Taiwan Communiqué no. 143, September / October 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• Taiwan's "Watergate"
  • President Ma moves to oust Legislative Speaker
  • "Influence peddling" and phone tapping
  • Why now? A long rivalry between Ma and Wang


• Taiwan's long hot Summer
  • Mass demonstrations on death of conscript
  • Two defense ministers resign


• Another flawed pact with the PRC
  • KMT government signs Service Trade Agreement
  • Widespread protests against PRC accord
  • Legislative Yuan deliberations postponed


• Nuclear power debate continues
  • Rallies against Nuclear Four plant
  • Ma government proposes deceptive referendum

• International space for Taiwan
  • Congress passes ICAO bill; President Obama signs
  • ICAO allows Taiwan to attend "as a guest"


• Update on former President Chen
  • NYT highlights quest for medical parole
  • Congressman Andrews introduces resolution
  • Chen rejoins the Democratic Prtogressive Party


• Report from Washington
  • Taiwan Policy Act passes House committee
  • DOD urged to proceed with sale of submarines
  • UN-for-Taiwan legislation introduced in Congress


• Book Review
  • "Out of Taiwan" exhibit in Long Beach California, Exhibit preview, by Gerrit van der Wees