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China Sea Disputes
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With China in Mind on a Visit to Manila, Obama Pledges Military Aid
to Allies in Southeast Asia (2015-11-18)
(New
York Times, By Michael D. Shear) Standing in front of a former United States
Coast Guard ship that is now the flagship of the Philippine Navy, President
Obama sent a message intended for a single country: China.
‘Great Restraint’ Shown in South China Sea:
Beijing (2015-11-18)
(Reuters)
China has shown “great restraint” in the South China Sea by not seizing islands
occupied by other countries even though it could have, a senior Chinese diplomat
said.
US Congress Passes Defense Spending Bill, Training for Taiwanese
Mentioned (2015-11-16)
(Taipei
Times) The US Congress has passed the US National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 that makes provision for Taiwan’s inclusion in US-led training
programs with foreign countries as a way of increasing maritime security in the
South China Sea and supporting bilateral military exchanges with
Taiwan.
Sources Say Tokyo-Manila Military Aid Framework
Settled (2015-11-17)
(Reuters)
Japanese and Philippine leaders are to agree this week on a deal paving the way
for Tokyo to supply Manila with used military equipment, sources
said.
Obama Puts China's Territorial Claims in Spotlight at
APEC (2015-11-19)
(AFP)
US President Barack Obama demanded China end artificial island building in the
South China Sea, upping the pressure on Beijing at the annual APEC
summit.
APEC Leaders Silent on South China Sea (2015-11-19)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Trefor Moss) Asia-Pacific leaders called for greater
cooperation to thwart global terrorism at a summit, but were silent on
territorial disputes in the South China Sea that have fueled tensions in the
region.
Taiwan, Philippines Sign Fishing Treaty (2015-11-20)
(Taipei
Times) Taiwan and the Philippines have inked an agreement covering the
cooperation of law enforcement agencies in fishing matters in overlapping waters
earlier this month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed.
US Welcomes New Philippine Fisheries Agreement with
ROC (2015-11-20)
(CNA)
The United States welcomes a fisheries agreement that was signed recently
between Taiwan and the Philippines to address fishing disputes in their
overlapping economic waters, an official with the American Institute in Taiwan
said.
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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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U.S. Navy Ship, Bearing Message of Good Will, Docks in
China (2015-11-18)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) An American guided missile destroyer is in Shanghai
for a weeklong port visit, in a sign that although the United States strongly
disagrees with actions by China in the South China Sea, their two navies still
value good relations.
US Lauds Ties with Taiwan in 'Rebalancing' to
Asia-Pacific (2015-11-18)
(CNA)
The United States has strengthened its relationship with Taiwan since launching
its strategy of "rebalancing" toward the Asia-Pacific region, the White House
said ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's ninth trip to the region.
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Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Post-Poll Communication with China Needed: Tsai (2015-11-21)
(CNA)
Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman and presidential candidate of the opposition Democratic
Progressive Party, said that it will be necessary for the new government next
year to have a certain degree of communication with mainland China so as to
avoid a gap between the outgoing and incoming administrations in dealing with
cross-Taiwan Strait relations.
Trade Pact a Gift for Elite: Protestors (2015-11-22)
(Taipei
Times) The trade in goods agreement being negotiated with China would benefit
large corporations at the expense of farmers and small businesses, civic
activists said yesterday, calling for talks to be halted.
Approved China Investments Down Over 50% (2015-11-22)
(CNA)
Since Taiwan lifted a ban against Chinese investors investing in the country on
June 30, 2009, Chinese investments approved here have amounted to a cumulative
total of US$1.33 billion, the Investment Commission said.
China Is Trying to Warn Taiwan Voters (2015-11-19)
(Bloomberg
View, By Noah Feldman) By appearing with Taiwan's leader two months before
Taiwan's elections, Xi was sending a message of serious attention to Taiwanese
affairs. In his mind, China and Taiwan are brothers, and there's no doubt who’s
the older, dominant member of the family.
