Links for Tuesday

Temple celebration in Jhuolan.

Enjoy some links....
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Daily Links

• SPECIAL: Fellow Taichunger and cyclist Michael Le Houllier's excellent video presentation on Taiwan's status and why history shows China does not own Taiwan.
• Japan Times: Taiwan's voters say "hands off".
• Cole on CPI Blog: China policy not as important as local issues in election
• Taiwan dives into competition for Yuan hub status
• Smangus way bringing prosperity to Smangus.
• Taiwan provides cams for interiors of five major conference centers.
• One Malaysian party sent 40 MPs to Taiwan in September of 2008 to prevent them from defecting to the other party. I don't know what this means, but it's always good for Taiwan to be useful. 
• ECFA Success Case #5619: Lack of FTAs in SE Asia is major obstacle for Taiwan, says Taiwan gov't official. What? No FTAs? How can this be, when we have ECFA with China?
• Exploring Taiwan's southern tip
• Stefane at Tea Masters: Xmas tea.
• Taipei Air Station: Looking for birth father. Reuniting children of US servicemen with their birth parents.
• Pedro Florentino, the first WESTERN expat in Tamsui.
• I linked yesterday, linking again today: Barron's interview on the coming China economic problems.

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