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Disputes Resurface and Japan Policy
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Japanese Leader's Yasukuni Shrine Visit ‘Puzzles’
Ma (2014-01-13)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou said he is not only disappointed, but also puzzled
by the “Japanese leader’s” recent visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.
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| U.S.
Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Republicans Block Shift in IMF Power to Emerging Market
Nations (2014-01-14)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Ian Talley) U.S. lawmakers refused to allow the IMF to shift
power within the organization to emerging market nations, a move that frustrates
an effort to give countries like China, Brazil and India greater say in the
emergency lender's operations.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Ex-Premier Criticizes DPP's Cross-Strait Relations
Policy (2014-01-13)
(China
Post) Former Premier Frank Hsieh criticized the Democratic Progressive Party's
recent policies regarding cross-strait relations, saying that they avoided the
points he was trying to make.
DPP Chairman Reiterates Taiwan Policy (2014-01-15)(Taipei
Times) “A man on a beach should learn how to watch a seagull and appreciate its
beauty from a distance. If he tried to catch it, it would fly away,” Su said,
adding that China should not stand in Taiwan’s way if it was serious about
winning over Taiwanese hearts.
Resolution Limits MAC Boss' Acts during China
Trip (2014-01-15)(Taipei
Times) The legislature adopted a resolution to cover MAC Minister Wang Yu-chi’s
upcoming trip to China that drew a red line in defense of the nation’s
sovereignty and right to self-determination.
Cross-Strait Trade Swells to US$197.2 Bil. (2014-01-17)(China
Daily) Trade volume between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan reached US$197.2
billion last year amid closer cross-Strait ties, a year-on-year increase of 16.7
percent, a mainland spokesman said.
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| PLA,
Military Balance and Arms Sales
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China Tests Hypersonic Missile Vehicle (2014-01-14)(The
Diplomat, By Ankit Panda) The Chinese military successfully concluded the first
test flight of a hypersonic missile vehicle, which is intended to deliver
warheads through U.S. missile defenses.
Taiwan Unveils ‘Wan Chien’ Air-to-Ground Cruise
Missile (2014-01-17)
(The
Diplomat, By J. Michael Cole) The Taiwanese Air Force on January 16 unveiled a
new air-to-ground cruise missile that could play a major role in any military
confrontation with China.
Richard Bush Warns on PRC Coercion (2014-01-16)(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The greatest danger was not military attack but
rather that Beijing might exploit its growing power to “intimidate Taiwan into
submission” on China’s terms, Richard Bush said.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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Legislative Cross-Strait Panel Dropped (2014-01-14)
(Taipei
Times) MAC Minister Wang Yu-chi dismissed Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng’s
proposal that a “cross-strait affairs panel” be established to report to the
legislature to strengthen its supervision of the government, saying that this
could lead to a constitutional dispute.
Ma Cannot Hide Behind a Vincent Siew Shield (2014-01-19)(Taipei
Times, By Julian Kuo) Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has pointed out that
before trade talks can begin, Congress must first authorize talks, and
representatives of both Congress and the Senate will participate in the talks
and report back to Congress, which makes for a smooth review process. That was
why Wang called for the establishment of a legislative task force for handling
cross-strait affairs.
Taiwan to End Ban on Bone-In Canadian Beef (2014-01-18)(CNA)
“As Canada is also a member of the TPP, our move is like telling the world that
'we are serious (about entering the TPP),' and we want to secure a place in the
partnership's second round of negotiations,” said MOEA Minister.
Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (2013-12-11)(Brookings,
By Richard C. Bush III) What was illuminating about the presentations at the
Brookings' November 20th symposium was the degree to which Taiwan, which is not
yet within the circle of economies negotiating TPP, is already preparing for the
day that it will be inside the circle.Taiwan in Tough Fight to Join Regional Trade
Blocs (2014-01-14)(VOA,
By Ralph Jennings) Taiwan is mounting a campaign to join two key Asia-Pacific
trade blocs, the TPP and RCEP. However, Taiwan’s old rival, China, is likely to
forbid membership in both.
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| Regional
Issues
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Why Does China Coddle North Korea? (2014-01-13)
(New
York Times, By Jonathan D. Pollack) The failures of policy on the Korean
Peninsula are not those of China alone, but Beijing’s risk aversion bespeaks a
larger absence of will and imagination on China’s part.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Robert Gates Worries about China's Growing
Military (2014-01-16)
(The
Diplomat, By Shannon Tiezzi) Gates seems convinced that, now, with Xi firmly in
control, it’s more apparent that provocative moves are approved by top
leadership, and thus part of China’s long-term strategy.
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