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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.