Taiwan Communiqué no. 132, May / June 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• Gearing up for presidential elections
  • Tsai Ing-wen is the DPP nominee
  • Combining presidential and legislative runs
  • Will the elections be fair?
  • How will China influence the elections?


• The World Health Organization and Taiwan
  • Internal memo: Taiwan is "Province of China"


• The Jasmine Revolution
  • No quiet Sunday stroll in China
  • A chance to stand on the right side of history, by Ambassador Nat Bellocchi


• Who is missing 36,000 documents?
  • Scholars write open letter to Ma Ying-jeou
  • The KMT government's irate response

• Erosion of justice and democracy
  • Forty eight cases of political persecution
  • President Chen not guilty on diplomatic funds


• Is the US "abandoning" Taiwan?
  • Various scholars express doubt on US commitment
  • What about protecting Taiwan's democracy? by Mei-chin Chen


• Report from Washington
  • Congressman Andrews introduces F-16 resolution
  • House and Senate send F-16 letter to Obama
  • General Chen Bingde misspeaks in Washington


• Book Review
  • Fireproof Moth; Missionary in Taiwan's White Terror by Milo Thornberry, reviewed by Gerrit van der Wees