~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.