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Disputes Resurface
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China Plays Helo Card to Shift Military Balance in East China Sea
Dispute (2015-03-06)
(China
Brief 15(5), Jamestown Foundation, By Peter Wood) The People’s Liberation Army
appears to be developing a future strategy for maintaining a patrol and
surveillance presence around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands that would rely heavily
on helicopters currently in development, namely the Z-18 and Z-20.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Doubts Grow Over ‘1992 Consensus’ (2015-03-13)
(Taipei
Times, By Fan Shih-ping) Since Ma’s re-election in 2012, Beijing has gradually
moved from the “1992 consensus” toward the “one China” framework, emphasizing
that both Taiwan and China are parts of one country.
Chu Plans to Continue Exchanges with
China (2015-03-10)
(China
Post) KMT) Chairman Eric Chu said that as the party's chairman, he will continue
attending exchange meetings between the KMT and China's Communist Party, which
were started in 2005.
Chu Touts KMT Ties with China, Invited to Visit (2015-03-11)
(Taipei
Times) China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman said that KMT Chairman Eric Chu
was ‘welcome to visit,’ though Chu said that there are no plans for him to visit
China.
No Date Yet for Possible Chu-Xi Meeting: KMT (2015-03-12)
(China
Post) The time of a possible meeting between New Taipei City Mayor and KMT
Chairman Eric Chu and General Secretary of the CCP Xi Jinping remains
undetermined, according to Kao Koong-lian, the former vice chairman of the
Straits Exchange Foundation and the KMT chairman's special advisor on Chinese
affairs.
DPP Questions Chu-Xi Meeting (2015-03-13)
(Taipei
Times) DPP accused the KMT of trying to evade legislative oversight of
cross-strait affairs following news reports that KMT Chairman and New Taipei
City Mayor Eric Chu is scheduled to meet with Chinese President and CCP leader
Xi Jinping in May or June.
Cross-Strait Peace Needs to be Pursued through ‘Legal’ Means:
Mainland Official (2015-03-15)
(CNA)
In an op-ed piece in the People's Daily, the head of China's Taiwan Affairs
Office Zhang Zhijun said China is pushing for the rule of law to more deeply
bring together the minds of the peoples on both sides of the Taiwan
Strait.
‘Anti-Secession’ Act Unrealistic: MAC (2015-03-15)
(Taipei
Times) China’s unilateral implementation of the “Anti-Secession” Law showed a
failure to recognize reality and respect Taiwanese’s right to choice, the
Mainland Affairs Council said in a press release.
Lai Calls for Improved China Ties during Naval
Visit (2015-03-10)
(Taipei
Times) Tainan City Mayor William Lai called for enhanced cross-strait ties and
peaceful development with China, during an inspection of the nation’s warships
in Tainan’s Anping Port.
China Must Change Tack with DPP (2015-03-14)
(Taipei
Times, By Tung Chen-yuan) China should pragmatically adjust its policies to
engage the DPP in dialogue, and establish mutual trust and understanding. That
is the only way in which a new model for peaceful cross-strait development can
be found.
No Cross-Strait Political Talks: Hsia (2015-03-10)
(Taipei
Times) Mainland Affairs Council Minister Andrew Hsia dismissed a recent
suggestion by Kao Yu-jen, father-in-law of New Taipei City Mayor and KMT
Chairman Eric Chu, that Chu should embark on political talks with
Beijing.
MAC Declines Invitation to Chinese WWII Events (2015-03-12)
(Taipei
Times) MAC declined an invitation from China for Taiwan to take part in a series
of memorial events to mark the end of World War II, as well as the end of the
Japanese rule of Taiwan.
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| PLA
and Military Balance
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PLA Cyberunit Targeting Taiwan Named (2015-03-10)
(Taipei
Times) Senior intelligence officials have identified the specific Chinese
military outfit and technical surveillance unit tasked with cyberwarfare against
Taiwan and say it is located on the campus of Wuhan University, in Wuhan, Hubei
Province.
Chinese Military Threat Real: Minister (2015-03-09)
(Taipei
Times) The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Navy have begun air and sea
drills in the western Pacific to familiarize its forces with anti-access/area
denial strategies, Taiwan's defense minister said.
