Taiwan Communiqué no. 137, August / September 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• Su Tseng-chang takes the DPP reins
  • National Party Congress in July
  • DPP established China affairs office


• Judiciary shows partisan prosecution
  • Cabinet Secretary-General Lin's corruption case
  • Chiayi prosecution blatantly partisan
  • Tsai Ing-wen cleared of Yu Chang allegations
  • Jury still out on Taiwan's judiciary by PAPA President Mark Kao


• Taiwan's Status, the Senkakus and the SCS
  • Ma Ying-jeou's flawed understanding of Taiwan's status
  • New tensions surrounding the Senkakus
  • Time for Taiwan to take action on SCSby Joseph Bosco

• Former President Chen's health
  • US medical experts visit Chen in jail
  • Members of Congress express concern
  • Taiwan civic groups call for medical parole


• Report from Washington
  • Senators introduce Taiwan democracy resolution
  • DHS agrees to drop "China (Taiwan)" reference
  • Repr. Andrews calls for Taiwan Commission
  • US representatives commemorate anniversaries


• In memoriam Norman Getsinger (1919-2012)