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Taiwan Court Rejects
Presidential Election Suit
(Reuters, Dec. 31, 2004) Taiwan's High Court rejected
a second lawsuit to nullify the March 20 presidential poll and upheld
President Chen Shui-bian's narrow re-election
victory.
Court Approves Chen Shooting
Probe
(Reuters, Dec. 16, 2004) Taiwan constitutional court yesterday gave the green
light to an opposition-led inquiry into the March election-eve shooting of
President Chen Shui-bian, but also said parts of
the probe violated the Constitution.
China Says Taiwan Election
Proves Most Want Peace with the Mainland (AFP, Dec. 15, 2004) China said weekend election
results in Taiwan proved most Taiwanese
favor peace with the mainland and were disillusioned with the separatist
activities of President Chen Shui-bian.
Taiwan President's
Popularity Dips to Record Low After Poll: Survey (AFP, Dec. 13, 2004) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's popularity has fallen to a record low of 34
percent after the defeat of his pro-independence alliance in weekend
parliamentary elections.
Taiwan Says No to New Mandate
(CNN.com, Dec. 12, 2004) The people of Taiwan have said no to a new
mandate to accelerate President Chen Shui-bian's
pro-independence policies.
Chen's Pro-Independence
Party Loses Taiwan Poll
(Reuters, Dec. 11, 2004) Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian's
party suffered a surprise defeat in elections likely to be welcomed in
Beijing as a step back from what it sees as dangerous moves toward
independence from mainland China.
Suspected Explosives Found
Before Taiwan Election
(Reuters, Dec. 10, 2004) Police found four
packages of suspected explosives at the Taiwan capital's main
railway station, triggering a bomb scare days before a hotly contested
legislative election.
Lien Confident of Blue Majority
(Taipei Times, Dec. 9, 2004) The pan-blue camp
will win a majority of seats in the year-end legislative elections, KMT Chairman
Lien Chan predicted, while emphasizing that a pan-blue majority will also be
beneficial for cross-strait relations.
KMT, TSU Draw Thousands to Rallies
(Taipei Times, Dec. 6, 2004) The Taiwan
Solidarity Union (TSU) and KMT held simultaneous large-scale campaign parades
in Taipei, with no major clashes between
supporters of the two rival camps.
Pan-Blues File Election
Appeal
(Taipei Times, Nov. 30, 2004) The team representing the
nation's opposition parties filed an appeal with the Taiwan High Court of its
verdict upholding the legitimacy of the March 20 elections.
DPP Poll Win Will Terminate
'Chinese Constitution:' Chen
(China Post, Nov. 28, 2004) President Chen Shui-bian
yesterday reiterated a plan to make a new Constitution for the country to end
what he called opposition-instigated political chaos.
DPP Struggles to Keep Up
with President
(Taipei Times, Nov. 24, 2004) Chen Shui-bian has set a blistering pace on the campaign trail
trying to keep the pan-blue camp on the ropes. Some in the DPP are gasping as
well.
Failed Coup Still a Coup,
Declares Chen
(Taiwan News, Nov. 17, 2004) President Chen Shui-bian
reaffirmed the pan-blue camp had fostered an "abortive 'soft' coup"
against the DPP government after the March 20 election.
Taiwan Defense Ministry
Rejects Chen 'Soft Coup' Allegations (AFP, Nov. 16, 2004) Taiwan's defense ministry
has rejected President Chen Shui-bian's allegations
that some top military officers were involved in an attempted 'soft coup'
after the disputed presidential polls.
DPP Rejects Soong's Warnings
of War
(Taiwan News, Nov. 8, 2004) James Soong warned again that the electorate's failure to vote
for pan-blue candidates in the December legislative elections could lead to
war in Taiwan next year.
Parties Focus on Gaining
Majority
(TN, Oct. 24, 2004) The ruling and opposition camps both asked voters to give
them majority control in the Legislature and blamed each other for Taiwan's
increasingly partisan political climate.
