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| South
China Sea Disputes
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A New Confidence-Building Process for the South China
Sea? (2015-11-26)
(The
Diplomat, By Bill Hayton) A half-day meeting in Vietnam that involved delegates
and observers from all the claimants including China, Taiwan, and little-heard
Brunei could mark the beginning of a new confidence-building process in the
South China Sea.
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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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China and U.S. Say They've Made Strides in Trade
Talks (2015-11-24)
(New
York Times, By Neil Gough) In their first top-level trade talks since President
Obama hosted China’s leader in September, the United States and China said that
they had made progress on sticking points, including preventing the theft of
trade secrets and opening the Chinese market more broadly to American
multinationals.
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| PLA,
Military Balance and Arms Sales
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Xi Jinping Announces Overhaul of China's Military
Forces (2015-11-27)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) President Xi Jinping of China has announced a
major reorganization of the nation’s military, state-backed news media reported,
laying out plans to create new command systems intended to integrate and
rebalance land, air and sea forces into a more nimble People’s Liberation
Army.
China Retools Its Military with a First Overseas Outpost in
Djibouti (2015-11-27)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez and Chris Buckely) China announced that it would
establish its first overseas military outpost and unveiled a sweeping plan to
reorganize its military into a more agile force capable of projecting power
abroad.
New Chinese Weapons Raise Concern (2015-11-27)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Beijing is continuing to test space-age weapons that
could make it increasingly difficult for the US to defend Taiwan in the case of
an attack from China.
Japan Launches Jets After Detection of 11 Chinese
Aircraft (2015-11-29)
(AFP)
Japan scrambled jets after 11 Chinese military planes flew near southern
Japanese islands during what Beijing said was a drill to improve its long-range
combat abilities, reports said.
US Senators Urge Plan for Military
Modernization (2015-11-23)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) Senior members of the US Senate have urged US
President Barack Obama to develop and implement a new plan for Taiwan’s military
modernization.
US to Sell Arms: Sources (2015-11-27)
(Bloomberg,
By Josh Rogin) The US government is close to announcing that it will sell about
US$1 billion worth of military equipment to Taiwan, its first new sale in more
than four years. The sale is likely to cause a rift in Washington’s relationship
with Beijing.
Saving Taiwan's Marine Corps (2015-11-26)
(The
Diplomat, By Grant Newsham and Kerry Gershaneck) The Taiwan Marine Corps’
organization and purpose needs to be radically transformed. To this end, the TMC
should become Taiwan’s essential “Rapid Deployment Counterattack Force” – a
hybrid of the USMC and the British Royal Marines. It must be become light,
mobile, operationally flexible in its thinking, and able to operate as a lethal
fire-brigade from one end of Formosa to the other.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Tsai Maintains Steady Lead in 3-Way Presidential
Race (2015-11-27)
(CNA)
The Liberty Times poll shows that Tsai is leading Eric Chu of the ruling KMT by
47.86 percent to 13.87 percent, while James Soong of the People First Party is
trailing at just 6.89 percent.
DPP Maintains Lead in Election Polls (2015-11-29)
(Taipei
Times) According to the poll conducted by the Chinese-language United Daily
News, Tsai and Chen have 46 percent support, while KMT presidential candidate
Eric Chu and his running mate, former Council of Labor Affairs minister Jennifer
Wang, have 19 percent, trailed by People First Party presidential candidate
James Soong and his Republic Party running mate Hsu Hsin-ying with 9
percent.
Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, First Half of November 2015 (2015-11-12)
(TISR)
President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating jumped 7.9 percentage points over
the first ten days of November, according to the latestTaiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese).
Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, Second Half of November 2015 (2015-11-27)
(TISR)
President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating dropped 4 percentage points over the
latter part of November, according to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese).
Obama Notes Taiwan's Anti-Terror Role (2015-11-24)
(Taipei
Times) Obama mentioned Taiwan as a member of a global coalition to counter the
Islamic State during a speech at the East Asia summit in Kuala
Lumpur.
ROC Provides Non-Military Support Against IS, Says MOFA in
Clarification (2015-11-24)
(China
Post) MOFA clarified the nation's role in combating IS as one of "humanitarian
and emergency aid" following remarks made by U.S. President Barack Obama listing
Taiwan as part of the international coalition targeting the terrorist
organization.
Call for Calm After IS Vid Shows ROC Flag (2015-11-26)
(China
Post) President Ma Ying-jeou called on R.O.C. nationals to stay calm as the
government has been beefing up its counter-terrorist attack preparations after
an R.O.C. flag was seen in the latest video reportedly released by Islamic
State.
Taiwan, Japan Sign Double Tax Avoidance Pact (2015-11-27)
(CNA)
Taiwan and Japan signed a bilateral agreement on the avoidance of double
taxation in Tokyo Thursday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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