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Disputes Resurface and Japan Policy
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Chinese Ships Enter Disputed Waters amid Raised
Tensions (2013-12-09)
(AFP)
The vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile territorial waters at about 9:00 a.m.
off one of the Senkaku islands, the Japan Coast Guard said. They left the area
shortly after noon.
Taiwan Lauded for Response to Beijing ADIZ Move:
AIT (2013-12-14)
(China
Post) The United States “appreciates” Taiwan's “constructive response” to
China's recent announcement of a new ADIZ that covers much of the East China
Sea, the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taiwan said.
Japan's Defense Plans Focus on China and Islands
Dispute (2013-12-11)
(Reuters,
By Kiyoshi Takenaka) Japan will set up a new amphibious military unit and deploy
unarmed surveillance drones in its southwest, where it faces a row with China
over disputed islands, according to drafts of the nation's latest defense
plans.
Japan, Asean Vow to Ensure Aviation Safety (2013-12-14)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Toko Sekiguchi) Japan and Southeast Asian nations pledged to
work together to protect freedom of aviation at the end of a summit, but stopped
short of criticizing China's recently declared air-defense identification zone
in a joint statement.
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| U.S.
Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Chinese and American Ships Nearly Collide in South China
Sea (2013-12-14)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) In a sign of the increased tensions between the
United States and China on the open seas, navy vessels from the two countries
almost collided in the South China Sea.
USS Cowpens and China's First Mover Advantage (2013-12-14)
(Diplomat,
By James R. Holmes) The main threat to maritime Asia today is not
miscalculation. It’s Beijing’s carefully calculated
policies.
Taiwan Remains Source of China-U.S. Conflict:
Poll (2013-12-14)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Taiwan remains the most likely source of conflict
between China and the US over the next few years,a
survey released by the Carnegie Endowment in
Washington said.
U.S. Power Loses Altitude in Asia (2013-12-11)
(Wall
Street Journal, By J. Randy Forbes and Michael Auslin) In a world where China
has enough confidence to challenge the U.S. and Japan in the skies of Asia;
where North Korea has achieved, and Iran progresses towards, a nuclear weapons
capability; and where a reassertive Russia pressures neighbors while rebuilding
its own military, the current U.S. policy is deeply irresponsible.
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Issues
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MAC, TAO Meeting After Lunar New Year (2013-12-15)
(Taipei
Times) The first official meeting between the heads of the Mainland Affairs
Council and the Taiwan Affairs Office is to take place sometime after the Lunar
New Year, sources said.
Taiwan and China to Meet to Review Recent
Agreements (2013-12-10)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwanese and Chinese officials are preparing to meet to review the
results of agreements their two countries have signed over the past five years,
with the meeting likely to take place by the end of the
year.
Taiwan's Bank Exposures to China Hit Record (2013-12-15)
(CNA)
Lending extended by banks operating in Taiwan to China as of the end of
September hit a record high amid warming business ties across the Taiwan Strait,
the central bank said.
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| PLA
and Military Balance
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As Rover Lands, China Joins Moon Club (2013-12-15)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) China became the third country to steer a
spacecraft onto the moon after its unmanned Chang’e-3 probe settled onto the Bay
of Rainbows, state-run television reported.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues
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Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, First Half of December 2013 (2013-12-13)
(TISR)
According to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese), President Ma Ying-jeou's approval and disapproval numbers both
decreased in early December. The president's approval rating shed 0.8 percentage
point bringing it to 13.6 percent. Meanwhile, his disapproval rating dropped two
percentage points bringing it to an even 74 percent.
DPP Riven by Factionalism As Primary Polls Heat
Up (2013-12-11)
(Taipei
Times) Divisions within the DPP have come to the fore again, as the party
prepares for the seven-in-one elections next year, with former vice president
Annette Lu warning that it could turn away public support.
Su, AIT Chair Discuss Chinese Zone (2013-12-10)
(Taipei
Times) DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang met AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt to
discuss the party’s China policy and the recent escalation of regional tensions
due to China’s demarcation of an ADIZ, the DPP said.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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Envoy to US Returns to Arrange Hushed Visit by American
Guest (2013-12-11)
(China
Post) Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States, King Pu-tsung, came
back to Taipei confidentially to final arrange a distinguished U.S. guest's
visit to Taiwan, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Media Blamed for Cancelation of US Official's Taipei
Trip (2013-12-12)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou’s administration attributed the last-minute
cancelation of the first visit by a US Cabinet official in 13 years to premature
media coverage of the trip.
US Visit Cancelation Sparks Talk of Chinese
Influence (2013-12-13)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Reports that a visit to Taiwan by a US Cabinet
official was canceled at the last minute have led to speculation that China has
a role in US officials’ decision to travel to the nation.
US EPA Head Plans to Visit Taiwan: AIT (2013-12-13)
(CNA)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy plans to visit
Taiwan “at a later time,” but there is no visit planned for now, the American
Institute in Taiwan said.
Incoming Managing Director at AIT Vows to Boost US
Ties (2013-12-13)
(CNA)
Joseph R. Donovan, Jr., a former U.S. career diplomat who will become managing
director of the AIT early next year, said that he will do his best in his new
post to advance Taiwan-U.S. ties.
Report: US Should Seek Greater International Role for
Taiwan (2013-12-12)
(The
Diplomat, By Shannon Tiezzi) A new report from CSIS says the US should help
Taiwan get into relevant IGOs, even if it means upsetting the PRC.
Taipei-Manila ECA Study Almost Complete:
Envoy (2013-12-09)
(CNA)
A feasibility study on signing an Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECA) between
Taiwan and the Philippines is nearing completion, the Philippines' top envoy to
Taiwan said.
Taiwan Must Join Regional Economic Integration:
Ma (2013-12-12)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou stressed the importance of the country’s efforts
to join TPP negotiations and seek closer economic interaction with major trade
partners during a meeting with American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Raymond
Burghardt in Taipei.
DPP Considers Forming TPP Task Force (2013-12-12)
(Taipei
Times) DPP is mulling establishing a task force focused on studying Taiwan
entering Trans-Pacific Partnership negotations, a party official
said.
Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Issues and
Opportunities (2013-12-11)
(Brookings)
On November 20, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies (CEAP) hosted a public
seminar examining Taiwan’s prospects for and implications of participation in
the Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Prepared
Remarks by the Honorable Vincent Siew)
(Event
Transcript）
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