When I Said 'Mr. Xi': Ma Ying Jeou (2015-11-22)
(USA
Today, By Ma Ying Jeou) The meeting demonstrated that the two sides have
established a way to resolve disputes peacefully. It helped build a bridge
across the Taiwan Strait, establishing a new model whereby the two leaders can
continue to meet in equality and dignity.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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DPP's Tsai Picks Chen Chien-jen (2015-11-17)
(Taipei
Times) DPP presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen announced that she had picked
former Academia Sinica vice president Chen Chien-jen to be her running mate in
January’s presidential election.
Chu Might Return with US Questions about Xi
Meet (2015-11-16)
(Taipei
Times) Cheng Li, the director of the John L. Thornton China Center and a senior
fellow in the foreign policy program at Brookings Institution in Washington,
reportedly said very frankly during Chu’s visit to Brookings that the US was
notified very late.
Ma Rebuffs Claims on US Notice of Xi Meeting (2015-11-17)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou said that he informed the US of his plans to meet
Chinese President Xi Jinping five days ahead of time.
Social Mobility Study Released (2015-11-19)
(Taipei
Times) A participant whose father has a college degree is twice as likely to
have a master’s degree as one whose father does not, the study
discovered.
US Expert Praises Taiwan's Democracy (2015-11-16)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Jeffrey Horwitz, who is to move to Taipei next summer
to take up a senior position with the American Institute in Taiwan, said the two
countries had a relationship based on a historic foundation of shared
values.
TPP Members Do Not Oppose Nation's Participation:
Deng (2015-11-19)
(CNA)
Economics Minister John Deng said that he has conveyed Taiwan's strong intent to
join the Trans-Pacific Partnership to its 12 members and that he is "very
certain" that none of the members oppose Taiwan's
participation.
Gov't to Sign Tax Accord with Japan: Japanese
Newspaper (2015-11-20)
(CNA)
Taiwan and Japan are set to sign a memorandum of understanding on double
taxation avoidance later this month in Tokyo, with an aim to promote personnel
exchanges and bilateral investment, Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun
reported.
ROC-US Digital Economy Forum in Dec.: US Official (2015-11-22)
(China
Post) As part of the ongoing work on the digital economy field, Matthew J.
Matthews, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state and senior official for the
APEC forum, said the U.S and Taiwan will jointly launch the forum as a special
cooperative project in Taiwan next month.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Japanese Deflation Threat Hangs Over China (2015-11-19)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Greg Ip) Both the yuan, and interest rates, arguably need to
fall further. But the PBOC doesn’t want expectations of repeated devaluations to
trigger more capital flight. A lower yuan would also make it more difficult for
Chinese property companies who borrowed heavily in dollars to service those
debts.
China's President Praises Hu Yaobang, a Fallen Party
Reformer (2015-11-20)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley and Adam Wu) China’s staunchly traditionalist
Communist leader, Xi Jinping, paid tribute to a predecessor, Hu Yaobang, who was
in many ways his opposite in temperament and politics.
After the Tour: Xi Jinping's Southeast Asian
Diplomacy (2015-11-16)
(China
Brief 15(22), Jamestown Foundation, By Peter Wood) The 21st-Century Maritime
Silk Road’s path through the contentious South China Sea will make this
component of the Belt and Road Initiatives much more difficult to implement. It
remains to be seen if Chinese economic and cultural power can override other
nations concerns and competing territorial claims—and the influence of external
balancers like Japan and the United States.
China and
Rebalancing the World Order: A View from Southeast Asia (2015-11-19)
(PacNet
#79, Pacific Forum, CSIS, By Yang Razali Kassim) In thawing with Taiwan, Xi is
signalling he is prepared to take untrodden paths, through mutual accommodation,
at a time when Beijing is realising that its rapid rise is beginning to generate
widespread regional unease. Beijing is now softening its image to defuse tension
and resistance, even as it controversially asserts itself on key strategic
issues, the latest of which is its territorial claims in the South China
Sea.
Contact:
Dalton Lin, Executive Editor
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