Taiwan Prepared to Defend Itself Alone: Ex-Defense
Minister (2015-03-14)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Provocations and tension from China are on the rise,
but Taiwan is always prepared to defend itself — with or without US help —
former minister of national defense Andrew Yang told a Washington
conference.
Resolution Postpones Push for Military Downsize (2015-03-10)
(China
Post) Lawmakers passed a resolution to suspend a new wave of military downsizing
set to be launched this July that will further cut the size of the R.O.C. Armed
Forces to fewer than 200,000.
More Subsidies for Combat Units to Be Launched
Soon (2015-03-10)
(China
Post) Taiwan's defense minister said voluntary soldier recruitment is going
smoothly but he also confessed that most of the men and women who have signed up
to serve in the military so far have decided to join non-combat units instead of
combat units.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Sunflower Movement ‘Not Accidental’ (2015-03-15)
(Taipei
Times) The birth of the Sunflower movement might have been unexpected, but its
emergence as a demonstration of civic power in the face of Taiwanese
capitalists’ colluding with a rising China was not accidental, academics said at
a forum in Taipei.
Campbell Urges US, PRC Not to Meddle (2015-03-14)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Former US assistant secretary of state for East Asia
Kurt Campbell said that the US and China should stay out of Taiwan’s
presidential election next year.
New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu Meets with Prime Minister of
Singapore (2015-03-09)
(CNA)
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met with New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu and
discussed developments in Taiwan and the region in the Southeast Asian
city-state, Lee said on his Facebook page.
Bureau Urges ‘Rekindling’ of Taiwan-US Relations (2015-03-11)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US National Bureau of Asian Research is urging
the US Congress to “rekindle” its contacts with the Legislative Yuan in Taipei
as US-China relations move into a potentially difficult
period.
Taiwan Donates Funds to Fight Ebola, Winning US
Praise (2015-03-12)
(Taipei
Times) In a rare move, the US Department of State sent several high-ranking
officials to the event, where Taiwan made a US$125,000 donation to the nonprofit
Pan American Development Foundation to help in its fight against the Ebola
virus.
Taiwan Needs to Meet Standards to Join TPP: US
Official (2015-03-14)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwan’s desire to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a common
interest of Taiwan and the US, but the nation must meet certain standards before
it gains entry, a US trade official said.
Top US Congressman Backs Taiwan TPP Bid (2015-03-15)
(CNA)
Ed Royce, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reiterated support for Taiwan's bid to join the proposed trade bloc
Trans-Pacific Partnership, during a meeting with the leader of Taiwan's
opposition DPP in Taipei.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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The Coming Chinese Crackup (2015-03-06)
(Wall
Street Journal, By David Shambaugh) The endgame of communist rule in China has
begun, and Xi Jinping’s ruthless measures are only bringing the country closer
to a breaking point.
No, China's Not about to Collapse (2015-03-13)
(The
Diplomat, By Timothy Heath) When weighing the party’s political liabilities
against its assets, therefore, the evidence suggests that the CCP faces little
danger of imminent collapse. Improvements to its cohesion, competence, and
responsiveness, combined with a policy agenda that resonates with most Chinese
and the lack of a compelling alternative outweigh the persistent political
liabilities.
When Will China's Government Collapse? (2015-03-13)
(Foreign
Policy, By Ho-Fung Hung, Arthur R. Kroeber, Howard W. French, and Suisheng Zhao)
The endgame of Chinese communist rule has now begun,” influential China scholar
David Shambaugh wrote in a March 7 article in the Wall Street Journal. “And it
has progressed further than many think.” Is the ruling China’s Communist Party
(CCP) on the brink of collapse? We asked several China hands for their
take.
With Plan to Join China-Led Bank, Britain Opens Door for
Others (2015-03-14)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) A surprise decision this week by Britain to join
China’s new development bank for Asia, despite opposition from the Obama
administration, will almost certainly encourage other American allies to become
members, particularly Australia and South Korea, analysts
said.
China's AIIB
Challenges (2015-03-11)
(PacNet
#16, Pacific Forum, CSIS, By Sun Yun) In discussions about AIIB outside China,
most analysts have focused on the external implications of the bank. However,
more attention should be paid to the internal challenges posed by the running of
the AIIB. Ensuring that the bank functions effectively may actually undercut
China’s ambitious goals.
Executive
Editor: Dalton Lin
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