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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Obama Urges China to Take ‘Concrete Steps’ to Ease
Tensions (2015-06-26)
(AFP,
Jo Biddle) During talks in Washington with top Chinese officials, Obama "raised
ongoing US concerns about China's cyber and maritime behavior, and he urged
China to take concrete steps to lower tensions," the White House
said.
Congress Gives Obama Fast-Track Talk Power (2015-06-26)
(AFP)
After weeks of legislative clashes Congress handed U.S. President Barack Obama a
major policy victory, giving him authority to rapidly conclude a Pacific trade
accord vehemently opposed by many in his party.
Fabric of a Trade Deal: US Asks Vietnam to Cut out Chinese
Textiles (2015-06-24)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Tom Wright and Mark Magnier) The U.S., aiming to bolster
American exporters, is stipulating that countries joining its new Pacific trade
zone cut back on imports from China – a proposal that is meeting resistance from
businesses and officials who say it will disrupt global supply
chains
US-China Dialogue Keeps Clear of Topic of Taiwan (2015-06-27)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Taiwan appears to have played a limited role in the
seventh annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington this
week.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Hung Wants Political Talks on Cross-Strait Agenda (2015-06-23)
(Taipei
Times) KMT presidential hopeful Hung Hsiu-chu proposed placing political talks
on the cross-strait agenda to relieve the bottleneck holding up development of
cross-strait relations and to ensure that both sides of the Taiwan Strait are on
an equal political footing.
Tsai Chides Hung Over ‘Reckless’ China Policy (2015-06-28)
(China
Post) Opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen criticized her KMT rival in the
presidential election over her "reckless" cross-strait policies.
Tsai Reassures Taitung Farmers of Status Quo
Maintenance (2015-06-27)
(China
Post) DPP Chairwoman and 2016 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen tried to
assure local farmers in Eastern Taiwan that a possible political transfer of
power next year would not affect shipments of agricultural produce to China. She
also urged Communist China to stay out of Taiwan's
elections.
Ko Willing to Attend Shanghai Forum (2015-06-28)
(Taipei
Times) Ko said that the so-called “1992 consensus” — which Beijing insists must
be the foundation of cross-strait talks — was the main issue of
contention.
Mainland Chinese Investment in Taiwan Slows
Down (2015-06-23)
(China
Post) Between January and May, China-based investment in Taiwan plunged more
than 67 percent to NT$45.92 million compared with a year ago, according to a
report released by the Investment Commission at the Ministry of Economic
Affairs.
Exports Decline on Fewer Orders from China, HK (2015-06-24)
(Taipei
Times) The value of export orders dropped 5.9 percent annually and 4.1 percent
monthly to US$35.79 billion last month, dragged down mainly by declining orders
from China and Hong Kong, the Ministry of Economic Affairs
said.
Linked Demands Stall Transfer Talks (2015-06-28)
(Taipei
Times) The Chinese government linking the establishment of new air routes
directly crossing the middle of the Taiwan Strait with the issue of Chinese
tourists making transit stops in Taiwan has stalled recent negotiations for the
latter.
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| Military
Balance and Arms Sales
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4 Ways Taiwan Can Survive (2015-06-20)
(RealClearDefense,
By James Holmes) Taiwan can master its destiny if it does a few basic things and
refuses to succumb to despair.
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| Taiwan's
Foreign Relations
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U.S. Republican National Committee Backs Trade Ties with
Taiwan (2015-06-23)
(CNA)
Eighty-one members of the U.S. Republican National Committee have issued a joint
statement in support of further strengthening U.S.-Taiwan trade and investment
ties.
Ma Welcomes Burkina Faso Leader (2015-06-24)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou welcomed Burkina Faso Interim Prime Minister
Yacouba Isaac Zida and said that the friendship between the two countries was
stable.
Export-Import Bank to Significantly Cut Niger's Loan
Debts (2015-06-28)
(Reuters)
Taiwan’s state-owned Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China is to reduce a
more than 20-year-old debt owed by Niger of US$183 million to US$20 million
under an agreement announced by a senior government official.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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China's Global Governance Challenge (2015-06-09)
(YaleGlobal,
By Stephen S. Roach) The AIIB has 57 founding members, and its success depends
on the collective buy-in, acceptance of operating procedures, transparency and
trust, as well as representation in voting and compliance
measures.
China Is Building the Most Extensive Global Commercial-Military
Empire in History (2015-06-09)
(Quartz,
By Steve LeVine) The profiles of an allegedly grasping and treacherous China
tend to consider its ambitions in disconnected pieces. What these pieces add up
to is a whole latticework of infrastructure materializing around the world.
Combined with the ambitious activities of Chinese companies, they are quickly
growing into history’s most extensive global commercial empire.
With Beijing's Voting Plan Dead, Hong Kong Looks for Way
Forward (2015-06-26)
(New
York Times, By Michael Forsythe) A week after rejection of a proposal that would
have let the public elect the top leader, the second-guessing, maneuvering and
recriminations have begun.
Contact:
Dalton Lin, Executive Editor
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