Too busy to blog today, so let's catch up on some links:
- China and Taiwan: Steady as She Goes
China, Taiwan and the US appear to be relatively comfortable with the current state of cross-strait relations. But that shouldn’t lead us into a false sense of security, warns Roderick Wye. Beijing still remains determined to unite Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.
- Not often you see good stuff like this in the media: Taiwan on Edge as China grows closer
As China's economy has slowed so too has Taiwan's, with growth falling to 1.6 per cent per year in 2012 down from more than 10 per cent two years earlier. "You can't ignore the fact that we are overdependent on the Chinese market," says Nancy Hsiao Hung-chen, Deputy Minister of the Council for Economic Planning and Development.
- Helping SE Asia come to grips with Taiwan
Lesson 5. Taiwan must also be flexible. The onus for reaching out and finding systemic solutions to the problems presented by Taiwan’s isolation predominately rests on its Southeast Asian neighbors. It is their diplomatic problems with Taiwan that stand in the way. Taiwan, however, must also be farsighted. At some points in the current dispute, reasonable compromises presented by the Philippines—President Aquino’s apology for instance—seemed to be rejected out of hand by Taiwan.
- China says countries bringing other nations in South China Sea dispute are 'doomed.'
- The courts are fair. That's why this minor DPP official got two years for authorizing a $4,000 NT payment. No, it's true.
- Taiwan's pariah state status makes it a conduit for illegal finance, stolen art, and once again, weapons technology transfers.
- Chinese dissidents are fine with democracy for China, but don't like it in Taiwan. Chen Guangcheng says independence is out of date
- SOAS expands its Taiwan Studies programs
- Some nice pics of a trip to Taiwan
- Coping with the Global Financial Crisis in China and Taiwan: Assimilation and Resiliency Between Confrontation and Assimilation: China and the fragmentation of global financial governance
- Coping with the Global Financial Crises: institutional and ideational sources of Taiwan's economic resiliency
- Foreign Policy Implications of Chinese Nationalism Revisited: the strident turn
- Cross Strait services agreement will impact Singapore, New Zealand FTAs so the legislature should vote on it as a package, says a KMT legislator, although LY says it will not.
- Defense spending in Asia to outstrip North America in less than decade
- Ma touts better quality military
- Phils boosts military
- NOT TAIWAN: MERS goes global
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I don't think that's a very fair assessment of CGC's statement.
ReplyDeleteHe said he personally prefers One Country Two Systems for Taiwan, but ultimately the people of Taiwan decide. And that's fair; what's ultimately important is that Taiwan's electorate chooses its status democratically, not what status they choose. He in no way said the Taiwanese *HAD* to choose that path or should have it forced on them.
I'm as pro-TI as most Taiwan buffs are, but to advocate for democracy and self-determination for Taiwan "but only if they do what I want" is rather hypocritical.
must have missed that part.
ReplyDeleteChen stressed that he supported "one country, two systems" more than independence for Taiwan.
ReplyDeleteI am sure he also supports China's killings,genocide in Tibet and Uygur.
His case is another example of
"What is wrong with the US Left on Taiwan and China?"
(and universities like NYU)
He only cares about himself.
Two years for misappropriating NT$4,000 eh. Meanwhile, Chang An Le, after spending 17 years on the lam, is in custody for a mere two hours and then released on bail of a paltry NT$1m.
ReplyDeletehttp://udn.com/NEWS/SOCIETY/SOC1/7996179.shtml
The reporting is rather vague, but one interpretation is that "all Chinese (incl. in HK, China, and Taiwan?) should vote to determine the status of Taiwan".
ReplyDeleteChen is showing his Han chauvinism. The guy has experienced communism to his own detriment yet he still believes in "one country, two systems" for Taiwan? Is this really the guy you want as the spokesperson for democracy?
ReplyDeleteAt least now it's clear why Matong granted him a visa. I was confused at first as why he could visit when other famous dissidents like the Dalai Lama, Rebiya Kadeer etc. were denied, but in the end he's backing KMT's position.
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