Archive for November, 2006

Don’t Bother Reading US Tea Leaves.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Taipei Times: Editorial
11/10/06.

Political analysts look for changes in the Taiwan-US relationship after even the most insignificant events, so it is not surprising that they will jump into overdrive after a major development such as the US midterm election.
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How to Engage Beijing.

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Jeremy Kinsman
CBC
11/18/06.

A few years ago, the Chinese ambassador in Brussels proclaimed the creation of the European Union the kind of human event we see only every three or four hundred years.
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Chen Receives Cold Reception at Aboriginal Conference.

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

By Max Hirsch
Taipei Times
11/19/06.

President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) received a chilly reception yesterday from panelists at a two-day conference hosted by the Council of Indigenous Peoples.
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Harper Right to Defend Human Rights and Democracy Against Chinese Bullying.

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Canadian Coalition for Democracies
11/17/06.

For the first time in many years, a Canadian Prime Minister has declared that Canadian foreign policy will be set in Ottawa, not in Beijing.
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Time for the Government to Play the Legal Card.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

By Shen Chieh 沈潔
Taipei Times
11/07/06.

Faced with threats from China as well as issues of national identity, Taiwan is now left with but a single trump card.
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U.S., Beware of Chen’s Tricks.

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

The China Post: Editorial
10/18/06.

[Here is some more conservative KMT style nonsense and an example of more interference in the governance of Taiwan by this media camp, CB]

Taiwan’s relations with the U.S. are guided by America’s experiences with the Republic of China (ROC) through World War II, the Cold War and now the war against terrorism.
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Ma’s Peace Deal Means Surrender.

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

By Vincent Wang
Taipei Times
10/31/06.

In a recent interview with an international media organization, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) restated that his goal in cross-strait relations was to sign a peace agreement with Beijing before 2012.
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