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| South
China Sea Disputes and Other Regional Issues
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US Senators Speak Out against China's Territorial
Moves (2015-03-21)
(Reuters)
Leading US senators expressed alarm at the scale and speed of China’s land
reclamation in the South China Sea and said a formal US strategy was needed to
slow or stop the work.
HIIK Conflict Barometer 2014 (2015-03-18)
(Heidelberg
Institute for International Conflict Research) The Heidelberg Institute for
International Conflict Research issues its latest data and analyses on global
conflict events of the year 2014. The annual publication, Conflict
Barometer 2014,
entails an overview of 424 inter- and intrastate conflicts.
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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Faces Rising Opposition in
US (2015-03-20)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact
— which Taiwan is hoping to join — is under threat, as it faces increasing
opposition in the US Congress.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Chinese Premier Talks Cross-Strait Links (2015-03-16)
(Taipei
Times) At a news conference after the closing of China’s annual National
People’s Congress legislative session in Beijing, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
promised that China would prioritize Taiwan as Beijing opens to the world, and
that it would continue to protect the interests of Taiwanese businesses in
China.
China Demolishes the Taiwan Consensus (2015-03-11)
(Foreign
Policy, By J. Michael Cole) Beijing’s new position is that there is only “one
China,” of which Taiwan and “the Mainland” are indivisible
components.
Related:
--Doubts
Grow Over ‘1992 Consensus’
China Begins M503 Route Tests (2015-03-17)
(Taipei
Times) The Civil Aeronautics Administration said that China started testing its
proposed M503 flight route, adding that Beijing had informed Taiwan about the
test in advance, while the Ministry of National Defense and the Mainland Affairs
Council said they were closely monitoring the situation.
China to Launch M503 Flights March 29 (2015-03-21)
(China
Post) Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Andrew Hsia said that flight safety was
no longer a problem, and that solving the issue was a positive step in
cross-strait relations.
Taipei, Beijing May Hold Postponed Meet in April (2015-03-18)
(CNA)
Taiwan's and China's top officials responsible for cross-Taiwan Strait relations
could meet as soon as April, according to Hsia Li-yan, minister for Taiwan's
Mainland Affairs Council.
DPP Will Strive to Maintain Status Quo: Tsai (2015-03-22)
(China
Post) The DPP will do its utmost to maintain the cross-strait status quo, DPP
Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen said in response to Barbara Schrage, former managing
director of the American Institute in Taiwan, who has asked the DPP to state its
China policy ahead of the 2016 presidential and legislative
elections.
Ex-US Official Out of Order: DPP (2015-03-22)
(Taipei
Times) Former AIT managing director Barbara Schrage drew criticism for remarks
about Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen’s China
policy.
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| PLA
and Military Balance
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China Becomes World's Third-Largest Arms Exporter (2015-03-17)
(Sinosphere,
By Austin Ramzy) It’s still hard to find Chinese weapon systems that you could
argue are significant game changers when it comes to regional balances of
power.
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| Sunflower
Movement Anniversary
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Student-led Action Awoke Civic Consciousness: Ko (2015-03-19)
(CNA)
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je described the Sunflower Student Movement as the most
important event in Taiwan last year that improved the civic consciousness of the
Taiwanese people.
Legacy of Taiwan's Sunflower Movement Continues to Impact
Cross-Strait Ties (2015-03-19)
(CNA)
The Sunflower Movement highlighted the growing unease among many Taiwanese
towards Beijing. They worry closer economic ties with China would undermine the
island’s sovereignty. One year on, anxieties have intensified, as shown by the
electoral defeat last November of the ruling Kuomintang.
Support for Third Political Force: Poll (2015-03-19)
(Taipei
Times) A Taiwan Brain Trust survey shows that last year’s Sunflower movement has
galvanized support for a third political force or party, the think tank
said.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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Next Round of TIFA Talks to Be Held in Taiwan (2015-03-18)
(China
Post) Ed Royce, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on
Foreign Affairs, said last week during a visit to Taipei that Taiwan and the
U.S. need to sign the BIA first before the former could join the
TPP.
TIFA Talks with the US Unlikely to Occur in April (2015-03-20)
(China
Post) With Washington embroiled in TPP negotiations, a scheduled meeting in
April between the U.S. and Taiwan on the Trade and Investment Framework
Agreement is unlikely to take place; when the next TIFA talk will occur is not
certain at this point, Economics Minister John Deng said.
US Committed to TIFA Talks: AIT (2015-03-21)
(CNA)
The United States is committed to holding the next round of talks under the
Trade and Investment Framework Agreement between the U.S. and Taiwan, the
American Institute in Taiwan said.
No Beef, No TPP Entry: US (2015-03-23)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Taiwan will never be allowed into the proposed
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement until it removes restrictions on the
import of US beef and pork, a conference on US-Taiwan relations was
told.
Taipei Must Reset Diplomacy: Ex-Official (2015-03-22)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Taiwan needs to “reset” its representation with the
US, a former Congressional official said.
Is Taiwan Out of Vogue in Washington DC? (2015-03-19)
(The
Diplomat, By J. Michael Cole) Why don’t we hear much about Taiwan in Washington
D.C. anymore?
Related:
--Taiwan
Should Enjoy Its Low Profile: US Official
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Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Q. and A.: David Shambaugh on the Risks to Chinese Communist
Rule (2015-03-15)
(Sinosphere,
By Chris Buckley) Some experts have endorsed Prof. Shambaugh's view that China’s
outward order and prosperity mask profound risks for the ruling party. Others
have argued that the party is more robust, politically and economically, than
Prof. Shambaugh asserts. In an interview, he answered some questions raised by
his essay.
3 European Powers Say They Will Join China-Led
Bank (2015-03-19)
(New
York Times, By Andrew Higgins and David E. Sanger) Ignoring direct pleas from
the Obama administration, Europe’s biggest economies have declared their desire
to become founding members of a new Chinese-led Asian investment bank that the
United States views as a rival to the World Bank and other institutions set up
at the height of American power after World War II.
European AIIB Decisions a Blow to US:
China (2015-03-19)
(AFP)
Chinese state media took a victory lap on Wednesday, gloating over the decision
of major European powers to join a Beijing-backed multinational lender that the
United States perceives as a threat to the Washington-led World
Bank.
Taiwan Interested in Joining AIIB: Minister (2015-03-20)
(China
Post) Finance Minister Chang Sheng-ford declared Taiwan's interest in joining
the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Executive
Editor: Dalton Lin
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