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One of the top stories from this past week was that Typhoon Megi swept through Taiwan, killing seven and injuring more than 620. It made landfall in the eastern county of Hualien early on Tuesday afternoon.
The storm left 3.89 million households without power, the second worst blackout following a typhoon in Taiwan’s history. The storm forced the evacuation of 14,000 people from mountainous areas.
Agricultural damage was estimated at around US$42 million, with Yunlin County in western Taiwan seeing the most damage, about a quarter of the total.
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Also this past week, the foreign ministry on Monday expressed strong dissatisfaction with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for blocking Taiwanese reporters from attending the ICAO forum. The forum opened in Montreal, Canada on Tuesday.
That was on top of the fact that the organization also failed to invite a delegation from Taiwan to attend this year’s forum. Previously Taiwan had attended the event as an observer.
The foreign ministry said that the ICAO’s move to block Taiwan’s reporters was inappropriate and a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations and the principles of justice and fairness.
A delegation from Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) arrived in Montreal early Monday morning, local time, to press the necessity of Taiwan's meaningful participation in the ICAO.
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And finally, this past week, a new poll has found that 70.8% of the Taiwanese public believes that the Mainland Chinese government is overbearing in its relations with Taiwan.
The latest poll from the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation has found that a majority of the Taiwanese public hold unfavorable views of the Chinese government. About 68% believe that Beijing is not trustworthy, while only 16% believe that it is trustworthy.