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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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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Contentious legislative proposals

2026/10/02

We 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

2026/09/18

We 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 for Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A fractured alliance

2026/09/11

We talk the latest news about the upcoming local elections, new China travel registration rules and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Drone procurement

2026/08/28

We 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

2026/08/21

We 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 countersign legislation and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Military drills and an AI cyberattack

2026/08/14

We 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 SoundOn

Poaching high-tech talent

2026/08/07

We 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

2026/07/31

We talk upcoming military exercises, cross-strait communications and a diplomatic spat with Papua New Guinea. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Turning the internet off

2026/07/24

We talk the latest news about contaminated cooking oil, reactions to mobile Internet disruptions during the upcoming urban resilience exercises and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

More food safety issues

2026/07/10

We 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

2026/07/03

We talk the government reacting to a new Chinese law, competing drone procurement bills and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The meaning of status quo

2026/06/26

We 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?

2026/06/12

We 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 media. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Tariffs and tech

2026/06/05

We 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

2026/05/29

We 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

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4.1 out of 5

55 reviews

★★★★☆

Ayl8487 2026/01/22

Insightful, except for Angelica Oung

I enjoy this podcast as it helps bring in some different views from knowledgeable English speaking individuals with unique views. However, as mentio...

★☆☆☆☆

FXM6688 2025/10/03

Biased commentary

The discussion on this show became a lot more predictable and less interesting with the addition of Angelica, whose views are consistently partisan. S...

★★★★★

coffeerain 2025/07/07

Angelica Ong is not qualified

Angelica Ong's recent commentary reveals a lack of fundamental understanding of 圖利罪 (the offense of unlawful benefit), and her remarks on military dri...

★☆☆☆☆

NedSparki 2022/04/01

Not subjective enough

Good to have to keep up to date on Taiwan news. However, it’s too bad that the journalists/reporters are not able to stay objective, often speaking ba...

★★★★☆

Jkbgrr 2020/08/23

Interesting perspectives

The only suggestion I have would be to make sure the audio doesn’t pick up on the loud breathing

★☆☆☆☆

a r c h i p e l a g o s 2019/06/17

Unfortunate

Extremely weak. Superficial treatment of news in Taiwan. The host is awful. Wish it was better.

★★★★★

cantaloupe alone 2019/04/25

Understand Taiwan

I'm a long-term resident of Taiwan and this podcast helps me understand Taiwan and its politics. Thanks for the clarity.

★☆☆☆☆

Ziggler333 2018/11/30

Please, No More Donovan or Ross

Great to have something like this, though this version is very poorly executed. Main issues: Donovan Smith: Grating to listen to, constantly talks o...

★★★★★

TimuB 2015/04/23

Best weekly wrap on Taiwan news

Informative and entertaining!

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