PFP, KMT Should Merge in
2005, James Soong Says
(China Post, Oct. 4, 2004) Soong
said it would be wiser for the merger to materialize in 2005 than this year,
as December's legislative elections — in which the ruling party will try to
gain a majority — is just around the corner.
Chen Refuses to Confirm 3-19
Investigation Members
(Taiwan News, Oct. 2, 2004) President Chen Shui-bian decided not to confirm appointments to the
controversial "special March 19 shooting incident truth finding
committee" in order to "maintain national constitutional
order."
Chen Signs Law for 3-19 Investigation
Tribunal
(Taiwan News, Sep. 25, 2004) President Chen
signed into law a controversial bill that would set up a special
multi-partisan commission to probe the March 19 shooting in Tainan City of himself and Vice
President Annette Lu.
Legislature Overrides Probe Veto
(China Post, Sep. 15, 2004) The
opposition-dominated Legislature blocked the Cabinet's attempt to withdraw a
newly passed statute governing the investigation of the March 19 shooting
that injured President Chen Shui-bian.
Lee Rules Out Assassination
in Shooting Investigation
(Taiwan News, Aug. 30, 2004) U.S.-based forensic
expert Dr. Henry Lee who was investigating the March 19 shooting of President
Chen Shui-bian has concluded that the incident was
not an assassination attempt.
Cabinet Vetoes Truth
Commission Bill
(Taiwan News, Aug. 28, 2004) The Democratic
Progressive Party Cabinet approved a motion to demand that the Legislative
Yuan reconsider a statute to establish a "March 19 shooting incident
special truth-finding commission."
US Experts Look Favorably on
Constitutional Package
(Taipei Times, Aug. 27, 2004) Several US Taiwan
experts gave a thumbs up to the constitutional package approved by the
Legislative Yuan this week, saying it will lead to a more moderate,
responsible legislature and a better overall quality of lawmaker in the
future.
Legislature Adopts New Bill
to Set Up Probe into Shooting
(China Post, Aug. 25, 2004) The Legislature adopted a controversial bill for
the setting up of an independent body to look into the election-eve shooting,
but President Chen Shui-bian and his camp refused
to accept what they described as an unconstitutional law.
Lawmakers Pass Bill to Halve
Legislature
(Taiwan News, Aug. 24, 2004) The Legislative Yuan finalized a sweeping
package of proposed constitutional amendments that would allow voters in late
2007 to use a new "single district, dual vote" system to elect a
Legislative Yuan that will be downsized to 113 seats from its current size of
225 seats.
KMT Seeks New Name, Status
Quo for Taiwan
(China Post, Aug. 19, 2004) "The Republic of China today has been merged
with Taiwan into a single body," "The Republic of China is the
biggest guarantee for Taiwan's democracy and peace."
President Vows to Retire
from Public Life in 2008
(CNA, Aug. 7, 2004) President Chen Shui-bian said he will not run for any public office
after his current presidential term expires in May 2008.
New Tide Faction Celebrates
20 Years, Holds Symposium
(Taiwan News, Aug. 2, 2004) The New Tide Faction of the ruling Democratic
Progressive Party celebrated its 20th anniversary by calling a symposium to
discuss its role within the party and its visions for country.
New Taiwan Democracy School Opens
(Central News Agency, July 25, 2004) The school was
inaugurated on July 19 to promote what its founders called a "new
democratic movement."
Political Heavyweights form
New Party
(Taiwan News, July 20, 2004) Two former chairmen of the Democratic
Progressive Party set up a new political group yesterday to serve as a third
force in Taiwanese politics.
DPP Tightens Rules on
Factions
(Taipei Times, July 19, 2004) Stopping short of banning
factions altogether, the DPP decided to prohibit members serving in an
official capacity from belonging to party factions.
