tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post7231261574916834111..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: William Stanton for AIT?Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-67556906539521707372009-10-28T23:09:56.647+08:002009-10-28T23:09:56.647+08:00Diplomats come to Taiwan to do their job. Conside...Diplomats come to Taiwan to do their job. Consider lucky that Mr Stanton is in Taiwan so Taiwan people can win his heart as they did with the hearts of many people who came to this pretty island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-31506680895841891372009-03-29T12:00:00.000+08:002009-03-29T12:00:00.000+08:00Reuters seems to have picked up that Stanton is of...Reuters seems to have picked up that Stanton is officially appointed in their March 26 wires.<BR/><BR/>Is it a little worrisome that there seems to be precious little info on Stanton on the Internet?<BR/><BR/>He seems to have been active on the issue of population growth. And he was a key diplomat in South Korea and Australia --two countries who are not best friends with Taiwan-- so,I wonder what qualifications Stanton has to serve in this post?Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-86764001332199819392009-03-29T09:39:00.000+08:002009-03-29T09:39:00.000+08:00Anon, it drives me nuts too. There are exceptions,...Anon, it drives me nuts too. There are exceptions, like Nat Bellochi and our current one, Steve Young.<BR/><BR/>Thomas, that's how I read it, which is why I highlighted it. You never know how institutional politics plays out, so it is important to keep in mind Stanton may be smeared.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-22919481017294375442009-03-29T04:55:00.000+08:002009-03-29T04:55:00.000+08:00Do they ever have a candidate for these jobs where...Do they ever have a candidate for these jobs where you can feel really good about it? What's so broken about the US foreign service system that these people never seem to be well-qualified?<BR/><BR/>You never hear about an AIT chairman that greatly improves relations between Taiwan and the US both in the public and private sector. What's the point of having someone antagonistic towards Taiwan stationed here? So they can make China happy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-78512369569652726332009-03-28T17:42:00.000+08:002009-03-28T17:42:00.000+08:00When I read this, that last quotation left me scra...When I read this, that last quotation left me scratching my head. Is this insider saying he thinks Stanton has been maligned by enemies, and the nature of their smear is to say he is too cozy to China?Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.com