2007
~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 ; 2006
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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