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Taiwan's
Incoming President Scraps Plan to Visit US
(AFP, May 8, 2008) Taiwan's incoming president Ma
Ying-jeou has dropped plans to visit the United States before his
inauguration in a move seen as avoiding a dilemma for Washington, US and Taiwanese officials said.
China Struggles to Contain
Viral Epidemic: State Media
(AFP, May 2, 2008) Doctors in China
struggled to contain the spread of an intestinal virus that has infected more
than 3,300 children, killing 21 of them so far, state press reported.
Taiwan's Top Court Clears
President-Elect of Corruption
(AFP, Apr. 25, 2008) Taiwan's Supreme Court cleared the island's president-elect Ma Ying-jeou of corruption charges,
delivering a final ruling in the high-profile case less than a month before
he takes office.
Taiwan's Export Growth
Unexpectedly Quickens to 22.8%
(Bloomberg, Apr. 8, 2008) Taiwan's export growth unexpectedly accelerated in
March, rising at the fastest pace in two years as customers in China,
Southeast Asia and India bought more of the island's electronics.
Taiwan Opens Liaison Office
in Libya
(AFP, Feb. 21, 2008) Taiwan has opened a trade office in Libya, the foreign ministry here said,
two years after President Chen
Shui-bian made a surprise visit to the oil-rich country. Taiwan and Libya
forged diplomatic relations in 1959 but broke off in 1978 when Tripoli switched recognition to China. Taipei later set up a trade office there in 1980 but
shut it down in 1997.
Allies protest UN treatment of Taiwan
(Taipei Times, Feb 09, 2008) Twelve of Taiwan's diplomatic allies yesterday
signed a petition protesting the UN's interpretation of UN Resolution 2758
and the world body's inappropriate listing of Taiwan as a province of China
in a recent press release.
Taiwan's President Makes Claim to Spratly
Islands
(Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2008 ) Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian
inaugurated a runway on one of the disputed Spratly
Islands and insisted the archipelago belongs to Taiwan despite claims by China
and several other Asian countries. Chen's gesture drew an immediate protest
from the Philippines.
Taiwan Feels the Squeeze from China Push into Africa
(Agence France Presse,
Jan. 21, 2008) Malawi last week became the fourth African country to switch
diplomatic allegiance to Beijing
since Taiwanese
President Chen Shui-Bian came to power in 2000.
While the Taiwanese government has helped bankroll everything from hospitals
to roads, Malawi has come to the conclusion that it cannot afford to be left
out in the cold as China
becomes ever more influential on the continent.
Taiwan
Closes Chiang Kai-shek Mausoleum Pending Reburial
(Associated Press, Dec. 24, 2007) Authorities closed the mausoleum of
Taiwan's late leader Chiang Kai-shek as part of the ruling party's vigorous
campaign to diminish the legacy of the late leader. President Chen Shui-bian told a
political rally that closing the mausoleum would save taxpayers' money.
British Spy Chief Warns of China Web Threat
(AFP, Dec. 1, 2007) The head of Britain's domestic security service has
warned business leaders that China has been carrying out state-sponsored
espionage against vital parts of the economy. The director-general of MI5,
Jonathan Evans, wrote to 300 chief executives and security heads at banks,
accountancy and legal firms, warning them they were under attack from
"Chinese state organizations" via the Internet, The Times said.
Frustrated Taiwanese Rage against Rising Prices
(Associated Press, Nov. 16, 2007) Inflation - fanned by soaring prices for fuel
and other commodities - has become a hot political issue in Taiwan as the
island moves towards legislative elections in January next year and a
presidential poll two months later. The situation has become so bad that a
number of disgruntled consumers have taken their complaints directly to
President Chen Shui-bian.
It's 'Time to Act' on Economy, Government Told
(Taiwan News, Nov. 6,
2007) "Time to act!" said European Chamber of Commerce Taipei in its
annual position papers, suggesting Taiwan's economic development had been
stagnant with little progress especially in terms of of
cross-strait economic relations. The ECCT suggests some remedies as a "roadmap" for bringing back
Taiwan's prosperity.
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