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US Dedicates New Diplomatic
Office in Taiwan
(AP, Jun. 22, 2009) The United States dedicated
the grounds for a new representative office in Taiwan, making a visible
commitment to the island at a time its rapidly improving ties with longtime
foe China are diminishing U.S. influence.
TIFA to Strengthen
U.S.-Taiwan Relations: AIT
(China Post, Jun. 5, 2009) The American Institute
in Taiwan aims to
strengthen the relation between the United
States and Taiwan by further implementing a
trade agreement as they witnessed cross-strait ties progress over the past
year, Director Stephen M. Young said.
Ma Pitches for Taiwan-U.S.
Extradition Pact in L.A. Stop
(CNA, May 28, 2009) President Ma Ying-jeou
reiterated Taiwan's hopes
of signing an extradition agreement with the United
States and securing visa-free treatment for Taiwan tourists, during a low-profile transit
stop in Los Angeles.
Friendship with Taiwan
Remains Strong, Paal Says
(Taipei Times, Apr. 24, 2009) A major Washington
conference on US-Taiwan relations has been told that friendship remains
strong, arms sales will continue, a military cross-strait confrontation is
increasingly unlikely and that unification with China is not on the cards for
the foreseeable future.
US Marines Considering
Taiwan Post
(Taipei Times,
Apr. 16, 2009) The US Marine Corps is considering a controversial plan to use
a detachment of Marine security guards to protect the new American Institute
in Taiwan headquarters
that will be built in Neihu District, Taipei City.
US Campaign to Get Taiwan
WHA Seat
(Taipei Times, Apr. 13, 2009) Sources in Washington say the US
administration is talking with Beijing about Taiwan's
bid for observer status and it has a good chance of succeeding.
US Senator Call on Obama to
Voice Support for TRA
(Taipei Times, Mar.
29, 2009) Nearly a third of the Senate wrote a letter asking the president to
show the US' support for
continued freedom and prosperity in Taiwan.
U.S. House Reaffirms Taiwan Commitment
(AFP, Mar. 26, 2009) The House of Representatives
in a voice vote approved a resolution that pledged an “unwavering commitment”
to the Taiwan Relations Act and called it a “cornerstone” of U.S.
policy.
US Comfortable with Détente:
AIT
(Taipei Times, Mar. 19, 2009) The US government
feels comfortable with the direction of cross-strait relations and considers
any developments a matter for China
and Taiwan,
AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt said in a meeting with the press.
TRA Can’t Be Amended:
Ex-Cheney Assistant
(China Post, Mar. 17, 2009) Although the United
States' Taiwan Relations Act was signed 30 years ago under dramatically
different world circumstances, there is little chance of changing the act to
suit present day issues, said a U.S. former international affairs analyst.
Clinton May Visit PRC,
Discuss Taiwan
(Taipei Times, Feb. 2, 2009) US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton is expected to visit Japan
and China on her first
foreign trip in her new position, with a senior congressional source saying Clinton would be certain to discuss Taiwan with
the Chinese leadership.
US Urged to Review Taipei Policy
(Taipei Times,
Jan. 31, 2009) The new administration of US President Barack Obama should
reassess its Taiwan policy
and map out how it would deal with Taiwan
if the latter chose to align itself with China,
a US
academic said.
Clinton Urges Broader China Approach
(AP, Jan. 28, 2009) The Obama administration is
promising stronger diplomatic engagement with China
but also warns that the United
States is ready to handle any Chinese
military threat.
US Will Back Taiwan’s Bid
for More Space: Clinton
(Taipei
Times, Jan. 24, 2009) The administration of US President Barack Obama will
continue to support Taiwan’s efforts to gain more international space,
including becoming an observer at the World Health Assembly, US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton said in a recent statement.
Too Early to Tell How New US
Team Will Handle Ties
(Taipei Times, Jan. 23, 2009) It is too early to
tell how Washington will handle military cooperation with Taiwan under US
President Barack Obama, but bilateral relations are improving steadily, a
Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said.
US Bill Calls for Diplomatic
Ties
(Taipei Times, Jan. 11, 2009) While the
resolution is unlikely to be adopted, it would ensure that the issue of Taiwan
remains present in the minds of politicians.
Pentagon Wary of PRC-Taiwan Ties
(Taipei Times,
Jan. 7, 2008) Pentagon officials are worried that increasingly warm relations
across the Taiwan Strait could give China
new opportunities to spy on Taiwan’s
US-made weapons systems.
Obama’s China Policy Takes
Shape By Jing-dong Yuan
(Asia Times, Jun. 9, 2009) Changes are taking
place. These are both in substance and in style. Gone are the days when US officials would lecture their Chinese counterparts
on issues ranging from currency exchange rates to financial reforms in China.
