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Taiwan’s Administrative
District to be Redrawn
(China Post, Dec. 28, 2008) The government has
worked out a plan to re-demarcate Taiwan's administrative districts, under
which the existing two municipal cities and 23 local counties and cities will
be re-demarcated into three metropolitan areas and 15 counties.
Ex-leader Lee Faces Probe
(China Post, Dec. 27, 2008) Prosecutors of the
Special Investigation Division of the Supreme Prosecutor Office confirmed
they would investigate the alleged involvement of suspected money laundering
operations involving former President Lee.
President Ma Reaching Out to
Media Hostile toward Him
(China Post, Dec. 8, 2008) President Ma Ying-jeou is reaching out to hostile media, those exhibiting
strong support of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party.
Pres. Ma Clarifies No
Imminent Cabinet Reshuffle
(China
Post, Dec. 1, 2008) President Ma Ying-jeou
clarified yesterday that an adjustment of the personnel at the Cabinet may
take place next year rather than in the near future.
Opposition Calls for Talks
(Strait Times, Nov. 10, 2008) Taiwan’s main pro-independence opposition said that it has called for
dialogue with the ruling party following bloody protests against a landmark
visit by a top Chinese envoy.
Protest a Victory for Taiwan
People: Tsai
(China
Post, Nov.9, 2008) Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen described the anti-China protests last week as a
successful display of the people’s will to defend Taiwan’s sovereignty.
Taiwan Pro-Independence
Party Protests China Policies in Rally
(Bloomberg, Oct. 26, 2008) Taiwan's opposition party staged a rally in Taipei today to protest President Ma
Ying-Jeou's China
policies which they claimed will threaten the sovereignty of the island.
DPP Lawmakers Want Oversight
Committee for Cross-Strait Ties
(China
Post, Oct. 8, 2008) Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers, chomping at the
bit to have a say in conducting relations across the Taiwan
Strait, said yesterday they would propose a bill to create a
special oversight committee next week.
Cabinet Rescinds DPP
Amendment to Referendum Law
(Taipei
Times, Oct. 3, 2008) The Cabinet yesterday remove an amendment to the
Referendum Law implemented by the former Democratic Progressive Party
government that lowered the threshold to initiate a referendum and to
determine its validity.
DPP Head: Party to be ‘High
Quality Opposition’
(CNA, Sep. 17, 2008) Democratic Progressive Party
Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen said her party holds the
upper hand on social welfare and sovereignty issues and that she expects that
the DPP can become a "high quality opposition party."
Wang Says There Are No Plans
for Major Cabinet Reshuffle
(CNA, Sep. 9, 2008) Presidential Office spokesman
Wang Yu-chi said yesterday that there are no plans at this stage to carry out
a major Cabinet reshuffle.
Anti-Ma Crowds Rally
(China
Post, Aug. 31, 2008) Tens of thousands of people yesterday took to the
streets in Taipei to protest what they said was President Ma Ying-jeou's China-friendly policies and his failure to
vitalize Taiwan's sagging economy.
Former President Leaves DPP
amid Party’s Anger
(Taiwan News, Aug. 16, 2008) Former President
Chen Shui-bian announced he was putting an end to
membership in the Democratic Progressive Party after angry reactions from the
rank-and-file following his admission that his wife had wired election funds
overseas.
Ma to Declassify All Chen’s Documents
(China Post, Aug. 7, 2008) President Ma Ying-jeou has decided to declassify all documents and
materials involved an investigation of his predecessor Chen Shui-bian for corruption.
KMT Elects New Central
Standing Committee
(China
Post, Jul. 27, 2008) None of the incumbent Cabinet members are represented in
the new panel this year, but Ma and Premier Liu Chao-shiuan
now dispatch representatives to regularly attend CSC meetings for closer
coordination.
Ma’s Approval Rating Slides,
Media Reports
(Taiwan
News, Jul. 19, 2008) According to a recent poll conducted by the United Daily
News, the number of respondents who were dissatisfied with
President Ma Ying-jeou's performance exceeding
those who are satisfied with it for the first time since Ma's inauguration on
May 20.
Ma Dismisses Calls Over
Revamping Cabinet
(China
Post, Jul. 13, 2008) President Ma Ying-jeou brushed
aside yesterday the proposal of reshuffling the 53-day-old Cabinet while
stressing the outstanding and tangible achievements of the Cabinet officials in
such a short period of time.
