
~1998
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 ; 2005
Economic Human
Rights Declining
(China Post, Dec. 18, 2006) People in Taiwan have had another miserable year
in terms of economic well-being as 68 percent identify economic human rights
as the worst among 10 major human rights indicators.
Taiwan's History - and
Destiny - of Freedom from China By Bruce Jacobs (Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 13, 2006)
Democratization has won Taiwan
many friends around the world, including the United States, Australia, Japan, and Britain. But
this support doesn't change the fact that Taiwan faces a severe threat from
China.
Turning a Blind Eye to Global
News By Philip Yang
(TT, Oct. 25, 2006) International news has all but disappeared
from the local broadcast media. Judging from Taiwan's industrial structure
and international connections, we should be quite an internationalized
society. Maintaining a tight grip on international dynamics is where Taiwan's
future lies.
President Chen's
Lost American Dream By Barthelemy Courmont
(China
Post, Sep. 18, 2006) Chen misread Washington's priorities, and slowly became
extremely untrustworthy and a potential source of significant new problems
for a U.S. administration.
Long March Back
to the U.N.
(Editorial, China Post, Sep. 17, 2006) Yes, returning to the U.N. is a worthy
goal to pursue. But how? By changing a name? By holding a referendum? You
cannot achieve ends without means. The president can fool no others than
himself.
Why Rising China
Can’t Dominate Asia By Robert
Sutter
(PacNet #45, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Sep. 8, 2006)
China’s “win-win diplomacy” focuses on common ground, which receives great
positive publicity but does little to resolve differences or deal with
issues. With few exceptions, China does not do hard things; it carefully
avoids major international commitments or risks.
FTA Is of Mutual Interest to
Taiwan and the U.S.
(China Post, Sep. 4, 2006) After years of endeavor since 2002, Taiwan has
gained growing support and attention from the U.S. over its
initiative for reaching a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) as a means to
boost business interactions across the Pacific Ocean.
China's Jailing
of Reporter Reflects Government Effort to Tighten Media Control (Associated Press, Aug. 31, 2006) China's sentencing of a Hong
Kong reporter to five years in prison on a charge of spying this week
reflects a mounting conflict for the communist government: how to tighten
control over information in an increasingly open, Internet-savvy society.
Former AIT Head
Bullish on US-Taiwan Ties
(Taiwan Journal, Aug. 11, 2006) Taiwan is certainly strategically important.
The U.S. has learned over the past decade that if the Taiwan Strait issue is
not managed in a proper way, it can be a source of instability. The U.S. has
to take a more proactive role if we want to maintain peace.
Change the Rules
of US-Taiwan Ties By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, Aug. 7, 2006) Even if times change drastically, the rules of
US diplomacy may not. Take the rules guiding the US relationship with Taiwan.
Once again, the US Congress is attempting to make changes in US-Taiwan
diplomatic ties. The executive branch opposes such efforts, because foreign
policy is supposed to be its turf.
Chad Chooses
Realism, Cash and China over Taiwan
(Agence France Presse, Aug. 7, 2004) Chad's decision to break diplomatic ties
with Taiwan and reestablish links with Beijing is motivated by financial
self-interest and the advantages of a relationship with a major global force.
The Truth About a US-Taiwan FTA By Charles Snyder
(Taipei Times, July 26, 20060 Point number one is the US will never give
Taiwan a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Basically, from Washington's
perspective, the best thing Taiwan can do economically is to make Taipei a
good place for US international corporations to set up their regional
operations.
Beijing Getting a New 'Face'
(Editorial,
China Post, July 17, 2006) In recent years, as the pace of cross-strait
developments has quickened, Beijing has taken substantial steps to reduce
uncertainty about its policies.
Democratic Friends Need Clear Dialogue
(Editorial,
Taiwan News, July 14, 2006) Strategically speaking, Taiwan has to avoid
presenting its allies with unnecessary "surprises," especially
during election periods, but also must be frank about explaining to
policy-makers in Washington and Tokyo.
West Talked Nukes
in '60s China Dispute
(Associated Press, July 1, 2006) Britain and the United States discussed the
possible use of nuclear weapons against China if it moved to seize Hong Kong
during the Cold War, according to documents.
Taiwan Must
Accept the Rise of China
(Straits Times, June 24, 2006) Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew gave a
wide-ranging interview to Taiwan's Commonwealth magazine recently. This is an
edited transcript of the interview.
China's 'Taiwan
Complex' Is Costly By Dennis Hickey
(Taipei Times June 20, 2006) China has
long suffered from a malady some describe as a "Taiwan complex."
Symptoms include an irrational, even schizophrenic, approach to relations
with Taiwan.
Philip Bowring:
Untangling Taiwan
(International Herald Tribune, June 13, 2006) The theatrical aspects of
Taiwan politics can be an embarrassment for those who see the island republic
as a beacon of liberal democracy. But perhaps more worrying is not what
happens on the public stage but the behind-the-scene deals which inhibit good
government.
Beijing Exults in
Taiwan's Shame
(The Australian, May 30, 2006) China's media is exulting in the shaming of
the family of the country's public enemy number one, Taiwan's feisty
President Chen Shui-bian, whose son-in-law is in custody on suspicion of
insider trading.
Transit Humiliation Was
Personal By Philip Yang
(Taipei Times, May 15, 2006) The latest transit incident was mainly caused by
personal factors. And although it also involves domestic factors to some
extent, it has not yet affected the structural-level bilateral relations
between Taiwan and the US.
Oil Wealth Colors
the U.S. Push for Democracy By Glenn Kessler (Washington
Post, May 14, 2006) The White House makes overtures in Asia and Africa. With
energy prices soaring, the administration's campaign to spread democracy has
taken a detour in some countries.
