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| South
China Sea Disputes
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US-Philippine War Games Begin As China Warns US (2016-04-05)
(AFP)
Xinhua said the exercises ‘cap Manila’s recent attempts to involve outsiders in
[a] regional row, calling it an ‘untimely’ provocation.
US Kicks Off New Maritime Security Initiative for Southeast
Asia (2016-04-10)
(The
Diplomat, By Prashanth Parameswaran) U.S. officials have released the first year
of funds for the five-year, $425 million dollar Southeast Asia Maritime Security
Initiative, which involves five main ASEAN states – Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam – along with Singapore, Brunei and Taiwan, and
aims to improve the ability of these countries to address a range of maritime
challenges, including China’s growing assertiveness in the South China
Sea.
China Unveils New South China Sea Lighthouse on Subi
Reef (2016-04-06)
(The
Diplomat, By Prashanth Parameswaran) Subi Reef is also the feature where the
U.S. guided missile destroyer the USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of
late October, drawing fierce protests from Beijing but also leading to weeks of
uncertainty about exactly what Washington had sought to do.
Harrowing Trip for Chinese Trawler Before Bump in Territorial
Tensions (2016-04-10)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez and Yufan Huang) At the dock, the boat owner said he
was confident the Chinese government had the power to arrange the return of the
detained crew.
US Hopes for Clarification on South China Sea
Claims (2016-04-09)
(Taipei
Times, By Nadia Tsao and Jake Chung) The US hopes Taiwan’s new government can
make available relevant historical data on the South China Sea and shed light on
the status of the Republic of China’s “U-shaped line” in the region in the face
of international law, National Taiwan Ocean University’s Institute of the Law of
the Sea director Robert Chen said.
No Cross-Strait Pact on South China Sea, but ROC 'Open to
Talks' (2016-04-09)
(China
Post, By Joseph Yeh) President Ma Ying-jeou stressed that there is no
cooperation between both sides of the Taiwan Strait over the South China Sea
issue, but that Taiwan is open to negotiations in resolving sovereignty disputes
in the disputed region.
The South China Sea Disputes: Past, Present,
Future (2016-04-09)
(The
Diplomat, By Young China Watchers) Joint development is possible if you agree
that the other side has a legitimate claim or might have a legitimate claim. The
problem in the South China Sea is that the Chinese only ever want to do joint
development in other nations’ exclusive economic zones.
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| U.S.
“Pivot” to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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Return of Asia's Quad ‘Natural’: US Defense Chief (2016-04-09)
(The
Diplomat, By Prashanth Parameswaran) The revival of the defunct
U.S.-Australia-India-Japan quadrilateral security dialogue is “natural,” U.S.
defense chief Ash Carter said.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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Ex-US Diplomat Calls on Taiwan's President-Elect (2016-04-07)
(CNA)
Richard Armitage, a former deputy secretary of state of the United States, and
other former foreign policy officials visited President-elect Tsai Ing-wen at
Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei.
Tsai Promises to Step Up Exchanges with Mainland (2016-04-07)
(CNA)
President-elect Tsai Ing-wen said that her administration will step up exchanges
and communication with the Chinese government and will commit to maintaining
peaceful and stable relations between the two sides of the Taiwan
Strait.
KMT Report Tackles CCP Forum, Asset (2016-04-04)
(Taipei
Times) The KMT should abrogate the party’s annual forum with the CCP and donate
all party assets except for those that it legally acquired, former KMT
secretary-general Lee Shu-chuan said in a party reform proposal.
KMT Members Split on Fate of CCP Alliance (2016-04-05)
(China
Post, By Yuan-Ming Chiao) High-ranking members of the KMT expressed differing
views on the fate of its annual party summits with CCP after a report detailing
a series of recommended reform measures called for the scaling down of such
events in the future.
Lawmakers Allow 'Republic of Taiwan' Passport
Stickers (2016-04-07)
(China
Post, By Joseph Yeh) Lawmakers revoked legislation that prevents pro-Taiwanese
independence activists from putting "Republic of Taiwan" stickers on their
Republic of China passports.
