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We are pleased to let you know that the next issue of Taiwan Communique is off the press.
We focus on a number of important issues, such as the Taiwan-into-the-UN campaign, the sad story of Shih Ming-teh, the Irivine Sister City saga, the Senate High-level resolution, and more.
We also present a book review of Prof. Jerome Keating's excellent new book, The Struggles of a Democracy.
Below you find the Table of Contents. The full issue can be found on our website www.taiwandc.org/twcom
Best regards,
Gerrit van der Wees
Editor, Taiwan Communiqué
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CONTENTS Taiwan Communiqué no. 110
September / October 2006
Taiwan into the United Nations
What's in a name? .................................. 1
Pan-blues continue campaign against President
Half-truths, lies, hearsay, and innuendo ........... 3
The sad story of Shih Ming-teh ..................... 4
China's military threat
Chinese missile hits Israeli naval vessel .......... 7
Beyond the special arms budget by Mark Stokes ........ 8
The Irvine sister-city Story .......................... 11
British Parliamentary Report on East Asian ties ....... 12
A Free Trade Agreement for Taiwan by Kin-ming Liu ..... 14
Commemorating the death of Prof. Wen-cheng Chen ....... 17
Report from Washington
Senate high-level contacts Resolution introduced .. 18
Douglas Paal's misconceptions ..................... 19
Paal has forgotten China's real motives............ 19
Book Review
The Struggles of a Democracy by Jerome Keating ...... 21
[Taiwan] [Chen Shui-bian] [Democracy] [DPP] [KMT] [Taipei]
Here's a direct link to the full issue [PDF, 876 KB]. Lots of good stuff within!
ReplyDeleteTim Maddog