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1999: Jan. - June, July - Dec.
2000: Jan. - Mar. , Apr. - June , July - Sept. , Oct. - Dec.
2001: Jan. - Mar. , Apr.-July , Aug. - Dec.
2002: Jan. -
July , Aug. – Dec.
2003 ; 2004
China's New 'Peace
Offensive'
(Editorial, Japan Times, Dec. 29, 2005) China
has launched a public-relations offensive. The publication of a white paper
on the country's "peaceful development" is designed to quiet
concerns about China's growing affluence.
Rise of
Asian Powerhouse Challenges Economic Order By Mure Dickie (Financial
Times, Dec. 29,
2005) The year saw no resolution of
questions about the ways in which China's
rise will affect the world. But it left few in any doubt that its effects will
be far-reaching.
For the US, A Period of
Watching By Nat
Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, Dec 22, 2005) The US ought to
be watching the contest between the two major political parties in Taiwan,
just as it is without doubt watching events in China.
A More Assertive Role for
China By Jason Qian
and Anne Wu
(Boston Globe, Dec. 19, 2005) By initiating a road map and acting as a negotiator
to implement it, China can increase its effectiveness in helping to resolve
North Korea's nuclear problem.
Bush's Asia Visit:
Opportunities Seized, Missed By Ralph Cossa
(Japan Times, Dec. 8, 2005) U.S. President George W. Bush, during his recent
visit to Asia, seized the opportunity to reaffirm Washington's commitment to
the promotion of democracy, free and fair trade, and political and especially
religious freedom. But other opportunities were missed in terms of better
defining America's current and future
role in Asia.
Reading Tea Leaves of Bush
Speech
(Taipei Times, Nov. 30, 2005) In his speech
in Kyoto, Japan on Nov. 16, US President George W. Bush included the hope that China
could look to Taiwan's democracy as an example for China's
future political development. Predictably China
brushed that aside.
US Policy Stuck as China's
Changes By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, Nov. 9, 2005) One scenario many China watchers now see is
that Beijing has shifted policy regarding Taiwan, placing a priority
on preventing Taiwan's independence in the
immediate future, while continuing to insist on eventual unification.
China's Rise 'the Single
Biggest Event of Our Age'
(Straits Times, Oct. 26, 2005) Visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong has spoken of China's rise having a significant impact on the region
and beyond, and said managing its ties with global players will be an
important part of this development.
The Twin Challenges of US
Foreign Policy By Kurt M.
Campbell
(Boston Globe, Oct. 25, 2005) For the next generation, Americans will face
two overriding challenges internationally: how to effectively wage a twilight
struggle against Islamic jihadists while coping with the rise to great power
status of China.
East Asian Imbalances Go
Beyond China By Philip Bowring
(International Herald Tribune, Oct. 17, 2005)
The really deep, fundamental and unsustainable global imbalance is not
between China and the United
States but between
East Asia and the rest of the world.
U.S. Faces Challenges on Three
Fronts
(Korea Herald, 14 October 2005) Renowned
historian Paul Kennedy warned that America has to deal with three
fronts: terrorists threatening national security, economic rivalries and
declining cultural power in terms of global reputation.
China's Rise and World
Democracy By Arthur Waldron
(Taipei Times, Sep. 21, 2005) When most
people look at China's course over the last decade or so, they are struck by four
things. First is dramatic economic growth. Second is a huge increase in
military power. Yet another is an ever more prominent role in diplomacy and
international organizations. And fourth is the continuation, unmodified, of
the Communist Party dictatorship.
Taiwan Sees Wider
Recognition as Key to Upholding Democracy
(Japan Times, Sep. 17, 2005) Taiwan
has been endeavoring to lift the stature of its 23 million people in the eyes
of the international community as a foil to China's
plans for unification.
Let the Market Deal with
Chinese Takeover Bids By Michael
Heise (International Herald Tribune, Sep. 12, 2005) The question of how best to integrate China
into the global economy is one of the greatest challenges facing the world. A
consistent effort to integrate Beijing ever deeper into the global institutional framework is needed.
