Miscellaneous
Lots of coronavirus news as Taiwan closes borders to foreigners and companies are deputized to block employees from leaving the country. Hints are coming out as to what happened in Haiti...but maddeningly few and reports are contradictory. The spat between Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen and the Executive Yuan has turned very ugly...and very absurd as the Taichung KMT city council caucus calls on the WHO for support against the DPP administration as if somehow the WHO actually recognized Taiwan. KMT chair Johnny Chiang reveals his self identity. Finally, a couple of silly stories on what a Taiwanese sports channel did in the face of a cancelled NBA schedule and...why hasn't KMT Tainan city councillor and briefly KMT chair candidate Hsieh Lung-chieh jumped into a Taichung canal yet? As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Be sure to subscribe to us on Youtube (and click the bell) or on your favorite podcast service. This is the fastest way to get the latest show. Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. It is also intended to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).