# Taiwan Review

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***Taiwan Review***[1] (Chinese: 台灣評論; pinyin: *Táiwān Pínglùn*) is a general-interest English-language bi-monthly published by Kwang Hua Publishing, Inc. in [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) under the supervision of the Department of International Information Services, [Ministry of Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Taiwan)). Its purpose is to inform English readers around the world of what takes place in the island-nation.

## History

*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 Republic of China 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. The 65-page periodical was the flagship publication of the [Government Information Office](/source/Government_Information_Office) until the GIO was formally dissolved on May 20, 2012, under a government restructuring program. Management of the monthly magazine then came under the newly formed Department of International Information Services of the R.O.C.’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Taiwan Review is a credible source of information for academics in [East Asian studies](/source/East_Asian_studies), and an engaging read for whoever takes an interest in trends and events that shape the lives of the Taiwanese people.[citation needed] The Taiwan Review [Facebook](/source/Facebook) website states: "The Taiwan Review provides in-depth discussion of various aspects of Taiwan including politics, economics, society, the environment and the arts."

## Other-language versions

The Taiwan Review publishes in [English](/source/English_language), [French](/source/French_language), [German](/source/German_language), [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) and [Russian](/source/Russian_language). Among the non-English TRs, the Spanish ***Taiwan Hoy***, which has been published bimonthly since September 1982, was established first. 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

- [Media of Taiwan](/source/Media_of_Taiwan)

## References

1. [taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw](http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw)

## External links

- [Official website of the Taiwan Review (including issue archives)](http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/)
- [List of Taiwan GIO's foreign-language journals](https://web.archive.org/web/20070503111733/http://www.gio.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=15528&CtNode=2466&mp=807)

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