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AmCham’s 2007 Taiwan White Paper Issues Appeals to the People of Taiwan (China Post, Dec. 17,
2007) In its 2007 Taiwan White Paper, AmCham respectfully called on the
people of Taiwan (and their organizations) to join the Chamber in urging the
government to take decisive action on various issues that would significantly
improve Taiwan's quality of life, democratic growth, and international
competitiveness.
Taiwan Squeezed as US and China Negotiate
(Guardian, Nov. 14, 2007) As the US increasingly looks to China for help over
tackling problem issues such as Iran, Burma and Darfur, concern is growing in
Taiwan that the island's sole international protector may be dropping its
guard. Yet despite expanded collaboration with Washington
in other areas, China
remains engaged in a rapid military build-up along the Taiwan
Strait.
Toward a Strong, Moderate and
Positive Taiwan By Vincent C. Siew
(US-Taiwan Business Council, Oct. 5, 2007) Taiwan should remain strong in the
face of the PRC’s heightening military threat. My party, the Kuomintang, has
been resisting communist threat for over half a century. Meanwhile, Taiwan should
be moderate and prudent in its handling of the cross-strait relations. A
moderate cross-strait relationship serves the interests of all concerned
parties in the region.
Taiwan: A View from Southeast
Asia By Rodolfo C. Severino
(Straits
Times, Sep. 24, 2007) Taiwan remains a valuable
economic partner for all of South-east Asia.
It can contribute much to regional and international cooperative endeavors in
many areas in a manner that does not imply a separate national existence. It
should be able to do so. However, for the sake of regional peace and
stability, I would like to see Taiwan avoiding any moves toward
de jure independence.
Chinese Leadership Faces
Fresh Challenges from Hong Kong and Taiwan By David Lague (IHT,
Sep. 16, 2007) As China's ruling Communist Party prepares for a key political
gathering next month, it is facing fresh challenges to its authority, with
upcoming elections in self-governing Taiwan and the former British colony of
Hong Kong.
Hu's Up, Bush Down at Pacific Rim
Summit By Charles Hutzler
(Associated Press, Sep. 8, 2007) President Bush used
an address before an audience of Pacific Rim
business elite to discuss the war on terror. Chinese President Hu Jintao talked about the
business
opportunities that China's
growth is producing. The messages underscore how Washington
and Beijing are now being perceived in the
Asia-Pacific region, where the U.S.
role seems to be slipping, while China is seen as the power of the
future.
Taiwan Out in the Cold as
China Muscles in on Central American Nations
(Asahi Shimbun, Sep. 6, 2007) As China's
continuing economic boom strengthens its push to become the next global
superpower, it has started flexing its muscle in Central and South America to
cut Taiwan's relationship with strategically important countries in the
region.
New Dimensions to
Energy Security By Joseph Nye
(Straits Times, Aug. 15, 2007) New dimensions have been added to the problem
of energy security in the last few years. One is the great increase in energy
demand from the rapidly growing economies of Asia, particularly China.
Another new dimension to the energy security problem is the manner in which
high prices and increased reserves have transferred power to energy-producing
countries.
China: A Rising
Worry for West By Evelyn Goh
(Straits Times, July 17, 2007) Recent writings about China's rise thus
fundamentally reveal more about the writers and 'the West' than about China.
These new writings flag more clearly Western fears about its own slackening
political and normative muscle at a time when global structures are in flux.
Taiwan and the Next US President By John Copper
(Taipei Times,,
July 15, 2007) While the candidates have not
set forth a position on the "Taiwan issue," it is
possible to glean something about their stances. They have talked about Taiwan before and one can guess how each might
treat Taiwan
as president. As a general assumption, Republican candidates are better for Taiwan than
Democrats.
Help Taiwan Where
It Matters: Schriver
(Taipei Times, July 5, 2007) Rather than rejecting outright Taiwan's efforts
to hold a referendum next year, the US should encourage Taiwan to take steps
that will strengthen its democracy, a former US State Department official
said.
HK's Lack of Reform Hardens Taiwan
(Agence
France Presse, June 30, 2007) Taiwan's
democratization and a lack of democratic reform in Hong Kong since it
returned to Chinese rule have hardened the island's opposition to
reunification with the mainland, according to analysts.
China Should Use
Hong Kong as Democracy Test: Chan
(Agence France Presse, June 25, 2007) China should
view Hong Kong as a
testing ground for democracy and stop slamming the brakes on reform,
according to the city's former number two, Anson Chan, who straddled the
handover from British rule.
Time to Return to
Spirit of the TRA By Lin Chia-lung
(Taipei
Times, June 18, 2007) The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) pragmatically states
that Taiwan does not fall
under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China,
but faced with a democratic Taiwan,
mapping out a reasonable way of approving Taiwan's status as a sovereign
nation has become urgent.
