 | Prof. Emerson Chang:
Is the US marginalizing Taiwan? |
| Lai I-chung of Taiwan- Thinktank:
The crisis after the Obama-Hu statement |
| LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng:
Planned ECFA needs legislative review |
| John J. Tkacik:
Thoughts on a perfect American ambassador, James Lilley |
| Jerome Keating:
The beef is really with Ma, not Washington |
| Taiwan Thinktank
urges FTAs before China's ECFA |
| Ambassador Joseph Wu:
Obama-Hu statement: Taiwan loses |
| AIT head Ray Burghardt:
US policy on Taiwan unchanged |
| Charles Snyder:
Obama's jarring first trip to China |
| Liberty Times editorial:
Negotiating Taiwan’s sovereignty away |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Ma administration rolls over again |
| J. Michael Cole:
Did the DPP fall into a US beef trap? |
| US lawmakers
want data on weapons sales to Taiwan |
| Democratic Progressive Party
unhappy with Obama comments |
| Former ambassador Joseph Wu
warns of ulterior aims in ‘peace accord’ |
| European academics
urge Ma to seek public consensus |
| International scholars and writers:
Open letter to taiwan's President |
| Former legislator Lin Cho-shui:
Ma’s cross-strait policy misguided |
| Former AIT chair Nat Bellocchi:
Pitfalls and possibilities in Obama’s Taiwan line |
| President Obama goes to Asia:
No change to policy on arms sales to Taiwan |
| Taipei Times editorial:
DPP needs coherent policies to win |
| Ambassador Hisahiko Okazaki:
Don’t concede more on Taiwan |
| US Admiral Mullen:
Risk of conflict in Taiwan Strait reduced |
| Taiwan Supreme Court
rejects Chen Shui-bian appeal against detention |
| Former President Lee Teng-hui:
voters may punish Ma in local elections |
| Interview with the Dalai Lama:
putting democracy above economy |
| J. Michael Cole:
Friendship is no bar to espionage |
September 2009 |
| Taipei Times editorial:
When words and actions diverge |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A double loss for Ma and his party |
| US academics
decry unfair treatment in Chen trial |
| Taiwan legal experts
question court rulings in Chen case |
| US-Taiwan Business Council:
President Ma is rushing ECFA |
| Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu
gives support to film, human rights |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Between obstinence and capitulation |
| Legal analysts:
Chen’s case highlights judicial shortcomings |
| Former envoy Joseph Wu
warns on Ma policies |
| J. Michael Cole:
"Status quo" is a hostile takeover |
| Senator Sherrod Brown:
Taiwan democracy in peril |
| J. Michael Cole:
Weak voices make abuse possible |
| US organizations:
Suspicions of political meddling in Chen trial |
| Prof. J. Bruce Jacobs:
Murder probe reveals nothing new |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A guilty verdict to scorn |
| Protesters & DPP members
reject ‘illegitimate’ verdict |
| Prof. Jerome Cohen:
Chen should be released during appeal |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Unintentional sobriety |
| New Prime Minister Wu Den-yih
announces Cabinet line-up |
| Liu Shih-chung:
Is it a new Cabinet with old habits? |
| Lawyers and protesters
ready for Chen Shui-bian verdict |
| Prof. Yao Jen-to:
Behold China’s network in Taiwan |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Ma no longer ruler of his domain |
| Prime Minister Liu resigns,
Wu Den-yih to replace him |
| Former foreign minister Mark Chen:
Senator Ted Kennedy was a true friend of Taiwan |
| Taiwan supporters
bid farewell to the Dalai Lama visit |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Propaganda overshadows Dalai Lama |
| The Dalai Lama:
calls for democracy in the PRC |
| Prof. J. Bruce Jacobs:
Taiwan’s legal system and Chen Shui-bian |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chü takes center stage |
| The Dalai Lama
moves thousands at Kaohsiung ceremony |
| Taipei Times editorial:
The Dalai Lama's visit; and now the punishment begins |
| The Dalai Lama
visits areas hit hardest by typhoon Morakot |
July 2009 |
| James Wang:
MAC's Lai delivers the wrong message in Washington |
| William Lowther:
Stanton looks forward to Taipei AIT post |
| Cao Changqing:
Praising Chiang Kai-shek and poisoning the nation |
| Prof. Parris Chang:
Ma's quest to achieve total control |
| Lin Cho-shui:
Support for sovereignty and DPP no longer tied |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen:
The shame of restoring a memorial to a killer |
