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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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DPP Lauds Referendum's ‘Democratic Values’ (2014-09-20)
(Taipei
Times) The Democratic Progressive Party lauded the Scottish independence
referendum as a triumph of democratic values.
Local Banks' Exposure to China Hits Record High in
June (2014-09-20)
(CNA)
Taiwan banks' exposure to China hit a fresh high at the end of June on the back
of increasing financial exchanges across the Taiwan Strait, according to the
Central Bank of the Republic of China.
Survey Ranks Cross-Strait Relationship (2014-09-16)
(Taipei
Times) Although respondents overall think Taiwan’s relationship with China is
peaceful, they also think competition is rising across the Taiwan Strait.
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| PLA,
Military Balance and Arms Sales
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China Begins Building 1st Domestic Aircraft
Carrier (2014-09-20)
(CNA)
China has begun the construction of its first domestically designed aircraft
carrier that is expected to be finished by 2020, according to Canada-based
military magazine Kanwa Defense Review.
Submarine Sales to Taiwan ‘Improbable’: US
Council (2014-09-17)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US Council on Foreign Relations commentary said
any sale of subs to Taiwan would be too costly and that they are not an
effective defensive capability.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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Americans ‘Neutral’ on Taiwan; China Not a Threat:
Poll (2014-09-18)
(Taipei
Times) Americans have relatively “neutral” feelings about Taiwan and a large
majority feel the US should not send troops to defend Taiwan if it is invaded by
China, a survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found. Foreign
Policy in the Age of Retrenchment
US Won't Intervene in 2016 Election: AIT (2014-09-16)
(China
Post) The United States government will not intervene in Taiwan's elections, an
AIT spokesman said in an attempt to refute former AIT official Richard Bush's
earlier statement that Washington could do so in the 2016 presidential
election.
Former Director's Views on Maritime Claims His Own:
AIT (2014-09-17)
(Taipei
Times) The suggestion by a former AIT director that Taiwan should abandon its
current approach to making territorial claims in the South China Sea were his
own views, the AIT said.
Bush Claims Remarks ‘Over-Interpreted’ (2014-09-17)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) A US Department of State spokesperson said she had
not seen Richard Bush’s comments, but that the US did not take a position on
another nation’s leader.
Washington Says Bush's Taiwan Remarks His Own (2014-09-18)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US Department of State joined a controversy
surrounding remarks made by former American Institute in Taiwan chairman Richard
Bush about Taiwan’s presidential elections.
Trade, Investment Policies Need Work: Top US Trade
Official (2014-09-19)
(Taipei
Times) The US is worried about Taiwan’s treatment of pork imports containing the
leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine, despite Taiwan’s recent progress in seeking
trade liberalization, a top US trade official said.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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China Creates New ‘Asia for Asians’ Security
Forum (2014-09-15)
(The
Diplomat, By Ankit Panda) By inviting the Japanese and North and South Korean
defense chiefs, Beijing hopes to create its own Shangri-La
Dialogue.
The Flame of Chinese Nationalism (2014-09-17)
(Foreign
Policy, By Jessica Chen Weiss) A public reared on patriotic education and
determined to restore China's standing in the world is not as predictable or
firmly under party control as outsiders might imagine.
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