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| Diaoyutai
Disputes Resurface
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Abe Warns against Any Use of Force (2013-10-28)
(Reuters)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Japanese troops yesterday that Japan
would not tolerate the use of force to change the region’s “status
quo.”
China Coastguard Keeps Heat on Japan in Island
Row (2013-10-28)
(AFP)
China kept up the pressure on Japan over the disputed Senkaku islands, sending
its coastguard to the area following Beijing's weekend mention of "war" after
Tokyo reportedly readied to down its drones.
China Slams 'Dangerous Provocation' by Japan by Shadowing
Sea Drill (2013-10-31)
(Reuters)
China's Defence Ministry said it has lodged a formal diplomatic complaint over
what it called "dangerous provocation" by Japan for shadowing Chinese military
exercises in the western Pacific.
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| South
China Sea Disputes and Other Regional Issues
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Foreign Ministry Reports Progress in Fishery
Talks (2013-10-29)
(CNA)
Taiwan and the Philippines have reached a consensus on some outstanding
fisheries issues, Taipei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
said.
Russia, Japan Agree to Expand Security
Cooperation (2013-11-02)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Takashi Mochizuki) Japan and Russia agreed to expand security
cooperation, in the latest in a series of contacts between the two nations in
the face of an increasingly assertive China.
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| Cross-Strait
Issues
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Majority Favor Cross-Strait Exchanges (2013-11-01)
(Taipei
Times) The majority of Taiwanese favor increased cross-strait exchanges, but
appear to be very cautious about a peace agreement between Taiwan and China, the
results of a public opinion
pollreleased
showed.
KMT, CCP Agree to Prioritize Service Trade
Agreement (2013-10-28)
(Taipei
Times) Former KMT chairman Wu Poh-hsiung said the two sides will also push ahead
with setting up representative offices on each side of the Taiwan Strait, and
said top officials that handled cross-strait relations should visit each other
soon.
Two Cross-Strait Pacts Progressing: Chinese
Official (2013-10-28)
(CNA)
Taiwan's stalled legislative review of a controversial trade in services pact
with China is not expected to affect the progress of a trade in goods agreement
that two sides plan to sign later, a top Chinese official in charge of
cross-strait affairs said.
US Spokesperson Sidesteps Comments on Ma-Xi
Meeting (2013-11-01)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US carefully avoided making any meaningful
comment when asked about the possibility of a meeting between President Ma
Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Ma's Pro-China Tilt Breeding Anxiety: Political
Analyst (2013-11-02)
(Taipei
Times) What appears to the public as President Ma Ying-jeou’s further tilting
toward China during his second term has aggravated people’s anxieties about
China and created a sense of urgency for them to speak against cross-strait
unification, local political observers said.
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| PLA,
Military Balance and Arms Sales
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China Nuclear Subs Were a Message to US: Scholar (2013-10-29)
(CNA)
A display of China's first nuclear submarine fleet in state-run media was a show
of force targeted mainly at the United States, experts in Taiwan
said.
Forbes Urges US to Give Taiwan More Military
Support (2013-10-31)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) It might do a “world of good” for the US to make
clear that Taiwan is a valid part of the rebalance and is involved, US
Representative Randy Forbes said, adding that he was “hopeful, but not overly
optimistic” that the US would give Taiwan more military
support.
Experts Say Fresh Strategies Required for Chinese
Threat (2013-11-01)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwan can only break free from Beijing’s military threat and containment
of its international space with stronger national defense and value-based
diplomacy, academics said.
First Batch of Six US-Made AH-64E Apache Helicopters to Be
Delivered on November 4 (2013-11-03)
(China
Post) The first six of 30 AH-64E Apache attach helicopters purchased by the
R.O.C. Army from the U.S. are scheduled to be delivered to the Kaohsiung Harbor
at midnight on Nov. 4, according to military sources.
Imbalance in the Taiwan Strait (2013-11-02)
(Parameters
43(3), By Dennis V. Hickey) This study outlines present US policy on arms sales
to Taiwan. The author argues that some new thinking may be required if
Washington, Beijing, and Taipei hope to realize a peaceful resolution of the
"Taiwan question."
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, Second Half of October 2013 (2013-10-31)
(TISR)
According to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese), President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating increased by 0.6 percentage
point during the first ten days of October to 14.3 percent. The president's
disapproval rating also increased rising 2 percentage points bringing it to 73.7
percent.
Cross-Strait Policy Has Created a ‘Virtuous Circle’:
Ma (2013-10-29)
(Taipei
Times) By improving cross-strait ties, Taiwan is setting the stage for better
relations with other countries as well, President Ma told a visiting delegation
of Chinese-Americans from the organization Committee of 100.
Legislative Yuan Passes New Zealand Trade
Pact (2013-10-30)
(Taipei
Times) A free-trade agreement between Taiwan and New Zealand was passed by the
Legislative Yuan, the first FTA Taiwan has signed with a non-diplomatic
ally.
US Wants to Expand Trade and Investment under
TISA (2013-11-02)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwan is an important partner of the US in the proposed Trade in
Services Agreement, under which the US hopes to expand trade and investment
relations, assistant US trade representative Christine Bliss said.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Chinese Think Tank Offers Reform Wish List (2013-10-28)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Richard Silk) A top Chinese policy-advisory group is about to
unveil proposals for reforming China's economy—including less coddling of state
enterprises and giving farmers the right to sell their land for the first
time.
Prospects for Reform at China's Plenum (2013-10-28)
(Wall
Street Journal, By George Magnus) Urbanization, championed by Premier Li Keqiang
as the next driver of growth and of rebalancing to consumption, will doubtless
be endorsed at the Plenum, but China will have to replicate its success in
urbanizing land by urbanizing people as well.
Political Gridlock, Beijing Style (2013-10-30)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Andrew Browne) Even though it is widely recognized that the
economy needs a thorough overhaul, the Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress
is expected to deliver only narrow reforms when it convenes from Nov. 9 to Nov.
12.
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