| Prof. Jerome Keating:
Ma flying by the seat of his pants |
| Hong Chi-chang:
The dangers of political investment |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Skeletons still locked in the closet |
| Cao Changqing:
Local judicial rights under attack |
| US government
appoints AIT director William Stanton |
| Taipei Times editorial:
The memorial hall whitewash |
| Investigators
find report on 1981 Chen Wen-cheng murder case |
May 2009 |
| Ma Ying-jeou
rejects the idea of an ECFA referendum |
| James Wang:
Taiwan’s sovereignty is not a plaything |
| Prof. Chen Shih-meng:
Tsai must be clear on Chen’s right to fair trial |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Chen Chu leads, Wu kowtows |
| Sushil Seth:
The CCP continues to see ghosts |
| Taipei Times editorial:
KMT-CCP talks put pressure on Ma |
| Prof. Ruan Ming:
Beijing easily outmaneuvering Ma |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Marking June 4 is not ‘inconvenient’ |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Stop the erosion before it is too late |
| Human rights forum:
PRC erodes rights abroad |
| Taiwan Thinktank speakers
criticize WHA strategy |
| Legislator Kuan Bi-ling:
An obvious invitation to national humiliation |
| Taipei Times editorial:
One year down the drain |
| Liu Shih-chung of Brookings:
Ma's year in the pressure cooker |
| Paul Lin:
In defense of stupidity in Chinese agreements |
| International scholars and writers
send open letter to Taiwan's president |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Sorry conduct by Health Minister at the WHA |
| US Congressman Royce
calls for overhaul of Taiwan policy |
| James Wang
Taiwan moving backwards in time |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Newswire agencies all at sea on Taiwan |
| Ma Ying-jeou
defends his administration in press conference |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Taiwan's war of numbers |
| Democratic Progressive Party
wraps up sit-in demonstration |
| Taiwanese protesters
vent anger at Ma policies |
| Taipei protesters
find novel ways to voice discontent |
| Taipei Times editorial:
The right to demand better |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen
calls for police calm during protest |
| Taiwan academics
State repression has not been put to rest |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen:
Sunday rally is just the beginning |
| Prison wardens
punish former President Chen over hunger strike |
| DPP leaders Tsai and Su
visit imprisoned Chen Shui-bian |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A "secret" everyone knows but Ma |
| Lu I-ming:
Who dares to cross the PRC-backed SEF head? |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A crystal clear lack of transparency |
| John Tkacik:
Taiwan’s ‘undetermined’ status |
| Huang Jei-hsuan in LA:
Cross-strait bliss |
| District Court
rules to extend Chen's detention |
| Ma Ying-jeou
casts doubt on existence of WHO MOU |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Ma's challenge to the nation |
| Charles Snyder:
A free press is an essential freedom |
| The DPP says:
Ma is tilting towards unification |
| Former Vice-President Annette Lu:
Promoting a ‘two China’ policy |
| Former President Chen
hospitalized after suffering dehydration |
| Former Information Minister Lin Chia-lung:
Taiwanese statehood has a legal justification |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Engagement is not changing China |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen
warns of strategic collapse |
| Former President Chen Shui-bian:
"Let's end this judicial circus" |
| Chiang Ping-kun
tenders resignation, Ma says no |
| US DOD
alarmed by bold PRC vessels |
| Lu Shih-hsiang:
Freedom of the press takes a step backward |
| Freedom House
monitoring Taiwan press |
| PRC
slams Japan’s envoy to Taiwan over ‘status’ |
| Taipei Times editorial:
It’s Japan-bashing season again |
| Ma Ying-jeou
calls on police to be tolerant |
| Lin Cheng-yi:
The folly of ignoring cross-strait imbalance |
| Liberty Times:
More milestones in a losing battle |
| J. Michael Cole:
On Chinese zero-sum diplomacy |
| KMT government
attacks Associated Press over WHA report |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen:
calls proposal ‘prelude to martial law’ |
| World Health Organization:
WHO was "not involved" in bid |
| Taipei Times editorial:
WHA’s invitation is sweet poison |
| Mixed reactions in Washington