Taiwan May End Up
with Pyrrhic Diplomatic Victory By Benjamin Kang Lim (Reuters, May 14, 2006) Taiwan
President Chen Shui-bian may have pulled off a diplomatic victory over China
during his just concluded overseas trip, but it also laid bare the new
realities of the island's once-warm relationship with Washington.
US Snub over
Chen's Transit a 'Body Blow' By Goh Sui Noi
(Straits Times, May 13, 2006) Washington's refusal to let Taiwan President
Chen Shui-bian stop over in New York or any other mainland US city was more
than just a slap in the face. It was a body blow for a politician hoping to
use the US transit to help him salvage his troubled presidency.
Facing Isolation,
Taiwan Woos Latin America
(Deutschen Presse-Agentur, May 7, 2006) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian began
visits to Paraguay and Costa Rica to cement ties as the island is facing
increasing international isolation.
How Washington Hedges Its
Bets in East Asia By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, May 3, 2006) The US, for a variety of reasons, is
"hedging" policies by strengthening its capability to defend its
interests in East Asia. With the growth of a China that is so much involved
in the world and especially in East Asia, the US must inevitably consider
where its interests lie there and worldwide.
China Across the
Cultures
(Editorial, Straits Times, Apr. 25, 2006) From the United States Chinese
President Hu Jintao made straight for Saudi Arabia, and then Africa, to
resume China's intercontinental tagging of its expanding reach. The
scheduling made a statement about China's complex world view.
Chen Raising the Ante in Cross-Strait Ties By Eric Teo Chu Cheow
(Japan Times, Apr. 13, 2006) Though Chen has promised new AIT Director Young
that there would be "no surprises," this ongoing tussle has
heightened the stakes across the Taiwan Straits and may threaten regional
stability before Chen's term ends.
Taiwan Should
Stop Exaggerating Its Vulnerability By Jonathan
Power (Khaleej
Times, Apr. 9, 2006) One of Taiwan’s troubles is that it too easily
exaggerates its vulnerability. It is a great moral and political wrong that
Taiwan is excluded from the WHO. But Taiwan has also carved out a great deal
of economic and even political space for itself.
Engaging with
China Beats Other Option By Tom
Plate
(Japan Times, Apr. 2, 20060 Is China only playing nice with the United States
now in order to buy time and consolidate its power so that it has the
capacity to hurt it later? You'd be surprised how many Americans think this
-- or maybe you wouldn't!
Economic
Diplomacy Serving Taiwan Well By Michelle
Hsu
(China Post, Mar. 27, 2006) Taiwan has implemented economic diplomacy for
several decades. Sometimes, economic diplomacy can be very controversial due
to its involvement with monetary donations or other forms of financial aid.
Roiling the Waters in the
Taiwan Strait By Roger
Cliff and Toy Reid
(International Herald Tribune, Mar. 21, 2006) Although relations between the
United States and China appear to be stable today, a new crisis may be
looming in the Taiwan Strait. War between the United States and China is not
inevitable, nor is conflict between Taiwan and the mainland.
Q&A: Taiwan
Raises Its Voice Again By Esther
Pan
(New York Times, Mar. 16, 2006) How serious are the recent tensions between
China and Taiwan? China and Taiwan have both escalated their rhetoric lately,
as Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian continues to challenge China's claim to
Taiwan.
The Siren Song of
Technonationalism By David Kang
and Adam Segal (Far Eastern Economic Review, March 2006) Technological
development in Asia is driven by government policy, and that policy is
motivated in large part by technonationalism, or the desire of Asian states
to free themselves from dependence on Western technologies. Asian nations’
desire for technological autonomy will fundamentally change the way the world
does business.
Rethinking
Sovereignty By Richard N. Haass
(Straits Times, Feb. 16, 2006) The concept needs to be adapted to a world in
which the main challenges to order come from what global forces do to states
and what governments do to their citizens rather than from what states do to
one another.
Openness is
Taiwan's Best Defense By Tung
Chen-yuan
(Taipei Times, Feb. 12, 2006) When considering Taiwan
consciousness, interaction across the Taiwan Strait and international
support, Taiwan's China policy should be built on the following three
pillars: democracy, peace and prosperity.
Battling to Win
the Hearts of Taiwanese By Eric
Teo Chu Cheow
(Japan Times, Feb. 9, 2006) As flights cross the Taiwan Strait at the start
of the Year of the Dog, hopes have been high for a possible rapprochement in
ties between Beijing and Taipei.
Calling China's
Taiwan Bluff By Carl Delfeld
(Forbes, Feb. 13, 2006) Politics, not economics, is usually the first concern
for most people who are considering investing in Taiwan. For the next couple
of years both disciplines will lead to a window of opportunity for investors
with nerve and foresight.
Confident Outing
by India, China By Cheong Yip Seng
(Editorial, Straits Times, Feb. 1, 20060 The ordinary folks at the Alpine
town of Davos in Switzerland could hardly have missed the message. Across the
entire length of the public buses were ads such as this: 'The world's
fastest-growing free market democracy.' Another proclaimed: 'The most
attractive democracy to global investors.'
Forming a Taiwan
Economic Circle By Tung Chen-yuan
(Taipei Times, Jan. 20, 2006) "Greater Taiwan Economic Circle"
(GTEC) could be established to function as a blueprint for Taiwan's
development and avoid confusion between "globalization" and
"sinicization."
No Rest for 'China Threat' Lobby By Gregory Clark
(Japan Times, Jan. 7, 2006) For more than 40 years
now, the "Western" powers-that-be have tried to make us believe
that there has been a China "threat." Then when it is all over and
the alleged threat has proved to be quite imaginary, the threat merchants
move on to find another target.
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.
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