Taiwan Communiqué no. 118, March/April 2008

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• Ma Ying-jeou wins presidency
  • The underlying reasons for the DPP defeat
  • Better relations with China? It depends ...
  • Implications for Taiwan itself
  • An eventful campaign
  • Some suggestions for Ma Ying-jeou by Prof. Bruce Jacobs


• Taiwan's UN referendum, a retrospective
  • Large majority in favor, but not enough to pass
  • Congress urges US to be more supportive
  • ... but State Department continues criticism
  • Zogby poll: 85% in Taiwan support UN membership


• AEI/Armitage:
  • Agenda for US-Taiwan partnership

• Report from Washington
  • On the passing of Congressman Tom Lantos
  • House members call for end to "One China" policy


• Report from Europe
  • Europarliamentarians support UN membership
  • Members of British Parliament urge Taiwan support
  • Protest in Berlin against Steinmeier's misconceptions


• Book Review: China, Fragile superpower, by Susan Shirk
  • Reviewed by Prof. June Teufel Dreyer