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July
U.S. Hegemony:
Of Chicken Legs and Trash By David
Wall
(Japan Times, July 31, 2002) There has been much talk in China recently about
hegemony. Some of it has been about denying that China has hegemonic
interests in East Asia. But most of it has related to the United States. The
U.S. may actually be the world's leading rogue state.
Analysts See
U.S.-Taiwan Relations Warming as China Changes Guard By John Ruwitch
(Reuters, July 25, 2002) Exploit your enemy's weaknesses. Strike when your
enemy is divided. Some in China fear arch-rival Taiwan and the United States
may be stealing from their bag of tricks.
'Chairman Chen' May be
Hard for China to Swallow
(Taiwan News, July 20, 2002) A new era will begin for the Democratic
Progressive Party when President Chen Shui-bian officially assumes the
chairmanship of the party.
Report Outlines
China's Interference By Monique
Chu
(Taipei Times, July 17, 2002) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday
released its latest compilation of China's attempts to sabotage Taiwan's
diplomatic efforts, such as Beijing's moves to lure Panama into its fold.
Lamenting a Lack
of Scruples By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, July 10, 2002) In his weekly online column CNN China analyst Willy
Wo-Lap Lam laments the lack of scruples or "chengxin" in China. It
is a curse, he argues, that pervades every facet of Chinese life -- from
politics to business and even China's recent poor performance at the World
Cup.
Cash, Connections
Bring New Influence in China By John Pomfret
(Washington Post, July 7, 2002) On paper, China is a unitary state and its
local courts and police are controlled directly by Beijing. In reality, they
are run by the local branch of the Communist Party and paid for by the local
government.
September 11
and Northeast Asia: Change and Uncertainty
in Regional Security By Bates Gill
(Brookings Review, Summer 2002) U.S. security relationships with Japan, China,
and North Korea continue to change in important ways. Washington will need to
manage its relations with Tokyo, Beijing, and Pyongyang carefully to keep
them from diminishing or diverting its attention from the global war on
terror.
Taiwan's Voters
Miss the Big Issues By Nat
Bellocchi
(Taipei Times, July 4, 2002) The past two years have seen an almost
unbelievable change in the cross-strait relationship. One wonders if the
voters of Taiwan, who will determine its future, are sufficiently aware of
the implications of these changes.
U.S. Has Concerns
Over Asia Security
(AP, July 3, 2002) Between 1941 and 1975, the United States went from war to
war in Asia -- first Japan, then Korea, then Vietnam. One win, one tie and
one loss. Administration officials are debating how the China-Taiwan power
balance is affected by China's testing of new advanced air-to-air missiles.
Hong Kong
Wrestles with China Dream By Marianne
Bray
(CNN.com, July 2, 2002) As Hong Kong marks five years under Chinese rule, it
is wrestling with a swathe of economic troubles -- record unemployment,
skidding confidence and property prices -- and expatriates are leaving in
droves, or not coming at all.
AIT Chairman
Speaks of ROC Success Story By Chris
Cockel
(China Post, July 1, 2002) Echoing comments made earlier this month by U.S.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, outgoing American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)
Chairman and Managing Director Richard C. Bush stated that far from being a
"problem" Taiwan is a success story.
Beijing
Tightening Grip on Press: Experts By Chris
Cockel
(China Post, June 26, 2002) The Beijing government is becoming increasingly
creative in restraining the free hand of the press and particularly in
suppressing political criticism, according to He Qinglian, former editor of
the Shenzhen Legal Daily and author of "China's Pitfalls."
China Assures
Hong Kong Economic Push By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, June 26, 2002) To reassure the Hong Kong populace -- and to back up
Tung -- Jiang and his top aides are expected to announce in the coming months
a package of new deals for the SAR.
US-Taiwan FTA
Politically Crucial
(Editorial, Liberty Times, June 23, 2002) Perhaps the signing of a FTA with
Taiwan will help Taiwan leave behind the risk of an economic crisis generated
by the force of suction from the black hole on the other side of the Taiwan
Strait.
