Taiwan Review
Encyclopedia
Taiwan Review is a general-interest English-language monthly published by the Government Information Office
of the Republic of China
(Taiwan
). Its purpose is to inform English readers around the world of what takes place in the island-nation.
, French
, German
, Spanish
and Russian
. Among the non-English TRs, the Spanish Taiwan Hoy, which has published bimonthly since September 1982, was the first established. The French Taiwan aujourd’hui started publication in January 1984, the German Taiwan heute in September 1988 and the Russian Тайваньская панорама in May 1994. All of the non-English TRs – except the French magazine, which began publishing monthly in April 2002—publish bimonthly, and serve as the nation’s only government-funded foreign-language publications introducing Taiwan and issues related to Taiwan.
Government Information Office
The Government Information Office is a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in charge of promoting government policies and regulating domestic media.-History:...
of the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
). Its purpose is to inform English readers around the world of what takes place in the island-nation.
History
The Taiwan Review was established in April 1951 under the name Free China Review – as opposed to the communist Chinese mainland – and at that time was the first ROC government-funded English-language publication targeting overseas readers. The Free China Review title stayed for half a century before it was renamed Taipei Review in April 2000, and finally Taiwan Review in March 2003 to better reflect the origin of the publication.Content
For more than half a century, the magazine has been the periodical of record concerning Taiwan’s socio-economic development, as well as its democratization, through in-depth reports, features and commentaries. Today the 65-page periodical remains the GIO’s flagship publication, a credible source of information for academics in East Asian studies, and an engaging read for whoever takes an interest in trends and events that shape the lives of Taiwanese people.Other language versions
The Taiwan Review publishes in EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
. Among the non-English TRs, the Spanish Taiwan Hoy, which has published bimonthly since September 1982, was the first established. The French Taiwan aujourd’hui started publication in January 1984, the German Taiwan heute in September 1988 and the Russian Тайваньская панорама in May 1994. All of the non-English TRs – except the French magazine, which began publishing monthly in April 2002—publish bimonthly, and serve as the nation’s only government-funded foreign-language publications introducing Taiwan and issues related to Taiwan.
See also
- Taiwan JournalTaiwan JournalTaiwan Journal is an English-language weekly newspaper published by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China . Its purpose is to inform English readers around the world about current events taking place on the island nation...
- NOTICIAS
- Taiwan aujourd'hui
- Taiwan Info
- Taiwan Hoy
- Taiwan heute
- Taiwan Panorama
- Taiwan Review (Russian)
- Radio Taiwan InternationalRadio Taiwan InternationalRadio Taiwan International is the English name and call sign of the international radio service, the Central Broadcasting System of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan...