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Disputes Resurface
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China Military Parade to ‘Frighten’ Japan (2015-01-28)
(AFP)
China would hold a military parade this year to commemorate the anniversary of
the Second World War's end and “to frighten Japan and declare to the world
China's determination to maintain the post-war world order."
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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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U.S. and India Share Sense of Unease Over China (2015-01-27)
(New
York Times, By Peter Baker and Gardiner Harris) Mr. Obama and his aides
discovered to their surprise that Mr. Modi’s assessment of China’s rise and its
impact on the greater strategic situation in East Asia was closely aligned with
their own.
Pentagon Pauses New Exchanges with China (2015-01-29)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Julian E. Barnes) The Pentagon put on hold an effort to
expand defense ties with China, saying it wouldn’t agree to a major new military
exchange until the two countries can agree on rules for airborne encounters
between their warplanes.
Relax, US-China Military Exchanges Are Fine (2015-01-31)
(The
Diplomat, By Ankit Panda) Recent reports that U.S.-China military exchanges are
paused have been rebuffed by both governments.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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‘Taiwanese’ Identity Hits Record Level (2015-01-26)
(Taipei
Times) The number of people who refer to themselves as “Taiwanese,” as well as
those who support Taiwanese independence, have hit historic highs, according to
a survey by National
Chengchi University.
DPP States Cross-Strait Principles (2015-01-29)
(China
Post) DPP announced its newest ground rules for the development of cross-strait
relationship, said the party's China Affairs Committee director Chao
Tien-lin.
China's Role in Cross-Strait Peace (2015-01-28)
(Taipei
Times, By Tung Chen-yuan) Fostering mutual trust and common understanding
requires that the two sides construct a genuine framework for peaceful
relations, with dialogue and interaction among all three parties — CCP, DPP and
KMT.
Cross-Strait Meeting to be Held on Kinmen:
Officials (2015-01-29)
(Taipei
Times) The latest meeting between MAC Minister Wang Yu-chi and China’s TAO
Minister Zhang Zhijun, the third of its kind, is scheduled for Feb. 7 and Feb. 8
on Kinmen, authorities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait
announced.
China Ready for More Talks on Flight Route
Dispute (2015-01-29)
(CNA)
China has invited Taiwan for further communications on technical issues related
to its planned opening of four fight routes west of the median line of the
Taiwan Strait, but it did not seem inclined to adjust the routes that have
angered Taiwan.
Beijing Stresses ‘One Belt, One Road’ in Taipei (2015-01-30)
(China
Post) The seventh Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement Committee Meeting
convened at The Grand Hotel.
China May Try to Force Concessions: US Export (2015-01-31)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) China may try to win concessions on Taiwan’s
sovereignty before President Ma Ying-jeou leaves office, a Washington conference
has been told.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, Second Half of January 2015 (2015-01-29)
(TISR)
President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating rose 1.2 percentage points over the
latter part of January, according to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese).
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen
Chu Best-Liked Politician in Taiwan, TISR Poll (2015-01-30)
(Taipei
Times) Nearly three-fourths of respondents to a recent poll said that they had a
favorable opinion of Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu making her the best liked of 12
Taiwan political leaders included in the poll,reports
theTaipei Times.
Window for Taiwan's TPP Bid Will Close Fast, Requires
Effort: MOEA (2015-01-30)
(China
Post) Once the Trans-Pacific Partnership goes live, Taiwan has to join
immediately afterward or it may be excluded from the trade bloc for another
three to five years, said Minister of Economic Affairs John
Deng.
US Senior Official for APEC Visits Taiwan to Talk Trade and
Economic Relations (2015-02-01)
(CNA)
Robert Wang, U.S. senior official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, is
visiting Taiwan to discuss trade and economic issues of mutual concern with
Taiwanese officials, the American Institute in Taiwan said.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Roderick MacFarquhar on Xi Jinping’s High-Risk Campaign to Save the
Communist Party (2015-01-30)
(Sinosphere,
By Michael Forsythe) For all of Mr. Xi’s personal power, his campaign against
corruption is fraught with danger, putting at risk the future of the Communist
Party he is determined to save, Professor MacFarquhar said.
Is China's Periphery Becoming the Core of Its International
Relations? (2015-01-29)
(The
Diplomat, By Neil Thomas) Yan Xuetong’s article, entitled “Holistic ‘Periphery’
more important than the United States”
(Chinese), argues that China’s rise will be more effectively achieved by
fostering friendly ties with neighboring countries, rather than focusing on
improving U.S.-China relations in order to reduce “American
resistance.”
China's Alternative Diplomacy (2015-01-30)
(The
Diplomat, By Zheng Wang) Instead of directly challenging the current existing
international institutions, the Chinese are trying to create new platforms that
Beijing can control or substantially influence.
Executive
Editor: Dalton Lin
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