to WHA observer status |
| Democratic Progressive Party
skeptical about WHA invitation |
March 2009 |
| Former Vice Premier Wu Rong-i:
Relying on China is a dangerous road to take |
| Taiwanese mark
Twentieth anniversary of Cheng Nan-jung's death |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen:
Number of unemployed may hit 1.3 million |
| Da-an by-election:
Analysts say KMT was taught lesson |
| US senators
call on Obama to voice support for TRA |
| Richard Halloran:
US Pentagon report shows shift in policy toward PRC |
| Pillsbury and others
call for more robust defense |
| Political commentators
Outcry over Kuo will last |
| Taipei Times editorial
Ethnic equality: Ma's tough sell |
| Foreign Minister Ou
likely to miss talks on WHA |
| US Pentagon
warns on conceding to China |
| Chen Shui-bian
faces witnesses on first day of trial |
| DPP lawmakers
criticize MOJ over White Terror Papers |
| Cao Changqing:
KMT's system breeds discrimination against Taiwanese |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Help healing with an apology |
| Chen Shui-bian
calls case a KMT political vendetta |
| US Congress
rallies in support of Taiwan |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Faleomavaega: no friend of Taiwan |
| US military experts
push the need for arms sales |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Forget the PR, just explain |
| Liberty Times editorial:
Ma’s hallmark is a lack of courage |
| TVBS and Global Views polls
give Ma Ing-jeou dismal ratings |
| Ma Ying-jeou's
approval rate below 30% |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen
pans Ma as unqualified to be leader |
| Taiwanese expats in Toronto
turn up heat on Kuo |
| US Congress resolution
on Taiwan Relations Act weakened |
| J. Michael Cole:
The myth: a professional military in five years |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Mild words, grave issue |
| White Terror documents
cause uproar |
| Chen Shui-bian
attends final pre-trial hearing |
| Yu Tsung-chi:
China can use strategic reassurance |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A ‘human right’ rehash |
| Former Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang:
Pray for Tibet, struggle for Taiwan |
| Stephen Yates:
The TRA doesn’t reflect reality |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A new role for the PLA Navy? |
| Sushil Seth:
Why hurry for Chinese integration? |
| Richard Halloran:
US-Chinese contacts are imperative for military |
| Taipei Times editorial:
The KMT’s Miaoli lesson |
| Liberty Times editorial:
Data law is a terrifying prospect |
| Lin Cho-Shui:
Fear-based negotiation is of no use to Taiwan |
| Friends of Tibet
march in Taipei |
| Rohrabacher
to leave Taiwan Caucus position |
| Government Information Office (GIO)
responds to Freedom House |
| Forum and protest:
Ma ‘naive’ on PRC Anti-Secession Law |
| Taipei Times editorial:
The missing link in unification |
| Simon Tisdall:
Sailor standoff a cold shower for US-China ties |
| Chinese FM Yang Jiechi
promises to ‘never waver’ on independence |
| Ma Ying-jeou:
Taipei, Beijing to discuss WHA |
| Chen Shui-bian's office:
Prosecutor videos unclear |
| J. Michael Cole:
Not a time for a nation of sheep |
| Juju Wang:
Preserving Taiwan's history is everyone’s concern |
| Admiral Dennis Blair:
Taiwan "driving" Chinese military goals |
| Paul Lin:
Important lessons from Hong Kong |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Tibet: An unkillable yearning for freedom |
| Richard Halloran:
Looking for clues in the past to PRC ambitions |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Wen Jiabao's speech; Niceties aside, a threat is still a threat |
| Liu Shih-chung:
Less basking and more negotiating |
| Taipei Times editorial:
More tricks in the legal circus against Chen |
| Prof. Bob Sutter
urges US to rethink policy |
| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao:
China ready to talk peace |
| Professor Peter Chow:
ECFA poses three likely outcomes for Taiwan |
| Charles Snyder:
Watching and waiting for Hillary |
| Remembering the 228 Indicent:
Hundreds join 228 sit-in rally |
| Former DPP Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung:
Remembering 228: renaming Democracy hall an insult |
January 2009 |
| Nadia Tsao:
US urged to review Taiwan policy |
| New Zealand DNA study
supports Taiwan as origin of Pacific settlement |
| Raytheon
welcomes PAC-III upgrade deal |