Australia Bulks Up By
Andrew Shearer
(Wall Street Journal Asia, May 6,2009) Asia has
long looked to the United
States to underwrite two critical public
goods: free trade and security. Now there is anxiety in the region about its
continuing willingness and ability to so, and governments are looking for
ways to adapt.
An Obama TPR: Too Little,
Too Late? By John Tkacik
(Taipei Times,
Apr. 29, 2009) While reports of an imminent Taiwan Policy Review (TPR) are
premature, it would be a useful exercise as part of a global strategic review
of China’s
emerging pre-eminence.
Kurt Campbell Nominated for
Vice Secretary of State By William Lowther (Taipei Times, Apr. 25, 2009) Kurt
Campbell, an Asia scholar with a strong record on Taiwan,
has been nominated US
assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.
US May Launch Taiwan Policy
Review By William Lowther
(Taipei
Times, Apr. 24, 2009) Washington may soon launch a new Taiwan Policy Review
that could have an enormous impact on bilateral relations.
Thoughts on the Taiwan
Relations Act By Richard C. Bush III
(Brookings, Apr. 22, 2009) In making their
political commitment to Taiwan’s security thirty years ago, the authors of
the TRA could not have imagined today’s circumstances. Yet the genius of
their achievement was to create a legislative framework in which the essence
of their political commitment could be applied to a new context.
Obama’s Foreign Policy
Challenge By Henry A. Kissinger
(Washington
Post, Apr. 22, 2009) The strategic dialogue with China will help shape the Korean
negotiations. The negotiations will also be affected by perceptions of
regional balances -- of the key participants, for China
and the United States, this applies to the political structure of Northeast
Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Cross-Strait Moderation and
the United States—Policy Adjustments Needed By
Robert Sutter (PacNet #17, Mar. 5, 2009) U.S. policy supports President Ma Ying-jeou’s
efforts to ease tensions in the Taiwan Strait
through moderation and accommodation. But the resulting change in
cross-Strait power dynamics may also necessitate some reconsideration of U.S. policy viz-a-viz China and Taiwan.
US Strength Crucial to Asia
Peace By James Holmes
(Taipei Times, Mar. 5, 2009) Should allies and
friends in the region conclude the US has become an untrustworthy
partner, they will fend for themselves. That’s the logic of self-help, of
threat and response.
Secretary Clinton’s Asia
Trip: Getting China Right By Stephen Yates and Walter Lohman (WebMemo
#2301, Heritage Foundation, Feb. 18, 2009) In the end, the most important
advice for getting China
right is the simplest: speak plainly while seeking results.
Clinton’s Overseas Trip
Asserts Asia as Priority By Jay Soloman and Ian Johnson (Wall Street
Journal, Feb. 13, 2009) As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton is moving to
establish China as a
priority, making her first trip abroad to China and three other Asian
nations
Is Protectionism
Unavoidable? By Jeffery E. Garten
(YaleGlobal, Feb. 6, 2009) The US failing to pass
a $900 billion stimulus package could be more problematic than approving a
package with some “buy American” provisions. Likewise, encouraging China
to relax its currency rates is not worth the risk of social unrest.
Clinton Packs Full Asia
Agenda for First Trip as Secretary of State By Glenn Kessler (Washington Post, Feb. 6, 2009) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton will travel to Asia on her first voyage as chief diplomat, in order
to place a renewed focus on an area with half the world's population and
gross domestic product.
China Policy Change? By
Dan Blumenthal
(Washington Times,
Feb. 3, 2009) As our first president who came of age after the Cold War, Mr.
Obama has an opportunity to dispose of the Cold War baggage that still guides
our China
policy.
Relations with China Could
Test Obama By Ian Johnson
(Wall Street Journal, Jan. 22, 2009) As the Obama
administration wrestles with trouble spots around the world, it is likely to
see China as an oasis of calm. That could be deceptive.
What Hu Jintao Should
Expect: Predictions about Obama Administration Policy toward Taiwan By
Bonnie S. Glaser (PacNet #1, Pacific Forum,
CSIS, Jan. 5, 2009) Taiwan remains one of the most sensitive and divisive
issues between the United States and China. What should Chinese
President Hu Jintao expect from President Obama on this critically important
issue?
Obama Moves to Counter China
in Space with Pentagon-NASA Link (Bloomberg, Jan. 2, 2009) President-elect Barack
Obama will probably tear down long-standing barriers between the U.S.’s civilian and military space programs to
speed up a mission to the moon amid the prospect of a new space race with China.
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