Taiwan Communique 113 Hot off the press

Gerrit van der Wees of FAPA writes:

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Hello Taiwan-Focus friends,

I hereby like to let you know that issue no. 113 of Taiwan Communiqué is off the press. We give a brief summary of past events, such as the important statement by President Chen at FAPA-25, the 228 Commemorations in Taiwan and here in the US -- in particular an account of our 228 Symposium at Brookings and the very successful "Run for Taiwan" from
Philadelphia to Washington.

Then we focus on name change and Constitutional change in Taiwan. You can use these articles to ask your Congressmen and Senators for support on these important issues. We also present a good article by Prof.
Jerome Keating on the removal of Chiang Kai-shek's statues, and a book review on a scholarly new book by Mark Harrison on Taiwanese identity.

In the report from Washington, Coen Blaauw writes about the very supportive actions of Congressman Tom Tancredo, and we give a brief introduction -- and welcome -- to Joseph Wu as new ambassador of Taiwan in
Washington.

Here is the link at the taiwandc website, where you can read the full issue in PDF format.

Best regards,

Gerrit van der Wees
Editor, Taiwan Communiqué

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Taiwan Communiqué no. 113
April / May 2007

President Chen: "Four Yes and one No"
Speech at FAPA's 25th anniversary .................. 1
Where did the "Five noes" come from ................ 3
Opinion polls: increasing Taiwanese identity ....... 5
Name and Constitutional change
Ditching "China" at state-owned companies .......... 6
Adapting the Constitution to present-day reality ... 7
Chiang Kai-shek must go by Jerome Keating ............. 10
"228" Commemorated in Taiwan and the US
Looking back and looking forward at Brookings ..... 13
"Run for Taiwan" from Philadelphia to DC .......... 15
DPP primaries for 2008 presidential race
A profile of the candidates ....................... 16
Report from Washington
Congressman Tancredo speaks out for Taiwan ........ 20
Joseph Wu, new Taiwan representative in DC ........ 21

Book Review
The Making of Taiwanese identity by Mark Harrison . 22


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