~1998

1999: Jan. - June, July - Dec.

2000: Jan. - Mar. , Apr. - June , July - Sept. , Oct. - Dec.

2001: Jan. - Mar. ,  Apr.-July , Aug. - Dec.

2002: Jan. - July , Aug. – Dec.

Poll Shows People More Pessimistic About Future
(China Post, Dec. 28, 2002) As many as half of the island's population are pessimistic about their future and 46 percent of people said they are unhappy, according to a survey by the prominent magazine CommonWealth.

What Article 23 Means for Taiwan By Chang Kuo-Cheng
(Taipei Times, Dec 27, 2002) The article is best described as one which seeks to eliminate any possibility of Hong Kong being used by any outside force to oppose China and foment chaos at home.

Chen Can Win Votes Through Work
(Editorial, Liberty Times, Dec 22, 2002) The new leader must be able to bring Taiwan out of the economic slump, promote declining industries and substantially lower the unemployment rate.

Taiwan Woos Its Companies Back By Lawrence Chung
(Straits Times, Dec. 14, 2002) Taiwan's efforts to woo back investors seem to have scored some success with several overseas-based local companies moving their operations back to the island.

Chinese Leadership Awaits Chen 's Exit By Marc Lerner
(Washington Times, Dec. 13, 2002) Beijing would prefer to wait until Taiwan's leader is out of office before any new attempt to ease tensions with its longtime rival.

The Real Handover: How China Is Squeezing Hong Kong By Philip Segal
(Far Eastern Economic Review, Dec. 19, 2002) Moves to outlaw sedition and subversion have generated a storm of protest. Even bankers and businessmen are criticizing proposals that may end Hong Kong's freedoms and change the way that business is done.

China's Newspaper Scene Starts to Loosen Up By Jason Leow and Mary Kwang
(Straits Times, Dec. 7, 2002) For a taste of communism, read the People's Daily. But to know what citizens in communist China really think, flip open the Global Times.

FTA with Taiwan in US' Interests By Vincent Wang
(Taipei Times, Dec. 3, 2002) An FTA with Taiwan would contribute to peace in the Taiwan Strait. An FTA with the US would also confer an accolade on Taiwan's democracy.

China Hidden by Media Fog By Ram Gorni
(Asia Times, Nov. 29, 2002) China is just one of many international issues troubling the US (international) press. When focusing on China, both Taiwan and the 1989 Tiananmen demonstrations serve as a prototype for such a political-fiscal crusade.

US-Taiwan Relations a See-Saw
(Editorial, Taipei Times, Nov. 28, 2002) "many observers see the current Bush administration as having abandoned the long-standing US policy of `strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan in favor of a policy of clarity that places more emphasis on Taiwan's interests and less on PRC concerns."

China Hones in on NATO By Lisa Rose Weaver
(CNN.com, Nov. 26, 2002) NATO was once perceived in China as a puppet of the United States. But China's leadership now appears less focused on a bilateral world view and more engaged in multi-lateral cooperation.

China's Three Lies By Nicholas D. Kristof
(New York Times, Nov. 19, 2002) The first lie is the reference to China's Communists, who are not Communists at all in any meaningful sense.

RESPECT: It's What Taiwan Wants at APEC Meeting By Ted Anthony
(Associated Press, Oct. 25, 2002) To an outsider, it was mere formality. But like everything else with Taiwan when it comes to the international community, it's never that simple.

China Walls Out the News By Richard Richter
(Washington Post, Oct. 25, 2002) The media are full of news these days about China embracing reform and emerging as a world player. But don't think for an instant that Beijing has stopped practicing what Thomas Jefferson called "tyranny over the minds of men."

China, Mexico Compete for Investment
(Associated Press, Oct. 18, 2002) Mexico and China -- two powerhouses among the world's developing countries -- are fighting to draw in foreign investment and export to the same markets.

China Undermines Its Legitimacy By Chen Hurng-yu
(Taipei Times, Oct. 17, 2002) If the CCP continues to oppress and restrain Taiwan's diplomatic endeavors, it is certain that China's legitimacy will remain questionable despite its predominance.

In the Global Age, America's Not Such a Big Cheese By Joseph S. Nye Jr.
(Washington Post, Oct. 6, 2002) As technical capabilities spread and more and more people hook up to global communications systems, the United States' economic and cultural preponderance may diminish.

Taiwan Singing A Different Tune By Goh Sui Noi
(Straits Times, Oct. 6, 2002) Taiwan's dependence on high-tech exports has proven to be ill-advised, with the global slowdown in demand for IT products. Its latest budget indicates that it will now focus on other areas to diversify the economy.