Minister Sees Drop in Chinese Tourism (2016-04-08)
(Taipei
Times, By Shelley Shan) The nation could see a double-digit percentage drop in
Chinese visitors because Beijing has restricted the issuance of travel permits
to Taiwan, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Jian-yu
said.
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| PLA
and Military Balance
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Navy Proposes Upgrade Program for Two Submarines (2016-04-06)
(Taipei
Times, By Lo Tien-pin) The military has proposed a US$12.35 million program to
upgrade the nation’s two aging Dutch-made Zwaardvis-class submarines, in which
the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology would supervise the “life
extension program” that would be contracted out to foreign defense
companies.
Taiwan 'in Good Position' to Become a PLA Research
Hub (2016-04-07)
(CNA)
Taiwan should build itself into a global knowledge and research hub with regard
to China's People's Liberation Army, given that the PLA constitutes a serious
threat to Taiwan's national security and Taiwan and China speak the same
language, a Taiwanese expert on China's military said.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Support for DPP Hits Record High (2016-04-10)
(Taipei
Times, By Alison Hsiao) The latest poll by National Chengchi University’s
Election Study Center showed a record-high 31.2 percent of respondents support
the Democratic Progressive Party, a significant increase from 19.5 percent in
2009.
US and Taiwan Announce Expedited Travel
Program (2016-04-06)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The program will allow preapproved frequent travelers
a quick route through customs and immigration, starting by the end of this
year.
Gov't Confident about Membership of TPP: Tsai Cabinet
Member (2016-04-09)
(China
Post) Taiwan is confident that it will be accepted into the Trans-Pacific
Partnership free trade bloc, a minister-designate who will be in charge of trade
talks for the incoming government said.
President Visits Pengjia Islet to Aver
Sovereignty (2016-04-10)
(AP)
President Ma Ying-jeou visited a small island in the East China Sea to reassert
Taiwan’s sovereignty and its role in the contested region, one of the key issues
of his administration that ends next month.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Decoding China's Five-Year Plan (2016-04-05)
(Project
Syndicate, By Martin Feldstein) While China remains a complicated puzzle, the
authorities are clearly pursuing pro-market reforms designed to produce real
annual growth of 6.5 percent or more during the next five years, leading to the
doubling of real per capita income by 2020 that the Chinese Communist Party
called for in 2010.
Western Mistakes, Remade in China (2016-04-10)
(Project
Synicate, By Adair Turner) In theory, bank-led resource allocation should have
ensured that only viable projects were financed. In fact, much investment has
been wasted: Huge new apartment blocks in some third-tier cities are unlikely to
ever be occupied and heavy-industry sectors, such as steel and cement, now
suffer from severe overcapacity. With many firms in those sectors now relying on
new loans to cover operating losses, large bad debts are inevitable.
Digital Paper in China Covers Contentious Issues, Now in
English (2016-04-06)
(New
York Times, By Didi Kirsten Tatlow) The Paper is overseen by the Chinese
Communist Party, prospering at a time when China’s leaders are increasingly
restricting what their people read and watch. It is set to publicly kick off an
English-language version called Sixth Tone in hopes of making its recipe for
success in China work abroad.
Initium's Ambition: A Digital Magazine for All
Chinese (2016-04-06)
(Foreign
Policy, By Tabitha Speelman) Initium is a Hong Kong-based digital start-up
founded in August 2015. The start-up declares its mission to be providing
quality news “for Chinese people worldwide.” It aims to stake out a neutral
terrain among Chinese readers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, and abroad,
creating an inclusive virtual space for all of Greater
China.
China: Superpower of Superbust? (2016-04-09)
(The
National Interest, By Ian Bremmer) For the moment, China is more stable and
resilient than many realize, and its political leaders have the tools and
resources they need to manage a cooling economy and contain the unrest it might
provoke.
Contact:
Dalton Lin, Executive Editor
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