New Political Party To Be Inaugurated
(CNA, July 4, 2004) The pro-independence
camp will see more internal competition from a new fundamentalist party
expected to be set up today. The Formosa Party insists on creating a Taiwan republic with a brand
new constitution.
Chen Outlines Four Missions
for Cabinet
(Taiwan News, May 30, 2004) Cross-strait
relations, Taiwan's participation in
the World Trade Organization, economic revival and establishing Taiwan as a marine nation.
KMT, PFP Ready to Join in Merger
(Taipei Times, May 19, 2004) Officials from both the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the
People First Party (PFP) confirmed that the two parties are pursuing a
merger.
KMT Is Split on
`Chinese' in Its Name
(Taipei Times, May 16, 2004) The Chinese Nationalist
Party's (KMT) Strategy and Discourse Unit is struggling to reach a consensus
on dropping the word "Chinese" from the party's name.
New KMT Reform
Alliance to Promote Professionalism
(China Post, May 3, 2004) The
"567 Alliance" of reform-minded KMT
members was formally inaugurated, with a manifesto of promoting
inter-generational cooperation within the KMT, regionalism in its approach.
Chen Says He Survived
'Aborted Coup' After Disputed Poll
(AP, Apr. 26, 2004) Taiwan's president said he
survived a "coup," with massive opposition protests failing to
topple him following last month's disputed election.
Shen Draws Heat from DPP
over 'Love Taiwan' Criticism
(China Post, Apr. 19, 2004) DPP lawmaker Shen Fu-hsiung's relations with
his party are likely to be even more estranged after making the controversial
remark that the DPP should drop the "loving Taiwan" campaign theme.
Despite Wrangling, Ruling
and Opposition Parties Shifting Focus to Legislative Elections (Taiwan News, Apr. 18, 2004) Despite
the ongoing dispute over the presidential election, the ruling and opposition
parties are working to expand their presence in the Legislature with both
camps aiming to win a solid majority in the body.
Paper Survey Reveals Over
40% of Voters Support Pan-Blue Camp
(Taiwan News, Oct. 28, 2003) Pan-blue opposition
maintains a wide lead over incumbent President Chen Shui-bian
of the DPP, but DPP's own poll shows Chen trails by
only 2.3 percentage points
KMT, PFP File Suit Against
Chen Over Remark about China
(Taipei Times, Oct. 18, 2003) KMT and PFP jointly
filed a civil lawsuit against President Chen, demanding that Chen apologize
for his remarks that Beijing had been secretly helping the pan-blue camp to
stonewall his government.
Chen Trailing Opposition
Leader in Polls
(AFP, Sep. 22, 2003)
With the 2004 presidential polls half a year away, Taiwan
President Chen Shui-bian is trailing leading
opposition leader Lien Chan in three separate public opinion polls.
KMT Lawmakers Barred from
Visiting China
(CNA, Sep. 22, 2003)
The legislative caucus of the opposition Kuomintang has ordered all party
lawmakers to refrain from visiting China, Hong Kong and Macau in the runup to the March 20, 2004
presidential election in order to avoid being branded pro-Beijing by rivals.
Lee Urges Support for
Rectification of Taiwan's Name
(Taiwan News, Aug. 24, 2003) In a determined bid
to make "Taiwan" the country's official title, former President Lee
Teng-hui said the Republic of China no longer
exists and that his successor shares the opinion but it is not convenient for
him to say it out loud.
Taiwan's Ruling Party
Embarks in Soul-Searching
(Financial Times, Aug. 12, 2003) Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party
has been forced into an internal debate over its identity, campaigning style
and inner-party democracy seven months before a crucial election.
'Pan-blue' Wins Hualien
Prelude to 2004 Poll
(China Post, Aug. 3, 2003) Hsieh Shen-san declared
a land-slide victory in the heated Hualien
magisterial by-election, marking the first successful campaign battle of the
KMT-PFP alliance.