China Wages
'Big-Bucks Diplomacy' By Willy Lam
(CNN.com, June 19,2002)"When you have lots of money, you can afford to
huff and puff," Deng Xiaoping liked to say before he lapsed into
senility in the mid-1990s. The late patriarch was referring to the powers of
the market economy.
Sino-US Relations
and the Four 'Ts' By Parris
Chang
(Taipei Times, June 19, 2002) Beijing has taken every possible opportunity to
remind US officials that Taiwan is the central and most sensitive issue in
Sino-US relations and to lecture them about living up to the commitments
stated in the three communiques.
Unilateralism
vs. Multilateralism By Joseph S.
Nye Jr.
(International herald Tribune, June 13, 2002) Many American allies say they
resent the excessive unilateralism of the Bush administration's foreign
policy. Ironically, in the 2000 election campaign, candidate George W. Bush
aptly made the best case for a multilateral approach.
From
Concocting 'Theory of Threat' to Dishing up 'Theory of Collapse'
(People’s Daily, June 11, 2002) After the dawn of the new century, the
"theory of China collapse" emerged in the world after the so-called
"theory of China threat". Some Western media vied with each other
to find explanatory notes for it, presenting the trend of spread.
Balance Tips
Towards Taiwan-U.S. FTA
(Central news Agency, June 9, 2002) Taiwan has listed the signing of an FTA
with the United States as a priority on its diplomatic agenda, and, according
to research reports concluded by various U.S. think tanks, a Taiwan-U.S. FTA
may help defuse tension across the Taiwan Strait.
China's Rivals
Slow to Grasp Export Might By Clay Chandler
(Washington Post, May 25, 2002) "An economically developed China will
pose no threat to any country or region," Zhu Rongji declared. But a
more complicated and less benign interpretation emerges from recent trade
data.
China Space Quest
Aims for the Stars By Joe McDonald
(Associated Press, May 20, 2002) With confidence growing after three test
launches of empty spacecraft, foreign experts say China's astronauts could
carry its gold-starred red flag into space as early as this year.
Taiwan Just a
Card in Game of Sino-US Ties By Ching
Cheong
(Straits Times, May 16, 2002) Failure of the US to back the island's bid for
WHO observer status shows support will be withdrawn if it suits US interests.
Some Chinese See
the Future, and It's Capitalist By Joseph Kahn
(New York Times, May 4, 2002) Just as China's economy has begun to resemble
those of industrialized countries, intellectuals have focused on issues
familiar to scholars in Europe and the United States. Their concern is not
whether China should become capitalist, but what kind of capitalism it should
have.
Asian Values
Concept May Yet Prove a Useful Tool for Change By Simon SC
Tay
(Taipei Times, May 1, 2002) The underlying tenet of Asian values -- that
economic rights are just as important as civil rights -- may be helping to
form a more universal Asian perspective.
Chinese
Paper Says Taiwan's Chen No Better Than Lee
(Reuters, May 1, 2002) China's official English
language newspaper launched a scathing attack on Taiwan President Chen
Shui-bian on Wednesday, accusing him of taking up his predecessor's drive to
split the island from the mainland.
Economic Sense
Clashes with Security Concerns By Frank
Ching
(Japan Times, May 1, 2002) Taiwan is coming to grips with a paradox: China is
both its best friend and its worst enemy. In recent weeks, the island has
been debating what its priority should.
The Virtue of
Keeping Mum on Taiwan By Tom Plate
(Japan Times, April 29, 2002) From Beijing's perspective, the only acceptable
U.S. public statement on Taiwan is no statement at all. The Chinese
bottom-line goal today is not conquest but cash. They don't want to invade
Taiwan; they just want to add it, without triggering World War III, to their
portfolio.
The Third
Strategic Imperative By Martin L. Lasater
(Taiwan Security Research, April 28, 2002) Recent actions and statements by
the Bush administration in regards to Taiwan are not diplomatically naďve or
politically conservative; they are correct responses to a changing strategic
environment in East Asia. As China grows stronger, Taiwan’s geostrategic and
geopolitical importance increases as well.
