 minWe talk the KMT getting a new leader, a legislative showdown over proposals to amend civil service pension reforms, the latest news about the African swine fever outbreak and…
- Taiwan omitted · 49 minWe talk Taiwan not being on the agenda of a big meeting in South Korea, an African swine fever outbreak and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Alleged nefarious acts · 49 minWe talk the KMT electing a new chairperson amid claims of outside meddling, Nvidia's plans for a new headquarters in Taipei facing problems, a YouTuber being under investigation…
- Shovel Superheroes · 42 minWe talk 50/50 semiconductor production, the Hualien clean-up operation and the foreign minister's busy few days. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- A deadly storm · 46 minWe talk Typhoon Ragasa, United Nations recognition, the line-up for the KMT's leadership election and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- Scarred farmland · 41 minWe talk the alarming Meinong Grand Canyon, an updated version of a civil defense handbook, a proposal for the creation of a two-round absolute majority system for choosing the…
- A high profile detainee makes bail · 49 minWe talk Ko Wen-je being released on bail after just over a year in detention, President Lai Ching-te's lengthy interview with the Liberty Times, the Cabinet inaugurating the…
- Recall repercussions · 46 minWe talk the final batch of recall votes failing to unseat any KMT lawmakers, Premier Cho Jung-tai announcing a new Cabinet and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
- The last recall · 42 minWe talk the final batch of recalls targeting KMT lawmakers, a referendum on whether to extend the service of the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant, approval of an environmental impact…