'Pan-Blue' Alliance Stresses
Local Autonomy in Post-DPP Era
(China Post, June
8, 2003) The leaders of three opposition
parties agreed to give administrative autonomy to local-level governments as
a way to provide more efficient services to the public in a post-DPP era.
Lien, Soong Reportedly Make
Secret Election Deal
(China Post, June 5, 2003) Two major opposition parties dismissed rumors that
their chairmen had reached a secret deal concerning the 2004 and 2008
presidential elections.
KMT Denies Soong Rules the
Alliance
(Taipei Times, May 31, 2003) KMT legislators said that the DPP's recent allegations of PFP Chairman James Soong's dominant role in the KMT-PFP decision-making
mechanism was merely an attempt to sow discord in the pan-blue alliance.
Chen Names KMT’s Siew to
Head Top-Level Economic Group
(Taiwan News, May 24, 2003) President Chen Shui-bian
named Kuomintang Vice Chairman and former premier Vincent Siew
to convene a top-level "presidential group of economic advisers."
Polls Indicate Strong
Support for Lien-Soong
(CP, Apr. 20, 2003) The survey by the China Times gives the Lien-Soong
team an overall 51 percent support compared with 27 percent for the Chen-Lu
ticket.
GIO Has Now Commissioned
'Study' on Local Media
(China Post, Apr. 16, 2003) The Government Information Office, having angered
the electronic media with a proposed rating system in line with its alleged
censorship campaign, sparked more outrage yesterday by commissioning a study
on local newspapers and magazines.
Young Taiwanese Favor Opposition
(AP, Apr.
16, 2003) Most young Taiwanese would
support opposition candidates over President Chen Shui-bian
in the island's presidential election next year, a poll showed
President Chen Behind in
Pre-Election Polls
(CNA, Apr. 14, 2003) Support rates for the joint ticket formed by the
opposition KMT and PFP would lead any type of slates that the ruling DPP
fields in next year's presidential race.
Lien's Proposed China Peace
Trip is 'a Surrender'
(Straits Times, Apr. 1, 2003) Taiwan's
Chen slams KMT leader's offer as 'submitting to Beijing', despite
having made the proposal himself before.
Lien, Soong Attack DPP's
'Negative' Record in Power
(TT, Mar. 23, 2003) Opposition leaders lashed out at President Chen Shui-bian's
governing record, criticizing Chen's leadership as inept and saying
that his administration attaches no importance to professionalism.
New Party Happy to Join 'Pan
Blue' Alliance
(China Post, Feb. 18, 2003) The New Party
will join the "pan blue" alliance if it is invited by the Kuomintang
and People First Party, the tiny opposition party's leader said.
Lien, Soong Pair Up for 2004
Election
(Taiwan News, Feb. 15, 2003) Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan and People First
Party Chairman James Soong officially announced
that the two opposition parties would form a political alliance to cooperate
in the 2004 presidential election.
James Soong Manifesto Explains
Proposed PFP-KMT Partnership
(China Post, Feb. 13, 2003) People First
Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong yesterday unveiled
a "Ten Thousand-Word Manifesto," explaining his anticipated
partnership with his Kuomintang (KMT) counterpart, Lien Chan, for the 2004
presidential poll.
KMT Drops Claims Against
Soong
(Taiwan News, Jan. 30, 2003) The Kuomintang
yesterday dropped all allegations of embezzlement against People First Party
Chairman James Soong. KMT says accusations of
embezzlement of funds was only a 'misunderstanding'
KMT Puts Assets into Trust
Funds to Clean Up Image
(Straits Times, Jan. 30, 2003) Taiwan's
biggest opposition party hopes to win back voters in elections next year by
getting rid of its money-grubbing reputation.
Vote-Selling Allegations
Rock Taiwan Opposition
(AFP, Dec. 27, 2002) Taiwan's two main opposition
parties were embroiled in allegations of vote-selling which their opponents
are hoping could cause major damage in the run-up to the 2004 presidential
election.