China's Rise Is Inevitable,
Taiwan's Absorption Is Not
(Editorial, China Post, Sep. 7, 2005) The rise of China will be the defining
motif of the world's diplomatic, political, economic and military affairs in
the 21st century. While Taiwan
is feeling the heat -- and also gaining benefits.
Not So Fast, China By William Hogg
(Globe and Mail, August 5, 2005) Unocal affair has exposed globalization as more
a club of select nations than a true worldwide movement CNOOC's rebuff
exposes at least four fallacies of the globalization argument.
Judge China by Those It
Befriends By Ralph Cossa
(Taipei Times, Aug. 3, 2005) They say you can
judge people by the company they keep. Those who seem quick to praise China's
so-called "soft power" should take a closer look at the values and
ideals Beijing seems intent on fostering and protecting.
China's Growing Might and
the Spirit of Zheng He By Philip
Bowring (International Herald Tribune, Aug. 2, 2005) The United States and the countries of Southeast Asia are struggling
to know how to respond to the rapid growth of China's
military power.
A New Security Strategy for
Taiwan By Scott
Bates
(Taipei Times, July 28, 2005) Peace in the
Pacific is in the hands of the Taiwanese people. However, the current drift
of thought and policy may imperil both the nation's ability to determine its
own destiny and the long-term stability of the region.
In Battle of 'Dollar
Diplomacy,' Taiwan Losing Ground to China By Tim Johnson
(Knight Ridder, July 6, 2005) For decades, Taiwan
and China have tussled with each other in far corners of the globe,
fighting for allies through "dollar diplomacy." Now, it seems, China
may be gaining the upper hand, sustained by deeper pockets, growing global
clout and an unlikely ally: members of Taiwan's
parliament.
President's
Chance to Set Precedent
(Editorial, Taipei Times, June 21, 2005) The report to be given by Chen touches on various areas of the
Executive Yuan's responsibility, and will have two significant political
effects.
China Learns to Say No By Chua Chin Hon
(Straits Times, June 18, 2005) In the past
month, Beijing has been raising eyebrows with its increasing willingness to flex
its economic and diplomatic muscles.
China Must
Follow Taiwan's Lead By Joseph Wu
(Taipei Times, June 7, 2005) The CCP government
must face up to the fact that the only way it can develop is to follow the
road towards democracy.
Struggling to Find a New
Balance By Philip Yang
(Taipei Times, May 31, 2005) China is acting in a way characteristic of a
major power with a decisive influence on regional affairs. As China's
foreign policy matures and its policy options increase, its foreign policy --
including its policy on Taiwan
-- will become more active.
Western Lies Blackened
Beijing's Image By Gregory
Clark
(Japan Times, May 30, 2005) China's
successful moves to improve ties with India
have done more than sabotage Tokyo's hopes for an anti-China alliance with New Delhi.
N. Korea Asia's Biggest
Security Issue, But Taiwan a Concern: Think-Tank (AFP, May 25, 2005) North Korean's nuclear ambitions remain the
"most daunting security issue" facing Asia, but the risk of a
Sino-US confrontation over Taiwan has increased, a leading strategic
think-tank warned.
'Dangerous Strait' assesses
Taiwan's Volatile Politics
(Taipei Times, May 22, 2005) Seven US-based Taiwan
experts examine the main aspects of Taiwan's
current situation to establish what US
policy should be in the region.
Saturday's Win Helps to
Reduce China Fever By Tiffany
Wu
(Reuters, May
17, 2005) An election win by Taiwan's
ruling party has taken pressure off independence-minded President Chen
Shui-bian to come up quickly with a new China
policy to counter growing amity between opposition parties and Beijing.
A Clampdown in China By Nicholas D. Kristof
(New York Times, May 17, 2005) The most
important person in the world right now may be Hu Jintao, and we're beginning
to get a better sense of what kind of a leader he is: disappointing.
