Taiwan Communiqué no. 136, June / July 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• Ma Ying-jeou drifting off to China
  • May 19th protest draws 150,000
  • Inaugural address adds to the confusion
  • The "One Republic of China, two areas" fallacy


• Ma's popularity sinking deeper
  • Opinion polls show sharp decline
  • Mishandling the US beef issue
  • A steep hike in electricity rates
  • The capital gains tax debacle


• Taiwan's democracy: whose is it anyway?
  • by Julian Baum


• Taiwan and Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng
  • Taiwan's beacon starting to flicker by ambassador Nat Bellocchi

• Former President Chen's health deteriorating
  • Prison conditions continue to cause concern
  • Members of Congress urge investigation
  • Former Alaska governor Murkowski speaks out


• Report from Washington
  • House resolution calls for normal relations
  • Congressman Berman urges California to drop "Province of China"


• Book Review
  • Politicized society, the long shadow of Taiwan's one-party legacy, by Mikael Mattlin, reviewed by Jonathan Sullivan