Ex-President Lee to Support
DPP in Presidential Poll
(China Post, Dec. 22, 2002) Lee Teng-hui has
formally thrown himself into the crucial 2004 presidential elections by
committing himself to further consolidate the Democratic Progressive Party
government.
KMT Chair Vows 2004
Cooperation
(Taiwan News, Dec. 20, 2002) Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan says he's
determined to make a coalition with the People First Party work and that the
2004 presidential election will be a "decisive battle" in which the
KMT will not be absent from.
KMT, PFP Agree to Field
Single Ticket for 2004 Election
(China Post, Dec. 15, 2002) The top leaders of the two major opposition
parties hammered out an agreement to field a unified ticket for the 2004
presidential election. But most observers think this is just the beginning of
the tough challenge to reconcile differences in the opposition alliance.
Polls Favor Ma as Pro-Blue
Contender in '04
(Taiwan News, Dec. 9, 2002) Ma could be a
presidential hopeful in the pro-blue alliance, and could be nominated as the
alliance's candidate for president or vice president in 2004.
Taipei Mayor Seen as
Presidential Hopeful
(CNN.com, Dec. 8, 2002) Newly re-elected Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou has emerged as the best -- if not only -- candidate
that opposition parties in Taiwan can muster for defeating President Chen Shui-bian next year.
Elections Maintain Status Quo
(Taipei Times, Dec. 8, 202) In Taipei, the KMT
incumbent Ma Ying-jeou retained his post, winning
64 percent of the vote against DPP challenger Lee Ying-yuan's
36 percent.
Paper's Apology Resolves
Dispute with President
(Taiwan News, Dec. 6, 2002) China Times admits
it did not verify sources; critics worry about fallout from lawsuit threat.
Taiwan's DPP Struggles in
Key Mayoral Races
(AFP, Dec. 2, 2002) The ruling Democratic Progressive Party is facing a tough
battle to win vital mayoral elections in Taiwan's two biggest cities in what
analysts say is a litmus test for the 2004 presidential polls.
Resignations Submitted Over
Issue of Financial Reform Threaten DPP Unity
(Taiwan News, Nov. 23, 2002) Democratic Progressive Party's unity edges
toward breakdown after the Cabinet's sudden decision to halt reform of credit
departments within farmers' and fishermen's associations.
Chen-Soong Summit Meets Roadblock
(Taiwan News, Oct. 16, 2002) The
long-awaited meeting between President Chen Shui-bian
and People First Party Chairman James Soong was
canceled.
Taiwan's Nationalists to Put
Assets in Trust
(Reuters, Sep.
25, 2002) Taiwan's
main opposition Nationalist Party, the world's richest political
organization, pledged to put assets worth $1.6 billion into a trust after
coming under fire from political rivals.
Opposition Coalition for
Mayoral Race in Southern Taiwan Collapsing
(AP, Sep.
13, 2002) Distrust and public bickering
doomed an unprecedented effort by opposition parties to support a single
candidate in a mayoral race in Taiwan's
second-largest city.
KMT, PFP Take Message to
D.C.
(China Post, Sep. 7, 2002) Reemerging as a
restructured opposition party and now teamed up with the People First Party,
the KMT is engaged in a new battle — trying to make its voice heard on
Capitol Hill.
Opposition Blasts Chen for
Partisan Politics
(Taiwan News, July 22, 2002) Opposition
lawmakers immediately went on the offensive and criticized President Chen Shui-bian's rise to chairman of the Democratic
Progressive Party as a breach of the public's trust.
President Chen to Turn New
Page for DPP
(China Post, July 21, 2002) President Chen Shui-bian will take over as the chairman of the
Democratic Progressive Party today, turning a new page for the ruling party
and Chen's administration.