China Puts
Growth Before 'Reunification' By Frank Ching
(Japan Times, April 19, 2002) The Chinese, who are nothing if not pragmatic,
realize that they live in a world dominated by the United States. They know
that access to the American market as well as American capital and technology
play a key role in their desire to become a powerful, modern country.
Make Room at
the Top By Susan V. Lawrence
(Far Eastern Economic Review, April 18, 2002) He's a former rocket engineer,
the son of a Communist Party revolutionary and the shadow of party leader
Jiang Zemin. He controls the files of the whole party elite. And he may become
one of the country's seven most powerful men later this year.
Just How
Vulnerable Is Taiwan? By Sushil Seth
(Taipei Times, April 16, 2002) Taiwan is no longer a passive element in US strategy.
That, at least, seems to be the message behind the recent visit to the US by
Minister of National Defense Tang Yao-ming.
Jiang's Tough
Tactics on U.S. Policy By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN.com, April 9, 2002) Beijing's restrained reaction to President George W.
Bush's slip-of-the-tongue characterization of Taiwan as the "Republic of
Taiwan" says much about the Chinese leadership's American policy.
Secret Taiwan Fund
Sought Friends, Influence Abroad By John
Pomfret
(Washington Post, April 5, 2002) Desperate for international support, Taiwan
under former president Lee Teng-hui established a secret $100 million fund to
buy influence with foreign governments, institutions and individuals,
including some in the United States.
Slush Scandal
Blows Taiwan Spies' Cover By Michael Bristow
(BBC, March 26, 2002) Allegations that Taiwan set up a secret US$100m slush
fund in the 1990s to pay for covert diplomatic operations and spy networks
have rocked the island over recent days.
A Method to
Nuclear Madness? By Ralph
A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman
(Japan Times, March 25, 2002) What is needed to
redress the fallout from the NPR is serious consideration by Washington of a
"no first use of WMD" policy. Such a declaration would rule out the
pre-emptive first use of nuclear weapons, but it would put terrorists and
their state sponsors on notice that all bets are off if they employ WMD
against the U.S. or its allies.
Which Way China? A
Collision of Views By William J. Holstein
(New York Times, March 24, 2002) Two kinds of foreigners in China: There were
those who became teachers and translators and fell in love with the Chinese.
They lost all detachment, all perspective. But then there were the foreigners
who never really connected to the culture or the language.
Taiwan Flexes Its
Muscles
(Editorial, Japan Times, March 23, 2002) There appears to be a new confidence
in Taiwan these days. The island government senses new diplomatic
opportunities and is wasting no time in exploiting them. That is
understandable, but Taipei must also be cautious. Over-reaching will only
anger China.
Taiwan's Students
Attend Mainland University By Steve Park
(Washington Times, March 22, 2002) An increasing number of Taiwanese students
are now studying in mainland China, but Beijing and Taipei differ on what to
make of this trend. There are approximately 4,000 Taiwanese students studying in 140
mainland universities today
China's Economic
Façade By Arthur Waldron
(Washington Post, March 21, 2002) Officially, China has for some time been
claiming growth rates of 7 percent or more. But information casting doubt on
those figures has long been available. Visitors see lots of rural people
camped out at urban railroad stations or on sidewalks.
World's Nuclear
Alarmists Are in a State of Denial By Richard D. Sokolsky
and Eugene B. Rumer
(Taipei Times, March 21, 2002) The Bush administration deserves praise for its
candor in dealing with the security dilemmas posed by the post-Cold War
strategic environment. The US is right to redefine the requirements of
deterrence in order to meet new threats to its security, its forces abroad
and its allies.
Bush's Stance on
China Will Pay Off By Arthur Ding
(Taipei Times, March 9, 2002) Taiwan has taken a positive view of US
President George W. Bush's recent performance in Beijing. Bush showed a frank
and even hardline attitude on the Taiwan issue, disregarding his host's
sensibilities and expectations. I believe this resulted from both structural
and personal factors.
Bush's Remarks Reflect
Taiwan Tilt By Lin
Cho-shui
(Taipei Times, March 7, 2002) Washington has become
more confident while Beijing has become more pragmatic in the current
international order. It is therefore evident that structural factors are far
more influential that personal factors in this matter.
