Taiwan News
Oct 29, 2005.
On the 60th anniversary of “Taiwan Retrocession” on October 25, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, which rules the People’s Republic of China, held a series of high-profile commemorative activities.
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By Peter Enav
Bangkok Post
Oct 29, 2005.
More Taiwanese are living in China, but they are leery of mainland values and reject political union.
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By Chin Heng-wei 金恆煒
Taipei Times
Oct 26, 2005.
What does Taiwan mean to the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and its Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九)? The answer is “booty.” They take it as their own, regarding it as part of their party-state.
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Reuters
Oct 26, 2005.
The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday notified Congress that it had approved the sale to Taiwan of 10 AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles and 5 AIM-7M Sparrow missiles — both built by Raytheon Co.
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By Stephen Johnson
The Hertiage Foundation
Oct 24, 2005.
In the 1960s, the Soviet Union defied America’s Monroe Doctrine by supporting Fidel Castro’s military buildup in Cuba. Later, it supported insurgencies in Central America. This triggered a competition among existing right-wing dictatorships, Marxist authoritarianism, and the U.S. democratic model.
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By Philip Pullella
Reuters
Oct 25, 2005
Pope Benedict’s top diplomat said on Tuesday the Holy See was always ready to end relations with Taiwan and return its embassy to Beijing but that China must respect religious freedom and treat the Vatican fairly.
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www.parl.gc.ca
2005.
The following is debate in The Canadian House of Commons regarding the proposed Bill C-357, “the Taiwan Affairs Act.”
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Reuters
Oct 22, 2005.
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) on Thursday asserted that Taiwan had long been independent and urged that the island’s name be changed so that this status is recognized by the international community.
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Editorial
Taipei Times
Oct 19, 2005.
Since President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) became president in 2000, the performance of his administration has led to many of its supporters losing heart and suffering from a sense of impotence.
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AFP
Oct 19, 2005.
China yesterday canceled Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura’s planned visit to Beijing only one day after Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s controversial visit to a Tokyo war shrine.
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