US urges for dialogue between Beijing and Taiwan
From ETToday: On the 29th of April, both the White House and the U.S. State Department declined to offer a direct evaluation of the so-called “five-point consensus” reached in the meeting between Hu...
View ArticleChina Torch Relay: Xiamen
From BBC News: As part of a series following the Olympic torch around China, the focus turns to Xiamen, a city on the front line of disputes between Beijing and Taipei. A stretch of beach on China’s...
View ArticleTaiwan is Not Georgia
This editorial is published in the etaiwannews.com: It is now part of the “conventional wisdom” that the authoritarian People’s Republic of China is rising while the political and economic influence of...
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Taiwanese Attack Chinese Envoy
Chinese envoy Zhang Mingqing was attacked by Taiwanese pro-independence protesters today. From the BBC: The attack on Mr Zhang was shown on television news broadcasts across Taiwan, and correspondents...
View ArticleFor China and Taiwan, a Welcome Thaw
From The Christian Science Monitor: Taiwan has relied heavily on US presidential support for its independent existence in a “one China” world, but recent steps toward warmer cross-Strait relations may...
View ArticleMost Taiwanese Still See PRC As `Hostile,` Finds DPP Poll
From the Taiwan News: The overwhelming majority of Taiwan adults believe that the People`s Republic of China is “hostile“ and “autocratic“ and maintain that Taiwan and mainland China “do not belong to...
View ArticleRussell Hsiao: Hu Jintao’s ‘Six-Points’ Proposition to Taiwan
From the China Brief: On the eve of 2009, the President of the People’s Republic of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee, Hu Jintao, delivered a capstone...
View ArticleTaiwan Leaders Must Push for Liu Xiaobo’s Freedom
From eTaiwanNews: During a five-day visit which ends today, the chief negotiator on cross-strait relations for the authoritarian People’s Republic of China for Taiwan affairs has repeatedly declared...
View ArticleGetting Real About Taiwan
Bartering Taiwan for better ties with China is a mistake. Ambitious powers see such concessions as an appetizer, not dessert. Read the article in The Diplomat here: Writing off Taiwan for the sake of...
View ArticleNo Missiles on the Coast, PLA Chief Says
This week People’s Liberation Army Chief Chen Bingde visited Washington DC to attend high-level military dialogue with American counterparts, the first visit of such kind since Beijing cut off military...
View ArticleChina Protests Against U.S. Spy Flights Near Its Coast
Chinese officials warn that American Surveillance planes have harmed “severely undermined mutual trust” and dampened military relations between China and U.S. From Reuters: “We demand that the U.S....
View ArticleChina Says Aircraft Carrier Only for Research, Training
Chinese Defense Officials said its first aircraft carrier is only used for research, experiments and training. China has been in the process of refurbishing the empty hull of the Varyag which was...
View ArticleChen Guangcheng to Visit Taiwan Next Year
The Associated Press reports that blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng will visit Taiwan next year and address the Legislative Yuan. Chen’s prospective Taiwan visit offers a challenge to Taiwanese...
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