Limiting
the Growth of the U.S. Defense Budget By Michael E. O'Hanlon
(Brookings Institution, March 2002) In times of war, it is often militarily
necessary, and politically natural, for defense spending to rise. But the
nation is presently running the risk of spending too much on defense. Many
members of Congress are fearful of challenging a popular president in a time
of war over his proposed defense requests.
US Sees Taiwan as a
Good Friend By Michael
J. Fonte
(Taipei Times, Mar. 1, 2002) US President George W. Bush's inclusion of
Taiwan as one of the US' "good friends" in his Feb. 16 radio address
was the most important policy statement he made about the island during his
recent Asia tour.
Records Dispute
Kissinger on His '71 Visit to China By Elaine Sciolino
(New York Times, Feb. 28, 2002) Henry A. Kissinger used his historic meeting
with Prime Minister Zhou Enlai of China in 1971 to lay out in detail a
radical shift in American policy toward Taiwan in exchange for China's help
in ending the war in Vietnam, previously classified documents show.
Beware the Axis of
Hubris By Doug
Bandow
(Japan Times, Feb. 27, 2002) Taiwan is a worthy
friend, but is not vital for U.S. security. Instead of risking involvement in
a war that would be catastrophic for the entire region, Washington should
ensure that Taipei is able to maintain an adequate deterrent force.
Everybody's
All-American By Winfried
Fluck
(Straits Times, Feb. 24, 2002) Critics bemoan the march of American culture
as one that destroys all in its path while its defenders point to the appeal
of its intrinsically liberating features. The author sees it as the fallout
of a global modernising process.
Taiwan, Mainland
Jockey for Influence By Ramon H. Myers
(Japan Times, Feb. 18, 2002) What is going on across the Taiwan Strait and
within Taiwan becomes more of a puzzle with each passing day. …two belief
systems now compete for the hearts and minds of some 60 percent of the
population who have yet to make up their minds on whether Taiwan should
engage with China in a new political relationship or commit to treating China
like any normal state.
China Finds Opinions
Count By Jaime
FlorCruz
(CNN.com, Feb. 18, 2002) Hundreds of local and multinational companies are
now competing for the burgeoning business of opinion polling in this country
of over one billion people, helping companies sell products, and state
agencies monitor public opinion. But some topics,
like Tibet and Taiwan independence, remain taboo.
CIA Chief Fires New
China Warning
(Agence France Presse, Feb. 7, 2002) CIA chief George Tenet warned that
China's recent acquiescence in the US anti-terror campaign did not mean it
had taken its eye from its prime goal -- becoming a major Asian power.
In Search of a
Common Vision By Martin L. Lasater
(TSR, Feb. 3, 2002) A peaceful solution to the Taiwan issue is possible but
very difficult to achieve. The key is perhaps the emergence on both sides of
the Taiwan Strait of far-sighted leaders with a big mind who are able to
develop and share a vision of what China should be in the future and what
role Taiwan should play in the realization of that goal.
China Executives
Catching up with Taiwan Rivals
(Straits Times, Feb. 2,2002) While China and Taiwan remain gridlocked in a
political impasse, white-collar workers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait
are racing to outdo each other. Taiwanese executives now risk being overtaken
by their Chinese rivals in as little as three years.
US-East Asia Relations
Improving By Ralph
A.Cossa
(Taipei Times, Feb. 1, 2002) As we mark the Bush Administra-tion's first
anniversary, US-East Asia relations, after a rough early start, appear to be
on an upswing. Nowhere was this more evident than in
the marked improvement in Sino-US relations.
Corporations
and the Development of Surveillance Technology in the People's Republic of
China By Greg
Walton
(International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2001) The
"Great Firewall of China" is failing, largely due to the increased
volume of Internet traffic in China. China is seeking to strike a balance
between the information-related needs of economic modernization and the
security requirements of internal stability.
