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China Sea Disputes
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Next Taipei-Manila Fishery Meeting Set for July (2013-06-17)
(CNA)
Taiwan and the Philippines are expected to hold another meeting in early July to
continue negotiating on fishing operations in the overlapping waters of their
exclusive economic zones, an official said.
Talks Coming, but Boat Intrusion Won't Be Tolerated:
Manila (2013-06-18)
(CNA)
Taipei and Manila agreed to pursue a fishery pact similar to one signed between
Taiwan and Japan earlier in April covering fishing grounds in the East China
Sea.
Taipei-Manila Talks May Lead to Early End of Spat:
Ma (2013-06-20)
(China
Post) President Ma Ying-jeou said that if the negotiations between Taiwan and
the Philippines go smoothly, disputes surrounding the fishing boat incident may
come to an earlier end.
Scholars Call for Cross-Strait S. China Sea
Cooperation (2013-06-20)
(CNA)
Scholars from Taiwan and China called for cooperation between the two sides of
the Taiwan Strait on long running territorial disputes in the South China
Sea.
Philippines, US to Hold Naval Drills near Disputed
Reef (2013-06-21)
(AFP)
The exercises will take place near the Scarborough Shoal, from which Beijing
drove Manila last year.
Second Thomas Shoal Likely the Next Flashpoint in the South China
Sea (2013-06-21)
(China
Brief 13(13), Jamestown Foundation, By Bonnie S. Glaser and Alison Szalwinski)
U.S. credibility as a guarantor of peace and stability in the region is as
stake, especially with U.S. treaty allies Japan and the Philippines. To date,
Washington lacks an effective strategy to deter Chinese coercion against its
neighbors and its efforts to change the status quo unilaterally over disputed
islands, reefs and shoals.
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| U.S.
Policy and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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America Can Take a Breather. And It Should. (2013-06-23)
(New
York Times, By Richard N. Haass) Today, there are threats, but they tend to be
regional, years away or limited in scale. None rises to the level of being
global, immediate and existential. The United States faces no great-power rival.
And this is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.
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| DPP
Searches for New China Stance; Cross-Strait Issues
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DPP Members to Attend Chinese Forums (2013-06-17)
(Taipei
Times) Former DPP chairman Hsu Hsin-liang said he would tout his China Council
initiative, which would make the DPP ‘an attacker’ with creative China policy
proposals.
HK Forum to Propose Taiwan, China Solution: DPP
Ex-Head (2013-06-19)
(CNA)
Frank Hsieh said the forum, to be held on June 29 in Hong Kong, will discuss
ways through which Taiwan and China could cooperate in resolving their
issues.
China Unveils 6 New Cross-Strait Measures (2013-06-17)
(CNA)
China announced six measures aimed at promoting further exchanges with Taiwan
Sunday, saying that there are another 25 in the pipeline.
DPP Wants Cross-Strait Office to be Substantive (2013-06-18)
(CNA)
The opposition DPP is against Taiwan opening a representative office in China
that has no substantive functions, a party spokesman said.
Greater Role Urged for Representative SEF, ARATS
Offices (2013-06-20)
(Taipei
Times) Academics highlighted the importance of visitation rights for proposed
Taiwanese and Chinese representative offices in each other’s
countries.
Legislators Stall Cross-Strait Office Draft (2013-06-21)
(Taipei
Times) Opposition lawmakers occupied the podium and paralyzed the review
committee, while KMT lawmakers demanded that China allow visits to
prisoners.
DPP Slams Ma's Handling of Cross-Strait Relations (2013-06-21)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou has mishandled cross-strait relations and the
government should respect Taiwan’s sovereignty, safeguard the interests of its
people and uphold the democratic process, the DPP said.
Cross-Strait Service Trade Pact Signed (2013-06-22)
(Taipei
Times) Under the pact, 64 Taiwanese industries will be opened to Chinese
investment, while China will open up 80 industries to Taiwanese
investment.
Detailed Legislative Review of Service Trade Pact
Requested (2013-06-22)
(CNA)
Legislators across party lines called for a full and detailed examination of the
service trade pact signed that day between Taiwan and China.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, Second Half of May 2013 (2013-05-31)
(TISR)
According to the Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (TMBS)
conducted during the latter part of May, 19 percent of those surveyed expressed
satisfaction with President Ma’s job performance while 73.4 percent were
dissatisfied. Meanwhile, 24.1 percent were satisfied with Premier Jiang
Yi-huah's performance while 45.7 percent were not.
US House Passes Bill on ICAO Bid (2013-06-20)
(Taipei
Times) The US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill calling on US
Secretary of State John Kerry to “develop and execute” a strategy ensuring that
Taiwan is granted observer status at the International Civil Aviation
Organization.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Faltering Economy in China Dims Job Prospects for
Graduates (2013-06-17)
(New
York Times, By Keith Bradsher and Sue-Lin Wong) The only thing that worries the
Chinese government more than an unemployed low-skilled person is an unemployed
educated person.
China’s New President Sets Up a Potential Showdown, with
Himself (2013-06-22)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) Xi Jinping has ignited expectations of bold
economic liberalization, but he has also cast himself as a resolute defender of
Communist Party control, leaving even insiders uncertain about how far he will
push changes.
U.K., China Reach Currency Deal (2013-06-23)
(Wall
Street Journal) China and Britain have reached a three-year deal to swap their
currencies when needed, the first such agreement between Beijing and a major
developed economy and a move that could help boost the Chinese yuan outside
Asia.
A Biographical and Factional Analysis of the Post-2012
Politburo (2013-06-06)
(China
Leadership Monitor No. 41, Hoover Institution, By Cheng Li) This essay assesses
the new Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party—the 25 highest-ranking leaders
in the party, government, and military in present-day China—using biographical
data regarding age, gender, birthplace, educational and occupational
credentials, bureaucratic portfolio and career patterns, and political
affiliations and factional backgrounds.
Editor:
Dalton Lin
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