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 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 […]
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 […]
Grieving seems to ease the relations between the Taiwan Strait (from the China Post):
“The bereaved family members of five Chinese tourists who died in a bus crash in central Taiwan earlier this week held a memorial services and cremated the bodies yesterday for the trip home.
Officials from the Taipei-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), the Tourism […]
… according to Margot Chen via her comment at the Taipeitimes:
“With Taiwan still very much enmeshed in the political conflict between supporters of President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and followers of former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman Shih Ming-teh’s (施明德) anti-Chen campaign, Taiwanese haven’t had much time to concern themselves with affairs in the rest of […]
AsiaMedia republished a comment by Jerome Keating about the laziness of reporters and the effects on the perception of the complicated Taiwan-China relationship by readers:
“Taiwan suffers constantly at the hands of lazy journalists and politicians. This is especially evident regarding the China problem and the triangular relations between Taiwan, China and the US, and the […]
The Washington Post published an article about a possible easing to China’s stance on Taiwan which is based on quotes by Chinese officials:
“Gradually and without fanfare, China has substantially softened its stand on Taiwan, according to senior officials and diplomats. President Hu Jintao, they said, has begun to play down China’s long-standing vow to recover […]
Are you looking for the “Number of Telephone Incoming and Outgoing Volume between the Straits”? You can find monthly updated statistics on this topic on the Website of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. To access the table directly in .xls click here or click here for the overview.
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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.
