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 […]
The Taipeitimes published an article about the new Secretary of Defense of the USA:
“The man picked to be the next US secretary of defense has warned that the US must be prepared to engage in a military conflict with China over Taiwan, according to Washington news reports that have been given weight by Taipei Times […]
The China Digital Times published this interesting article about China’s view of Taiwan’s democracy (more from a people’s perspective):
“The impact Taiwan is having on mainland China should not be underestimated. Over 200,000 Taiwanese live in the Shanghai area. While western democracy mediated through foreign languages and foreign cultures can be especially hard to understand, Taiwan’s […]
There is a lot going on in Taiwan these days. China is watching carefully (from the N.Y. Times):
“China blasted Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday for a plan to change the constitution and rename the island, moves Beijing would consider a formal declaration of independence of territory it claims as its own.
Chen’s […]
There is only one China flag supposed to be in the world - and especially at the “International Children’s Games” in Bangkok (which is outside Taiwan and outside China). Well, well, well:
“The move by Chinese athletes and officials to seize ROC flags from athletes and delegation members three separate times at the 2006 International Children’s […]
The small islands of Matsu which belong to Taiwan but are located just at the coast of mainland China seem to have a very special problem, as the Taipeitimes reports:
“A seemingly unstoppable stream of floating garbage from China blown by southwesterly winds has tainted coves and inlets along the coast of Matsu and even its […]
1,008 young Taiwanese attended a cross-strait youth festival in East China, as CRI reports:
“A five-day festival for young people from across the Taiwan Strait kicked off Monday in east China, with 1,008 young Taiwanese attending.
The festival, the first of its kind, includes a cultural forum,a singing contest, basketball games, sightseeing and other activities, the organizers […]
First published by the Taipeitimes, July 22nd, 2006
A never ending story? CENS reports:
“After a setback at the cross-Taiwan Strait section of the Conference on Sustainable Economic Development, business representatives managed to have the proposal of relaxing 40% Chinese investment ceiling listed as a “other opinion” of the financial and monetary section of the conference yesterday (July 27), retaining hope that the proposal […]
According to the Taipeitimes on July 21st around 200 illegal Chinese immigrants had been returned to China:
“Two hundred illegal immigrants were returned to China yesterday, bringing the total number of repatriated Chinese to more than 4,000 in almost two years.
From the end of August 2004 until yesterday, 4,140 illegal immigrants have been sent back to […]
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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.
