Was China involved in the detention of A-Bian? The China Post writes:
“China denied any connection between its warming ties with Taiwan’s government and the detention Wednesday of the island’s former pro-independence president. Chen Shui-bian is reviled by the mainland’s Communist authorities for rejecting their assertion that Taiwan is Chinese territory and his arrest is likely […]
Did the Chen-Ma meeting in fact harm Taiwan? This is what the Taipeitimes printed:
“Taipei was the ultimate loser in the meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and China’s cross-strait negotiator Chen Yunlin (陳雲林) last week, as Beijing clearly sent out the message that Taiwan is part of China, an expert attending a forum said yesterday. […]
The Taipeitimes reports about the direct links agreement:
“The Executive Yuan and the legislature were at odds yesterday over whether agreements on direct sea and air transportation links the government recently signed with China required revisions of existing laws.
Liu Han-ting (劉漢廷), director of the legislature’s Organic Laws and Statutes Bureau, called on the Executive Yuan […]
Taiwan News reports about the opening of cross-strait shipping links for foreign cruise lines:
“Foreign-registered cruise lines that receive government permits will be allowed to operate routes across the Taiwan Strait, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) reported Tuesday. The accord on the opening of shipping links signed by Taiwan and China last week stipulates […]
The Taiwan News reports that “China does not deny sovereignty of Taiwan”:
“Mainland Affairs Council Minister Lai Shin-yuan said yesterday that the recent visit to Taiwan by China’s top cross-strait negotiator was an indication that Beijing does not deny Taiwan’s sovereignty.Lai made the comment at a forum held by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission to discuss […]
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The author is an expert on China and Taiwan. His work is focused on the economic development as well as the business relations between both sides of the Taiwan strait. He spent two years in Taiwan and visits China several times a year. Currently the author is living in Germany.