Chen Aide Says 'One China'
Needs To Be Rejected
(Taiwan News, July 19, 2002) Every member of
the national stabilization alliance proposed by President Chen should reject
the "one China" principle and "one country, two system" proposal
to prevent Taiwan from becoming an "invisible nation" under Beijing's
suppression, a top presidential aide said.
TSU Agrees to Cross-Party
Cooperation with DPP
(Taiwan News, July 16, 2002) The Taiwan Solidarity Union agreed to cooperate
with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party on an issue-by-issue basis,
moving one step forward in fulfilling President Chen Shui-bian's
proposal to form a cross-party alliance.
Lee Backs Chen's Plan for
Cross-Party Alliance
(Taiwan News, July 15, 2002) Former
President Lee Teng-hui voiced support for the
formation of the cross-party national stabilization alliance proposed by
President Chen Shui-bian, adding that the
reassembling of political parties is a must-do for the sake of Taiwan's
stability.
KMT, PFP Slam Chen for
Blasting Opposition
(Taiwan News, July 9, 2002) Both the KMT and the PFP held press conferences
at their respective headquarters to call for President Chen Shui-bian to end his condemnation of the opposition
parties while using public funds to engage in state-visits in Africa.
Lien Rejects Chen's
Cross-Party Pact
(Taipei Times, July 7, 2002) KMT Chairman
Lien Chan dismissed President Chen Shui-bian's plan
to create a "cross-party alliance for national stabilization" as a
means to dodge his responsibility for the country's problems.
Chen's 'Majority Alliance'
Proposal Draws Mixed Response
(China Post, July 6, 2002) President Chen Shui-bian's
plan to forge a "majority alliance" in the divided Legislature drew
mixed reactions in the domestic political arena .
Chen Renews His Hope for Alliance
(Taipei Times, July 5, 2002) Drawing on the
political lessons of Taiwan's African allies, President Chen Shui-bian
said Wednesday he may resurrect a plan to bring calm to the legislature: A
cross-party alliance for stability.
KMT Wins Big in Local Chief Polls
(Taipei Times, June 9, 2002) In the election
of village and borough wardens, the KMT took 3,960 seats out of the 7,360 up
for grabs, winning 53.8 percent of the total number of seats. Independent
candidates won 3,240 of the posts. The DPP won 129 seats and the PFP 22.
DPP Votes Chen into Chairmanship
(Taipei Times, April 21, 2002) President Chen
Shui-bian will become the DPP's
new chairman after the party yesterday approved revisions to its charter to
make the head of state lead the party when it is in power.
TSU Slams Lien for
Describing Former President as 'Passe'
(China Post, April 20, 2002) The Taiwan
Solidarity Union yesterday reproached Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan for
dismissing ex-President Lee Teng-hui as being
"passé."
KMT Achieves Major Wine in
Local Elections
(CNA, Jan. 27, 2002) The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) chalked up major
victories in local elections Saturday, gaining 225 seats among 319 city
mayors and township chiefs and 424 seats among 897 city and county councilmen.
Taiwan's Chen Shui-bian
Tests Coalition Waters
(Reuters, Oct.
31, 2001) President Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) floated
the idea of entering into a post-election political partnership with one of
the island's opposition parties to break a legislative gridlock.
Lien Chan: The Kuomintang's
First Directly-Elected Leader
(AFP, Mar. 25, 2001) Lien Chan, still struggling to recover from his bitter
defeat in presidential elections a year ago, can now at least savor becoming
the first Kuomintang (KMT) party leader directly elected by party members.
Lien had pledged further reform within the 106-year-old KMT.
Taiwan’s Democracy Takes a
New Step By John F. Copper
(Far
Eastern Economic Review, Dec. 2004) Despite its surprise outcome, it would be
a mistake to read this election as a sign of a major shift in the Taiwanese
views or that the voting bases of the two blocs has changed.