| Former president Lee Teng-hui
warns of over-reliance on China |
| Taipei Times editorial:
How Obama matters to Taiwan |
| US-based experts
add names to Open Letter to Ma |
| Interview with Prof. Chen Shih-meng:
Ma’s election much more than a rotation of power |
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
will back Taiwan's bid for more international space |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Back to ground zero once again |
| Huang Jei-hsuan:
Unmasking the ‘horse’ |
| Michael Hsiao, Academia Sinica:
Democracy doesn’t end after the elections |
| Taiwan ThinkTank forum:
Economy key to US ties |
| Former VP Annette Lu
lashes out at Ma's policy, KMT defensive |
| International scholars and writers:
Open letter to president Ma regarding erosion of justice |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Questions linger after Chen circus |
| President Chen on trial:
protests innocence; prosecutors add charges |
| Sushil Seth:
Taiwan can still avoid China’s trap |
| Ma Ying-jeou
promises to safeguard democracy |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A wake-up call on Chinese espionage |
| Prof. Chen Lung-chu:
The freedom gap across the Strait is wide as ever |
| J. Michael Cole:
Only fools wouldn’t see a developing pattern |
| Cao Changqing:
President’s ‘one China’ policy is illogical |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Making a mockery of justice |
| Prof. Emerson Chang:
Hu determined to break ‘two noes’ |
| Paul Lin:
Ma’s spending won’t stop the rot |
| Interview with Freedom House delegation:
safeguarding democracy |
| Freedom House:
2009 crucial year for Taiwan |
| Freedom House' Sarah Cook:
Crises give democracies the edge |
| Prof. Lin Cheng-yi:
Hu and Ma must hear voice of the Taiwanese |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Any slower and we’d grind to a halt |
| Taiwan academics:
Ma ignoring risks of overreliance on China |
| DPP and TSU
to co-sponsor Civic National Affair Conference |
| Huang Kuo-chang:
Steel doors closing on Taiwan’s democracy |
| J. Michael Cole:
Airport "glitch" poses security risk |
| US Congressional bill
calls for diplomatic ties with Taiwan |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Is the US just a little too optimistic? |
| Gerrit van der Wees:
Closer ties bring significant risks |
| Stephen Hadley tells Taiwan and PRC
Let the ‘status quo’ alone |
| Paul Lin:
Hu’s speech just more of the same |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Good intentions and empty words |
| Former Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang:
Judicial double standards a concern |
| Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng
responds to international scholars and writers |
| High Court
turns down appeal against Chen’s detention |
| Taipei Times editorial:
KMT, leave the judiciary alone |
| US Pentagon
wary of PRC-Taiwan ties |
| Stephen Nelson:
Falling into China’s orbit? |
| Nat Bellocchi:
Responding as one to Beijing’s soft talks |
| Taipei Times editorial:
China’s ‘missile reduction’ is fantasy |
| Parris H. Chang:
China: Rising and responsible? |
| Tung Chen-yuan:
Hu Jintao’s six points: proceed with care |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Taiwan won’t bite at Hu’s bait |
| Liberty Times editorial:
Cross-Strait policy helps nothing |
| Tung Chen-yuan:
Ma's China policy comes at high cost |
| Taiwan academics
call for a new Taiwan Constitution |
| Former legislator Lin Cho-shui:
The ins-and-outs of KMT-CCP forum |
| Citizens Congress Watch:
New LY system yields same old "black" legislature |
| Media Watch:
KMT Government using media as a tool |
| Taipei Times editorial:
Legal farce warrants ICJ intervention |
| Chen Po-chih:
Ma’s policy approach: all ups and no downs |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen
sets course for year 2009 for DPP |
| Taipei Bar association
defends Chen Shui-bian's lawyer |
| Taipei Times editorial:
A survey ignored and denied |
| Prof. Jerome Keating:
The reality of a one-trick president |
| Lin Feng-cheng:
The crucial meeting of judges that never was |
| DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen
cautions against direct links |
| Protesters
slam interference in media affairs |
| Taipei Times ditorial:
Amateur-hour justice follies |
| Democratic Progressive Party
rejects Hu Jintao's 'olive branch' |
| Li Thian-hok:
Biding time and sharpening claws |
| Ben Goren:
Mapping a grim future |