Costa Rica's Move
Raises Fears of Domino Effect
(Taiwan News, June 8, 2007) Costa Rica's
decision to cut ties with Taiwan
sparked mixed reactions in Taiwan's
political and academic circles yesterday. While some lambasted China as using financial promises to lure away
Taiwan's
allies, others urged the government to reprioritize its diplomatic strategies
to prevent a possible domino effect.
What Taiwan Means
to the US By Dennis V. Hickey
(Taipei Times, May 27, 2007) Taiwan's
feisty democracy is far from perfect. But the island's democratization has
stiffened the US'
resolve to protect it. This is because most of the US supports the central
propositions of "democratic peace theory."
Beijing 2008: A
Modest Proposal By Randall Schriver
(Taipei Times, May 1, 2007) It looks as though the Olympic torch will not
pass through Taiwan.
Too bad. This appears to be another opportunity that Beijing
has lost to use the Olympic Games to promote positive feelings among
Taiwanese toward China.
Real Change In
China?
By George F. Will
(Washington Post, Apr. 26, 2007) In his new book, "The China Fantasy:
How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression," Mann is of the
Moynihan School: The late Pat Moynihan spoke acerbically of Western visitors
who returned from China more impressed by the absence of flies than by the
absence of freedom.
Taiwan's Doomsday
Diplomacy
(OhmyNews, Apr. 18, 2007) Chen Shui-bian has antagonized mainland China since he was elected president of Taiwan in
2000. His administration has played the politics of fear to garner sympathy
from the international community and support from Taiwanese voters. He has
tried to portray Beijing as villains who are
bent on destroying the small island
of Taiwan.
NCC Chief Blasts
Cabinet and DPP for Interference
(China Post, Apr. 13, 2007) National Communications Commission (NCC) Chairman
Su Yeong-chin criticized both the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) and the ruling
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for overstepping their boundaries to
interfere with the politically independent electronic media supervisory agency.
Chasing Chiang:
Follow The Leader in Taiwan By Julia Ross
(Washington
Post, Mar. 18, 2007) For individual Taiwanese, Chiang remains a polarizing figure. Political
persuasion determines how his legacy translates. Either you see him as a brutal
dictator who held the island hostage under martial law, or as the man who
valiantly defended Taiwan
against Chinese Communist invasion.
The American
Elections and Asia By Kurt Campbell
(Taipei
Times, Mar. 8, 2007) As is widely recognized by political observers
worldwide, the US
presidential contest of 2008 has gotten off to an extremely early start. At
some point during this intense journey, presidential aspirants in the US will in all likelihood endeavor to lay out
some specific guidelines or objectives in terms of Asia
policy.
Anniversary of
Deadly Taiwan Riot
(BBC, Feb. 28, 2007) Commemorative events are being held throughout the week
as Taiwan marks the 60th anniversary of what is known as the "2/28
incident". For decades, when Taiwan was under martial law, the
massacre was a taboo. Even in recent years, the incident remains highly
sensitive and politically divisive.
Foreign Policy
Making in Taiwan: From Principle to Pragmatism
(Feb. 2007)
Hickey’s new book thoroughly examines Taiwan’s approach to foreign
policy by focusing on several considerations that shape the island's external
relations: the international system, governmental structure, societal forces
and individual factors.
Al Qaeda and
China... By Martin I. Wayne
(TIME, Feb. 24, 2007) Al Qaeda has a China problem, and no one is
watching. Despite al Qaeda’s significant efforts to support Muslim insurgents
in China,
the Chinese government has succeeded in limiting popular support for
anti-government violence.
When Freedom
Reaches the End of the Road By Goh Yeng
Seng
(Straits Times, Feb. 5, 2007) Taiwan's
politicians and freewheeling media are dragging the island down. Taiwanese
politicians may exploit community issues or erect trade barriers for short-
term gains. But a politician with vision would abandon the old antagonistic
way of thinking in favour of a new win-win conceptual model.
Taiwan's Global
Identity Is Critical By Arthur
Waldron
(Taipei Times, Feb. 1, 2007) What Taiwan lacks today is a functional
international identity. If the US
and other countries had insisted on Taipei
remaining in the international system when they recognized China, a
functional international identity could have been preserved, as it should
have been. Washington and other countries
went too far, believing that Taiwan
was simply a client state that would cave in, thus solving the problem.
Taiwan in the
Ford Era
(Editorial, China Post, Jan. 1, 2007) Here in Taiwan, Ford is probably better
remembered for his generous help in supporting our government as part of his
leadership duties in the U.S. Congress.
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.
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