Partisanship Skews Public
Perception, Academics Say
(Taipei Times, Jun. 22, 2008) Partisan interest
is the major driving force behind the Taiwanese public’s judgment on
government performance, rather than objective assessment, an academic said in
Taipei at a conference on democracy in Asia.
Tsai Elected as New DPP Head
(China Post, May 19, 2008) Tsai Ing-wen,
a former vice premier, routed Koo Kuan-min, a godfather of Taiwan's independence movement
in his 80s, to become the first chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive
Party yesterday.
Tsai Urges DPP to Face
Future, Dump Old Ways
(Taiwan News, May 14, 2008) Former vice premier Tsai Ing-wen urged members of the soon-to-be opposition
Democratic Progressive Party to choose to "boldly face the challenges of
the future" and leave behind "outmoded mentalities.
DPP Policy Makers Dump
'Pan-Blue' Poll Filters
(Taiwan News, Apr. 24, 2008) A policy-making body of the Democratic
Progressive Party decided to drop a clause in the party's nomination by-laws
that mandated the use of "filters" in the party's public survey
polling to exclude the opinions of Kuomintang supporters.
DPP's Tsai, Koo Join Contest
to Lead Party in Opposition
(Taiwan News, Apr. 19, 2008) The contest for the leadership of the
soon-to-be-opposition Democratic Progressive Party became a three-person race
as former vice premier Tsai Ing-wen and ex senior
presidential adviser Koo Kwan-ming
registered for the May 18 election by DPP party members.
Infighting within Ruling DPP
Continues Unabated
(China Post, Apr. 7, 2008) The defeated Democratic Progressive Party will
kick off a series of at least nine self-examination meetings today in an
all-out attempt to end the infighting triggered by its election fiasco on
March 22.
Taiwan President Faces Growing
Opposition By Michael Schuman and Natalie Tso (Time, Oct. 28, 2008) Ma and his program are coming under
increasing fire. On Oct. 25, hundreds of thousands protested against closer China ties at a Taipei rally organized by the opposition
Democratic Progressive Party.
Survey on Senior Chinese
Envoy Chen Yunlin’s Upcoming Visit to Taiwan and Approval Ratings for the Ma
Administration (Global Views,
November, 2008) 50.3% of Taiwanese people support the government’s decision
to invite Chen Yunlin. Meanwhile, 23.6% of
Taiwanese are satisfied with President Ma’s performance.
An Open Letter to DPP Supporters By Tsai Ing-wen
(Taipei Times,
Aug. 27, 2008) Through its mistakes, the DPP has demonstrated that Taiwan’s
democracy is gradually heading toward maturation and completion. To our
supporters, this is indeed a painful process, but I must reiterate that this
is democracy.
Another Political Storm Hits
Taiwan By Michael Schuman and
Natalie Tso (Time,
Aug. 26, 2008) The latest trouble facing the former president may further damage
the DPP's legitimacy in challenging the ruling
party, giving Ma a freer hand in pursuing his own policies.
Taiwan Indicts 5 Former
Ministers By Jane Rickards
(Washington
Post, Jul. 16, 2008) Five former ministers who served under Chen
Shui-bian when he was president of Taiwan were indicted Tuesday on
corruption charges related to the alleged misuse of special expense accounts.
Ma Facing Difficult
Legislative Balancing Act By Wang Yeh-lih
(Taipei
Times, Jul. 14, 2008) Ma has said he wants to respect and safeguard the
Constitution, but even in the legislature, where his party holds a majority,
he faces a dilemma and will be stuck trying to balance what he should do and
what he is allowed to do.
New DPP
Chief Still Faces Uphill Battles
(China Post, May 20, 2008) The newly elected chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive
Party (DPP) will face daunting challenges while other leaders called for
solidarity among the demoralized party to make a fresh start.
Infighting,
Scandals Sank DPP By Chiu Hei-yuan
(Taipei Times, May 13, 2008) Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) has
suffered consecutive defeats in the legislative and presidential elections.
The primary reason is a spate of scandals over the past two years. The recent
diplomatic scandal has caused the resignations of the vice premier, foreign
minister and deputy national defense minister, just two weeks before the end
of their terms.
DPP Council Calls for
'Center-Left' Reform
(Taiwan News, Apr. 20, 2008) A special "re-examination" council of
the Democratic Progressive Party held yesterday agreed that the soon-to-be
opposition party should adopt a "progressive" and
"center-left" political orientation, adopt an "inclusive"
concept of "Taiwan-centrism," tighten party discipline and
integrity standards and rebuild links with civic and social reform movements
and grassroots supporters.
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