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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Pentagon Says Chinese Fighter Jet Confronted US Naval
Plane (2014-08-23)
(New
York Times, Helen Cooper) A Chinese fighter jet flew within 30 feet of a Navy
surveillance and reconnaissance plane this week in international airspace just
off the Chinese coast, the Pentagon said.
China Denies Confrontation with U.S. Surveillance
Plane (2014-08-24)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) The Chinese government rejected the Pentagon’s
claim that a People’s Liberation Army fighter jet had buzzed dangerously close
to an American surveillance plane in international airspace, and it warned that
frequent surveillance flights were risking an accident near the Chinese
coast.
Pivoting away from Asia (2014-08-12)
(LA
Times, By Gary Schmitt) A true rebalancing is neither possible, given the state
of today's U.S. military, nor likely to be sustainable if planned defense cuts
are not reversed. The reality is that the United States cannot rebalance on the
cheap.
The US and
China: Sliding from Engagement to Coercive Diplomacy (2014-08-04)
(PacNet
#63, Pacific Forum, CSIS, By David M. Lampton) If Beijing wants to improve
relations with Washington, the easiest, quickest, and most mutually beneficial
path is to improve relations with its own periphery.
Response to
PacNet#63 “The US and China: Sliding from Engagement to Coercive
Diplomacy” (2014-08-19)
(PacNet
#63R, Pacific Forum, CSIS, By Joseph Bosco and David Lampton) It was Beijing‟s
military buildup, expansionist rhetoric, and aggressive actions that engendered
the “insecurities” of other countries, not the other way around.
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| Cross-Strait
Issues
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Confusion Over MAC Official's Leaving (2014-08-19)
(Taipei
Times) A council spokeswoman said Chang Hsien-yao had left ahead of a probe into
his work and the statement saying he left for ‘family reasons’ was to protect
him.
Fired for Knowing Too Much: Ex-Deputy Minister (2014-08-20)
(China
Post) In a television interview following his “forced” resignation, Former
Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Chang Hsien-yao said that he has
prepared a suicide letter as he felt he was fired for “knowing too
much.”
Chang Probed Over Classified Info Leaks (2014-08-21)
(Taipei
Times) The Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau said allegations brought
by the Mainland Affairs Council against former deputy council minister Chang
Hsien-yao involved leaks of classified information to China, as other sources
said that Chang could face trial for treason.
High Prosecutors' Office Refuses Case (2014-08-22)
(Taipei
Times) The Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office turned down a request to get involved
in the investigation into former Mainland Affairs Council deputy minister Chang
Hsien-yao on allegations of treason.
Chang Decries Treason Charges As ‘White Terror’ (2014-08-22)
(China
Post) Former MAC Deputy Minister Chang Hsien-yao held his first press conference
in the wake of his resignation and said that the treason allegations against him
are an instance of “white terror.”
TAO Urges Restraint by Media in MAC Drama (2014-08-23)
(China
Post) TAO) spokesman Ma Xiaoguang said that mainland China has taken notice of
the reports on former MAC Deputy Minister Chang Hsien-yao, urging the media not
to make irresponsible and groundless claims detrimental to cross-strait
relations.
Economy Needs More Reform, Not More China (2014-08-20)
(Taipei
Times, By Wu Rong-yi) The Taiwanese government should carry out structural
reforms to meet the conditions for joining regional trade pacts such as the
under-negotiation Trans-Pacific Partnership, so as to diversify the risk that
comes from being overly reliant on the Chinese market.
Taiwan's Identity Crisis (2014-08-18)
(The
National Interest) To think that we have reached a post-identity moment in
Taiwan is misguided. Taiwan’s status is too fragile and too contested for that:
The latent identity cleavage exists, and at some point, it will resurface as a
major driver of Taiwanese mass political behavior and elite political
competition.
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| PLA,
Military Balance and Arms Sales
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Putting Precision in Operations: Beidou Satellite Navigation
System (2014-08-22)
(China
Brief 14(16), Jamestown Foundation, By Kevin McCauley) As Beidou achieves global
coverage at the end of this decade, the PLAAF, PLAN and SAF will be able to rely
on a secure indigenous system as operational areas move further from China’s
borders.
Defense Budget Shrinks in Draft (2014-08-24)
(Taipei
Times) National defense spending in the government’s annual budget for next year
stands at 2.34 percent of projected GDP, its lowest share since President Ma
Ying-jeou took office in May 2008.
Nation Has ‘a Need’ for Fighter Planes: Ministry of
Defense (2014-08-21)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwan continues to hope for jet fighters with stealth, short take-off
and vertical landing capabilities, a senior defense official said, adding that
the US-made F-35 is one option that fits the bill.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Changes to Electoral System Needed (2014-08-18)
(Taipei
Times, By Christian Fan Jiang) The reason change is necessary is that history
has showed that the current semi-presidential system in combination with the
nation’s authoritarian past creates an incompetent “emperor,” and that the
public’s hands are tied due to the guaranteed term in
office.
Population Trend Worrying: Report (2014-08-20)
(Taipei
Times) Working-age population will peak next year, and the nation will become
‘aged’ in 2018 and ‘super aged’ in 2025, with high
dependency.
Taiwan Unfazed by China's Opposition to free-trade agreement with
Malaysia (2014-08-22)
(Taipei
Times) Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang openly expressed Beijing’s
opposition to any move by Malaysia to sign an FTA with Taiwan.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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New Map Shows China's True Expanse, General Says (2014-08-22)
(Sinosphere,
By Edward Wong) Maj. General Luo Yuan, a well-known commentator who advocates
aggressive positions on foreign policy, said the new vertical map showed that
China’s territory is much more expansive than what most Chinese understand it to
be.
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