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Presidential Office Employee
Arrested Over Possible Leak
(AP, Jan. 15, 2009) A spokesman for Presidential
Office says an employee has been arrested on suspicion of leaking official
documents.
Pope Benedict XVI Turns Down
Invitation to Visit Taiwan
(DPA, Dec. 16, 2008) Pope Benedict XVI has turned
down the invitation from the Archbishop of the Taipei Archdiocese to visit Taiwan
next year.
Military Refutes ‘Attache’
Media Report
(Taipei Times,
Dec. 8, 2008) The Ministry of National Defense refuted a media report that
alleged the ministry had removed military attache
titles from officers stationed in the US because of external pressure.
Yuan Falls Most Since End of
Currency Link Before Paulson Visit
(Bloomberg, Dec. 1, 2008) China’s yuan fell
the most since the government ended a fixed exchange rate in 2005, supporting
the nation’s exporters three days before U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry
Paulson visits Beijing.
China Abruptly Executes
Convicted Spy
(Washington
Post, Nov. 29, 2008) China executed a man convicted of passing sensitive
military and political information to Taiwan a day after notifying his
relatives through diplomatic channels that they would have a second chance to
visit him, his daughter said.
Dalai Lama Wants to Visit
Taiwan in 2009
(DPA, Nov. 28, 2008) Dalai Lama said Friday that
he hopes to visit Taiwan in 2009, in what would be his first visit in seven
years and an apparent reversal of a policy of avoiding the island for fear of
angering China.
Hu Visit Marks China’s
Growing Interest in Latin America
(AFP, Nov. 15, 2008) Chinese President Hu Jintao begins a Latin
America tour on Monday, taking in Costa Rica, Cuba and Peru, as China
tightens economic ties and the region hopes for help in tougher times.
Lien to Attend APEC Summit
(China
Post, Oct. 30, 2008) Lien would be the highest-ranking representative of the
Republic of China ever to attend an APEC leaders summit.
Taiwan Suggests SARS Was
China Warfare Plot
(Reuters, Oct. 7, 2008) Taiwan National Security
Bureau Director-General Tsai Chao-ming told a
legislative committee on Monday that sources in China suspected biological
warfare, but that conclusive evidence had not surfaced.
Jason Yuan Places Better US
Ties at Top of Priority
(Taipei Times, Jul. 2, 2008) Jason Yuan, the
nation’s representative-designate to the US, said on Monday his top priority
would be to mend fences with the US and rebuild trust.
US Business Group Says
Taiwan Needs to Engage Mainland Economically (AP, May 27, 2008) Taiwan needs to lower current barriers on
trade with rival China to prevent its economy from being marginalized, a U.S.
business group said Tuesday.
Taiwan's
Incoming President Scraps Plan to Visit US
(AFP, May 8, 2008) Taiwan's incoming president Ma
Ying-jeou has dropped plans to visit the United States before his
inauguration in a move seen as avoiding a dilemma for Washington, US and Taiwanese officials said.
China Struggles to Contain Viral Epidemic: State Media
(AFP, May 2, 2008) Doctors in China
struggled to contain the spread of an intestinal virus that has infected more
than 3,300 children, killing 21 of them so far, state press reported.
Taiwan's Top Court Clears
President-Elect of Corruption
(AFP, Apr. 25, 2008) Taiwan's
Supreme Court cleared the island's
president-elect Ma Ying-jeou
of corruption charges, delivering a final ruling in the high-profile case
less than a month before he takes office.
Taiwan's Export Growth Unexpectedly Quickens to 22.8%
(Bloomberg, Apr. 8, 2008) Taiwan's
export growth unexpectedly accelerated in March, rising at the fastest pace
in two years as customers in China,
Southeast Asia and India
bought more of the island's electronics.
Taiwan Opens Liaison Office
in Libya
(AFP, Feb. 21, 2008) Taiwan
has opened a trade office in Libya,
the foreign ministry here said, two years after President Chen Shui-bian made a surprise visit to the
oil-rich country. Taiwan
and Libya forged
diplomatic relations in 1959 but broke off in 1978 when Tripoli
switched recognition to China. Taipei later set up a trade office there in
1980 but shut it down in 1997.
Allies protest UN treatment of Taiwan
(Taipei Times,
Feb 09, 2008) Twelve of Taiwan's diplomatic allies yesterday signed a
petition protesting the UN's interpretation of UN Resolution 2758 and the
world body's inappropriate listing of Taiwan
as a province
of China in a recent
press release.
Taiwan's
President Makes Claim to Spratly
Islands
(Washington Post, Feb. 2, 2008 ) Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian
inaugurated a runway on one of the disputed Spratly Islands
and insisted the archipelago belongs to Taiwan
despite claims by China
and several other Asian countries. Chen's gesture drew an immediate protest
from the Philippines.
Taiwan Feels
the Squeeze from China
Push into Africa
(Agence France Presse,
Jan. 21, 2008) Malawi last
week became the fourth African country to switch diplomatic allegiance to Beijing since Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian
came to power in 2000. While the Taiwanese government has helped bankroll
everything from hospitals to roads, Malawi
has come to the conclusion that it cannot afford to be left out in the cold
as China becomes ever more
influential on the continent.
Taiwan Closes
Chiang Kai-shek Mausoleum Pending Reburial
(Associated Press, Dec. 24, 2007) Authorities closed the mausoleum of Taiwan's
late leader Chiang Kai-shek as part of the ruling party's vigorous campaign
to diminish the legacy of the late leader. President Chen
Shui-bian told a political rally that closing the mausoleum would save
taxpayers' money.
British Spy Chief Warns of China Web Threat
(AFP, Dec. 1, 2007) The head of Britain's
domestic security service has warned business leaders that China has been carrying out
state-sponsored espionage against vital parts of the economy. The
director-general of MI5, Jonathan Evans, wrote to 300 chief executives and
security heads at banks, accountancy and legal firms, warning them they were
under attack from "Chinese state organizations" via the Internet,
The Times said.
Frustrated Taiwanese Rage against Rising Prices
(Associated Press, Nov. 16, 2007) Inflation - fanned by soaring prices for
fuel and other commodities - has become a hot political issue in Taiwan
as the island moves towards legislative elections in January next year and a
presidential poll two months later. The situation has become so bad that a
number of disgruntled consumers have taken their complaints directly to
President Chen Shui-bian.
It's 'Time to Act' on Economy, Government Told
(Taiwan News, Nov. 6,
2007) "Time to act!" said European Chamber of Commerce Taipei in its
annual position papers, suggesting Taiwan's economic development had been
stagnant with little progress especially in terms of of
cross-strait economic relations. The ECCT suggests some remedies as a "roadmap" for bringing back
Taiwan's
prosperity.
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