Surprise Result Boosts
Chen's Hand By Lawrence Chung
(Straits Times, May 16, 2005) A surprise election victory for the ruling
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has given its upstaged president a
much-needed boost in morale and will allow him more room to deal with China.
Preserving the 'Status Quo'
Brings Risk with It By Ted
Galen Carpenter (Taipei Times, Apr. 20, 2005) Beijing, Taipei and Washington all insist that they oppose any unilateral action that alters the
status quo, but the three capitals interpret the status quo in vastly
different ways. That creates considerable potential for misunderstanding and
recrimination -- or worse.
What Chinese Textbooks Don't
Say
(Associated Press, Apr. 14, 2005) Some things you won't find in Chinese
history textbooks: the 1989 democracy movement, the millions who died in a
famine caused by misguided communist policies or China's
military attacks on India and Vietnam.
Lee Should Avoid Yasukuni By Robyn Lim
(Japan Times, Apr. 11, 2005) With tensions
rising again across the Taiwan Strait, some in Japan seem to think that it might be timely for former Taiwanese
President Lee Teng-hui to visit controversial Yasukuni Shrine.
Taiwan Trying Hu Jintao
(Editorial, China Post, Mar. 30, 2005) China's undisputed leader, Hu Jintao, fresh
from acquiring the last of the mainland's three top posts two weeks ago, is
in deep trouble over Taiwan.
China Rising By John Pomfret
(Washington Post, March 13, 2005) The awakening
of an economic giant and, perhaps, a nascent superpower. China's
emergence as a global economic and diplomatic player is a compelling story.
China: Soft Power, Hard
Choices By Melinda
Liu and John Barry (Newsweek International, Mar. 7, 2005) China is emerging as a
major economic power, but will that translate into a military threat? Taiwan will be the test.
Beware of China's Encirclement
By Chong-pin Lin
(Taipei Times, Mar. 2, 2005) Beijing's economic and
cultural warfare can evolve into a diplomatic game of "go" that
encircles Taiwan unnoticed. When we
wake up, it may to be too late.
China's Quiet Rise Casts
Wide Shadow By Edward Cody
(Washington Post, Feb. 26, 2005) With stronger economic ties between East
Asian countries and China has come a rise in Beijing's political and
diplomatic influence, according to a variety of sources in China and the
region.
Lower the volume on Taiwan
By Tom Plate
(LA Times, Feb. 24, 2005) Every prime-time
utterance allegedly offering "protection" for this tiny island of
23 million hard-working souls seems to inch us closer to a possible
apocalyptic bloody mess.
Bush's Silence on Asia Not a
Big Deal: Analysts By Eugene Low (Straits Times, Feb. 8, 2005) The lack of any mention about Asia
in President George W. Bush's State of the Union address does not point to a
waning of American interest in the region, analysts said.
Who Are Taiwan's Allies?
(Editorial, China Post, Feb. 7, 2005) China's rise to being a
great economic power has served notice on Taiwan that it can no longer
outspend Beijing in the contest to secure
"allies" in the great international diplomatic game.
China's Global Impact Grows By David Howell
(Japan Times, Jan. 29, 2005) Suddenly China has
become the No. 1 topic on the agenda of every Western policy forum and think
tank. That the focus should be so sudden is in a way surprising.
Bush's Speech Should Assist
Keeping Taiwan a Free Society
(Editorial,
China Post, Jan. 24, 2005) In many ways, the emergence of prosperity and
democracy here in Taiwan epitomizes the point made in Bush's speech and
proves its fundamental principles to be true.
China Chases a Global Oil
Presence
(Financial Times, Jan. 10, 2005) The mooted takeover bid by China National
Offshore Oil Corp for Unocal shows little is off limits for ambitious Chinese
companies in their search for secure resources.
Size of China's Aid Marks a
Policy Shift, but Is Still Dwarfed by That of Richer Countries By Jim Yardley (New York Times, Jan. 4, 2005) China's response to the tsunami
disaster is showing the nation's limitations as an aspiring superpower, despite
its new and growing influence in Asia.
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