Bugs in U.S.-China
Relations By Jim Hoagland
(Washington Post, Jan. 27, 2002) The spies who allegedly bugged the headboard
of the Chinese president's airborne bed must have expected to gather more
than the scoop on Jiang Zemin's snoring patterns. What reward would justify
the high risk of discovery this exploit entailed?
Taiwan's New Cabinet
Unlikely to Boost Cross-Strait Ties
(AFP, Jan. 23, 2002) Taiwan's new cabinet headed by Premier Yu Shyi-kun is
unlikely to ease cross-strait ties strained over sovereignty disputes with
rival China, observers said. They also said the cabinet reshuffle, the third
since President Chen Shui-bian took office in May 2000, reflected his
ambitions to seek a second four-year term in 2004.
Tell-All Book
Portrays Split in Leadership of China By Craig S. Smith
(New York Times, Jan. 17, 2002) A recently published book, purportedly
written by someone with remarkable access to the inner workings of China's
Communist Party, lambastes the leadership of President Jiang Zemin and
promotes Prime Minister Zhu Rongji as the under-recognized brains behind the
brawn of the country's central government.
Beijing's Political
Reflexes Still at War with Modernity By Harvey Stockwin
(Japan Times, Jan. 17, 2002) The very fact that WTO membership is being seen
as a means to force economic changes that have not been, or cannot be, made
by more direct political means hardly testifies to political modernity. China
hopes that the WTO will have an impact in areas where the Communist Party
currently fears to tread.
Still Not the China
That Two Heroes Hoped For By Jonathan Mirsky
(International Herald Tribune, Jan. 16, 2002) I recently listened to a speech
in London by Zheng Bijian, vice president of the party school of China's
Communist Central Committee. It made me think about two Chinese named Wang.
Wang Ruowang and Wang Ruoshui have just died. Each lived a heroic life made
agonizing by the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party.
New China-Taiwan
Battle: 3 Words on Passports By Elisabeth Rosenthal
(New York Times, Jan. 15, 2002) At one level, it was a minor change. But in
the complicated relations between Beijing and Taipei, even the slightest
shifts can have deeper meaning. Beijing accused Taiwan of "inching
toward independence" with its new passport.
Taiwan Under
Pressure After Passport Move By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN.com, Jan. 14, 2002) Beijing is set to put more pressure on Taiwan in
retaliation against a series of "pro-independence" moves including
putting the word "Taiwan" on passports issued by the island.
"It is unlikely Beijing will resume saber rattling such as war games
close to Taiwan ."
Heritage Foundation
Director Advises on Defense
(Taiwan News, Jan. 12, 2002) Taiwan should consider some bolder moves that
match resources with military strategies in dealing with China problems, and
the "demilitarizing of Taiwan's offshore islands" should be a goal,
Larry Wortzel, the Director the Asian Studies Center of the Heritage
Foundation, suggested.
Pentagon Study Urges
Arms Shift, From Nuclear to High-Tech By James Dao
(New York Times, Jan. 9, 2002) A classified Pentagon review of nuclear policy
calls for sharply reducing United States dependence on nuclear weapons by
expanding the use of conventional, precision arms and building a missile
defense system.
China's River of No
Return By Kao
Chen
(Straits Times, Jan. 6, 2002) Despite China's
economic boom, millions in the rural interior live lives of grinding poverty.
The
best-selling book in China's intellectual circles this year is an 800-page
scholarly tome about the changes in life along the Yellow River, the immense
river which has been called 'the mother of Chinese civilisation'.
No Need for a `Fourth
Communique'
(Editorial, Taipei Times, Jan. 4, 2002) "If it ain't broke, don't fix
it!" is a warning that has been repeated ever since the days of Ronald
Reagan's presidency to remind US diplomats that they should not jeopardize
world peace for the sake of furthering their own careers. Otherwise the
results of erroneous foreign policies could come back to harm US national
interests.
Beijing Fears
Argentinian-Style Unrest By Willy Wo-Lap Lam
(CNN.com, Jan. 3, 2002) Few observers would see any linkage between the political
crisis of Argentina and the recent spate of bombing incidents across China.
In this age of globalization, however, the Beijing leadership fears China's
disgruntled workers and peasants might stage copycat demonstrations.
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