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Visits Yasukuni
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Japan's Abe Visits Yasukuni Shrine (2013-12-26)(Wall
Street Journal, By George Nishiyama) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited
a controversial Tokyo shrine seen by Asian neighbors as a symbol of the
country's past militarism, in a move certain to further aggravate its strained
ties with South Korea and China.
Abe Visit to Controversial Japanese Shrine Draws Rare U.S.
Criticism (2013-12-26)(Wall
Street Journal, By George Nishiyama) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's surprise visit
to a shrine linked to Japan's militarist past threatens to damage ties with the
U.S. and jeopardize a pillar of the White House's diplomatic and military pivot
to Asia.
Shinzo Abe's Yasukuni Offense (2013-12-27)(Wall
Street Journal) Japan's offenses against truth become strategic liabilities when
they hurt the ability of like-minded states to promote a peaceful, liberal
regional order.
Risky Nationalism in Japan (2013-12-27)(Editorial,
New York Times) The United States needs to make it clear that Mr. Abe’s agenda
is not in the region’s interest. Surely what is needed in Asia is trust among
states, and his actions undermine that trust.
In Textbook Fight, Japan Leader Seeks to Recast
History (2013-12-29)(New
York Times, By Martin Fackler) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative
government has begun to pursue a more openly nationalist agenda on an issue that
critics fear will push the country farther from its postwar pacifism: adding a
more patriotic tone to Japan’s school textbooks.
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| DPP
Caucus Whip Calls for the Party to Freeze Independence Charter
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Ker Tells DPP to Freeze Its Charter on
Independence (2013-12-27)
(Taipei
Times) DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming proposed freezing the party’s so-called
“Taiwan independence charter” to boost its chance of returning to power.
DPP, China at Odds on Whip's Proposal (2013-12-28)(Taipei
Times) Beijing said Ker Chien-ming’s proposal to suspend the party’s so-called
‘independence clause’ was a positive sign, while the DPP said it was a
non-issue.KMT Urges DPP's ‘Independence’ Clarity (2013-12-29)(Taipei
Times) The KMT urged DPP leaders to make clear their positions on the proposed
suspension of the party’s so-called “Taiwan independence clause.”
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Issues
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Taiwan in the Shadow of a Rising China (2013-12-07)(ROCAIR,
By John Mearsheimer) In the face of a grim future, Taiwan basically has three
options. First, it can develop its own nuclear deterrent; second, it can build
up conventional deterrent; third, Taiwan can pursue what I will call the "Hong
Kong strategy." (Speech
Transcript)
Ma Seeks Meet with Xi at APEC Beijing Summit (2013-12-26)(China
Post) President Ma Ying-jeou said recently that he would like to meet Chinese
Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping at the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders'
Meeting in Beijing.
(CNA)
The establishment of reciprocal media offices in Taiwan and China will
contribute to peaceful development between the two sides and should be done as
soon as possible, a Beijing official said.
Ma Expects End to Cross-Strait Deadlock (2013-12-26)(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou said that plans for the first official meeting
between the heads of the MAC and the TAO next year was a positive development
for cross-strait relations and could see the two sides break a negotiations
deadlock.
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| Military
Balance and Arms Sales
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Military Denies That UAV Program Is a Waste of
Money (2013-12-23)
(Taipei
Times) The military denied a media report that said locally produced unmanned
aerial vehicles failed to meet combat requirements and that the military had
decided to suspend the program.
Taiwan Acquires Submarine-Launched Anti-Ship
Missiles (2013-12-27)(The
Diplomat, By Zachary Keck) The United States began delivering submarine-launched
anti-ship missiles to Taiwan this year, according to a new report released by
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense.
Missiles Help Deter Chinese: US Expert (2013-12-29)(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The submarine-launched harpoon missiles now being
added to Taiwan’s military arsenal add a “new and important level of risk for a
Chinese invasion force,” IASC's Rick Fisher said.
Why China Won't Attack Taiwan (2013-12-25)(The
Diplomat, By Zachary Keck) Although the trend lines are undoubtedly working in
China’s favor, it is ultimately extremely unlikely that China will try to seize
Taiwan by force. Furthermore, should it try to do this, it is unlikely to
succeed.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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Nation Seeking to Sign Investment Pact with UK (2013-12-24)
(CNA)
Taiwan is seeking to sign a bilateral investment agreement with the United
Kingdom as part of its efforts to strengthen trade relations between the two
countries, Taiwan's representative to the UK said.
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| Regional
Issues
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Asia's Year of Escalating Tensions (2013-12-26)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Michael Auslin) From any perspective, 2013 was a wasted year
in East Asia. New leaders in China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea failed to
solve any of their foreign-relations problems and now face greater tension in
2014.
Taiwan, Japan Fishing Talks Set to Continue in
Tokyo (2013-12-26)(Taipei
Times) A second meeting of a Taiwan-Japan fisheries commission is to be held in
Tokyo to address issues related to the regulation of fishing operations in the
nations’ overlapping waters in the East China Sea, the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs said.
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