Taiwan Party Asserts Separate Identity – Annie Huang
From AP: Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party passed a resolution Sunday asserting the island’s separate identity from rival China and calling for a referendum on Taiwan’s sovereignty. The...
View ArticleIndependence Games – Doug Bandow
From The American Spectator: It is campaign season in Taiwan. With opposition candidate Ma Ying-jeou the favorite to win next year’s presidential election, President Chen Shui-bian is pushing a...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Chen Says No Peace Deal With China – AFP
From AFP: Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday snubbed a peace overture made by China, saying Taipei would never sign what he called a “surrender agreement” based on Beijing’s “one-China”...
View ArticleTurning His Back On ‘One China’? Frank Hsieh’s Moment – Frank Ching
From OpinionAsia: Taiwan’s president, Chen Shui-bian, and ideologues within the ruling Democratic Progressive Party are trying to corner Frank Hsieh, the DPP presidential candidate who has long been...
View ArticleThe Father of Taiwanese Identity – Hugo Restall
From Far Eastern Economic Review: There are no paparazzi visible on the hillside above Lee Teng-hui‘s home in the Shihlin suburb of Taipei, but his aide points out where they stake out the house with...
View ArticleTaiwan Leader Won’t Declare Independence – Peter Enav
From AP: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian pledged Monday that before he steps down in May 2008 he will not declare formal independence — a move China has said would require it to retake the island by...
View ArticleChina Envoy in Taiwan Trapped in Hotel by Protesters
A Chinese envoy was trapped inside of a hotel today as an angry mob of pro-Taiwanese independence activists scuffled with police outside. From AFP: Chen, the most senior Chinese official to visit the...
View ArticleTaiwan Leader Vows Not To Seek Independence
From AFP: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday renewed his pledge not to seek formal independence for the island and to work towards improving ties with former rival China. “At the present stage any...
View ArticleVenice Film Festival Credits Taiwanese Film to China
The Venice Film Festival’s classification of a Taiwanese film as a joint production with China has met with indignant opposition from the filmmakers, with backing from authorities in Taipei. From The...
View ArticleCandidates Play it Safe in Debate as Taiwan Election Nears
The Wall Street Journal’s China Realtime Report notes the lack of fireworks during Saturday’s televised presidential debate in Taiwan, the first of three ahead of the election in January 2012, as the...
View ArticleChinese Man Tries to Swim It to Believe It
The New York Times tells the story of Guo Zhiyang, a 35-year old “political researcher” from mainland China, who was reeled in by Taiwanese coast guard authorities on an outlying island after 7 hours...
View ArticleTaiwan: New Election, Same Question
While President Ma Ying-jeou has faced numerous challenges to his economic record ahead of next week’s presidential elections in Taiwan, the main issue that guides all elections on the island remains...
View ArticleOptimism For Stability After Ma Victory
In the wake of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s successful reelection over the weekend, China’s Global Times welcomed more positive momentum in cross-strait relations without putting “undue pressure”...
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Dalai-Led Uyghur Separatists Not Welcome
A strange keep-out sign has been circulating online: Notice: The following persons are not welcome in this bar: Japanese militarists and those who worship at the Yasukuni Shrine Those involved in...
View ArticleOregon Mural Draws Fire from China
Chinese authorities have pressed officials in Corvallis, Oregon to order the removal of a mural which advocates independence for Taiwan and Tibet. Property owner David Lin remains defiant, however,...
View ArticleThe Case For Peace Across the Taiwan Strait
Kent Wang of Taiwan’s Overseas Chinese Affairs Council writes that enough positive momentum in Cross-Strait relations exists to warrant a discussion of what a potential peace agreement between Taiwan...
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Minitrue: Crimea Votes to Join Russia
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: All media must refrain from hyping or...
View ArticleTaiwanese Protesters Raid Government HQ
The Associated Press in Taiwan (via The Guardian) reports that “hundreds of protesters opposed to a trade pact with China have invaded Taiwan’s cabinet offices,” and “up to 1,000 demonstrators”...
View ArticleTaiwanese Riot Police Clear Protesters from Cabinet Offices
Ralph Jennings of the Los Angeles Times reports that riot police were summoned to clear protesters outside the Taiwanese cabinet offices following student demonstrations against a trade pact that will...
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Netizens to HK Actor Chapman To: Stay Out of China
Chapman To. (House News 主場新聞) Before riot police cleared student protesters out of Taiwan’s cabinet and parliament buildings, several Taiwanese pop stars publicly supported the protest–and lost favor...
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