Advantage, Beijing By Brook Larmer
(Newsweek, Oct. 7, 2002) Beijing and Taipei have often accused each other of the most cynical—and laughable—acts of “checkbook diplomacy,” and they have both been right. But the diplomatic war over the world’s tiniest countries has swung in favor of mainland China.

China Airlines Plans To Buy Boeing Jets By Peter S. Goodman
(Washington Post, Sep. 30, 2002) The Taiwanese government is furious with Europe's leaders, particularly the French, for a series of diplomatic snubs. Boeing Co., on the other hand, is one of the largest companies in the United States.

Germany Rusher in Where China Fears to Tread By Tom Plate
(Asia Pacific Media Network, Sep. 27, 2002) Taiwan patriots would complain, understandably, about any comparison of America's entertaining a military option against Iraq to Beijing's desire to do the same regarding Taiwan.

Trying to Make Sense of China's Iraq Policy By Jing-dong Yuan
(Taipei Times, Sep. 26, 2002) The principle of sovereignty, relations with the US and domestic security concerns are the main factors behind Beijing's positions on the Iraq issue.

U.S. Gestures to Taiwan Cause Stir
(Associated Press, Sep. 24, 2002) Behind a tall security wall in a quiet courtyard, U.S. officials did something this month that they haven't done for 23 years at the main American office in Taiwan: raise the U.S. flag.

One Result: The Retreat of Liberal Democracy By Amitav Acharya
(International Herald Tribune, Sep. 17, 2002) The war on terror waged by the United States challenges the thesis proposed by Francis Fukuyama that the end of the Cold War leaves liberal democracy and the free market as endpoints of history. Indeed, it suggests that they are in retreat.

Behind Armitage's Taiwan Remark By Edward Chen
(Taipei Times, Sep. 10, 2002) US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage recently clarified Washington's Taiwan policy during a press conference at the US embassy in Beijing, saying the US does not support Taiwan independence, but that does not mean it opposes it.

China's 'Dangerous' Class Divide Set to Stay By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Sep. 2, 2002) Jiang Zemin surprised a number of his advisers when he said in a recent internal meeting, "I didn't realize that grievances among the people run so deep."

Taiwan's "Beacon Diplomacy" Doomed
(Editorial, China Daily, Sep. 3, 2002) "Taiwan independence" advocates recently strengthened the "beacon diplomacy" - diplomatic offensive - in an attempt to scramble for more "diplomatic space."

Taiwan-U.S. Relations Becoming Closer: Govt Report
(Central News Agency, Sep. 2, 2002) Since the Bush administration took office in January 2001, relations between Taiwan and the United States have become closer, according to a recent administrative report.

Taiwan's Ethnic Divide By Goh Sui Noi
(Straits Times, Sep. 1, 2002) Polls show that those wanting unification with China tend to be mainlanders and minority groups, while the Hoklo majority tends towards independence. Overall, though, most people would not want any change to the status quo.

Strong Sino-US Ties Vital for China to Solve Taiwan Issue By Ching Cheong
(Straits Times, Aug. 30, 2002) The cordial bilateral relations have come at an important juncture; when China's military is pressuring the leadership to take tougher action against Taiwan.

Taiwan Ditching 'Nice Guy' Diplomacy By Frank Ching
(Japan Times, Aug. 29, 2002) It is likely that, as Taiwan implements its "offensive" foreign policy, such tactics will increasingly be used. Taiwan will no longer be Mr. Nice Guy. The question is whether Taipei or Beijing packs a greater wallop.

Taiwan Seeks to Forge New Free Trade Agreements
(Agence France Presse, Aug. 26, 2002) President Chen Shui-bian ordered government agencies to forge free trade agreements with the island's major trading partners without mainland China.

China, India to Set Asia's Economic Pace By Geoff Hiscock
(CNN.com, Aug. 13, 2002) Asia-Pacific's economic growth over the next 10 years will exceed 5 percent, with China and India leading the way, long-range forecaster BIS Shrapnel says in its latest outlook.

A New Economic Model for China By Kenichi Ohmae
(Taipei Times, Aug. 3, 2002) Call the new China "Chunghua, Inc." China is moving most decision-making to the "business unit" level -- semi-autonomous, self-governing economic region-states that compete fiercely against each other for capital, technology and human resources.

Saber Rattling over Taiwan Strait By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, Aug. 1, 2002) Even though Jiang's aides have yet to give him a definitive assessment, recent events seem to indicate Beijing is looking for a longer-term solution to the Taiwan imbroglio.