Taiwan & China *** About both sides of the Taiwan Strait

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 […]

Eine Nachricht von Vanessa Shih, Regierungssprecherin der Republik China (Taiwan):
Die gewaltigen Anstrengungen, die Festlandchina unternommen hat, um die Olympischen Spiele in Peking im Geist der Fairness und des friedlichen sportlichen Wettkampfes unter den Menschen gleich welcher Herkunft und ethnischen Zugehörigkeit erfolgreich auszurichten, hat die Welt zutiefst beeindruckt. Derselbe Geist regte zur Gründung der Vereinten Nationen […]

“Geben Sie Taiwan in der WHO einen formalen Status”
Wir begrüßen aufrichtig die Unterstützung der EU seit vergangenem Jahr für Taiwans „sinnvolle Beteiligung“ an der WHO. Wir haben jedoch nach unseren Anstrengungen für eine Beteiligung festgestellt, dass die Wirkung der Hilfe sehr begrenzt ist, außer wenn die Behörden der EU Taiwan dabei helfen, einen formalen Status […]

Interesting new term in politics: “cloak of peace” (from the Financial Times):
“Chen Shui-bian could be forgiven for seeming tired or distracted. Faced with a barrage of corruption allegations against himself, members of his family and his administration, the Taiwan president has spent the past year countering criticism while also struggling to address government policies.
It has […]

Sounds chilly (from the Financial Times):
“Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan’s president, has suggested his country could “freeze” its current constitution and adopt a new one, a move likely to re-ignite tensions with China.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr Chen said that defining the scope of Taiwan’s sovereignty and territory was “extremely serious, complicated and sensitive, but also […]

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 […]

Im Folgenden finden Sie einen Brief von Cheng Wen-tsang, Minister, Governme Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan), der Taiwandesk.com zur Verfügung gestellt wurde und in dem es um die chinesisch-taiwanischen Beziehungen geht:
“Die Raketentests von Nordkorea Anfang Juli diesen Jahres haben zu großer Besorgnis unter den Ländern Ostasiens geführt. Indem er die Resolution 1695 verabschiedete, machte […]

Taiwan’s president Chen Shuibian had a dream, as The China Post reports:
“President Chen Shui-bian yesterday said he wants a Taiwan foundation to persuade the U.S. to end its longstanding one China policy and replace it with a policy that recognizes one China, one Taiwan.
Chen, a longstanding supporter of independence, said the ultimate goal of the […]

Chad switched the sides - from an official ally of Taiwan to now establishing official relations with mainland China. This is what the New York Times reports about it:
“Taiwan’s foreign minister warned today that Beijing’s establishment of diplomatic relations over the weekend with Chad, one of Taiwan’s few remaining allies, would hurt relations across 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 […]