Poll May Lead to New Tack on
Straits
(Editorial, Taiwan News, Dec. 16, 2004) Essentially, the scenario of
the triangular relations between Taipei, Beijing and Washington is the same as before
the elections.
The People Have Spoken, But
What Do They Mean? By Hung Yung-tai (Taipei Times, Dec. 15, 2004) One obvious
conclusion can be drawn from the distribution of votes between the different
parties in the legislative elections: there is basically no difference from
the results of the elections three years ago.
China's Saber Rattling:
Paying Off? By Joseph Kahn
(New York Times, Dec. 13, 2004) After an upset
victory by the anti-independence camp in Taiwan's legislative
elections, Beijing is likely to conclude that its
efforts to make war seem imminent are helping to reduce the risk of conflict,
political analysts here said.
In Taiwan Ballot, Ties With
Beijing Seem to Be a Winner By Keith Bradsher (New York Times, Dec. 12, 2004) Voters appeared to reject
President Chen Shui-bian's increasingly forceful
calls in the past two weeks for greater Taiwanese independence from mainland China.
Upset Win for Taiwan Opposition
(CNN. Dec. 11, 2004) Taiwan's opposition has won a legislative majority in a stunning
upset over President Chen Shui-Bian's
pro-independence coalition.
Taiwan Predicts Win to Alarm
China
(Associated Press, Dec. 10, 2004) The Taiwanese leader's party and its
pro-independence allies are predicting a narrow victory in Saturday's
legislative elections -- a win that would likely alarm rival China and speed
up the island's drift away from Beijing's sacred goal of unification.
Small Pro-Independence Party
Gaining in Taiwan By Keith Bradsher (New York Times, Dec. 9, 2004) The T.S.U., as it is commonly
known, favors immediate steps toward greater independence from mainland China. It has benefited
from a strong and unexpected surge in opinion polls here in the last two
weeks.
Pro-Independence Parties
Tipped to Make Gains in Taiwan Vote (AFP, Dec. 8, 2004) Pro-independence parties are
tipped to make gains in Taiwan's legislative
elections this weekend and thereby anger China, already threatening
to take military action if the island drifts further from Beijing.
Taiwan's Chen Plays Up Constitutional
Reform to Secure Votes (Channel News Asia,
Dec. 7, 2004) President Chen Shui-bian has stepped
up his rhetoric on constitutional reform in an attempt to consolidate the
support of pro-independence voters.
Taiwan Parties Start
Campaigning for Crucial Elections By Lawrence Chung (Straits Times, Dec.
2, 2004) Taiwan kicked off 10 days of campaigning in an election which the
ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its allies will have to win if
they want to push through their pro-independence agenda.
Chen Plays the Ideology
Card' Before Election
(Taipei Times, Nov. 23, 2004) It may not have worked for his mayoral
re-election bid, but Chen Shui-bian's focus on
independence versus unification may pay off in next month's elections.
Chen Says He's Making History
(Straits Times, Nov. 8, 2004) 'I am a
history-maker and I have two historic missions,' said Mr
Chen in an interview in the latest issue of Time Asia this week.
Taiwan Ruling Party Casts
KMT into the Shade By Kathrin Hille
(Financial Times, Oct. 18, 2004) So far, the ruling
party is the frontrunner, with the KMT bogged down following its presidential
election defeat in March.
Pro-Unification Camp May
Lose Majority By Lawrence Chung
(Straits Times, Oct. 13, 2004) At the close of
candidacy registration, analysts say Kuomintang and its ally may suffer
because of keen competition and lack of solidarity.
Chen Grabs Headlines with
Uneventful Trip Abroad
(Straits Times, Sep. 10, 2004) Cleverly timed
announcements distract the media from his lack of diplomatic gains during
transit stops in the US this time.
Kuomintang in Crisis By Lawrence Chung
(Straits Times, Aug. 8, 2004) Taiwanese or
Chinese? Identity conflict splits former ruling party, leaving its members
disenchanted.
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