Taiwan Communiqué no. 79, February 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Towards the "Three Yes" policy
  • Preparing for Taiwan's future
  • China's "let's talk" offensive
  • President Lee Teng-hui's "no haste" approach
  • Chen Shui-bian: Party Chairman or Taipei Mayor?
    
    
• The Asian economic crisis
  • Taiwan weathering the storm
  • Building relations with Southeast Asia
  • Washington Times editorial
    
    
• Offense, defense and diplomacy
  • DOD concerned about China's military
  • Israel and Russia aiding China
  • PLA plans Taiwan intimidation
  • Dangerous diplomacy
  • Book Review: Crisis in the Taiwan Straits
    
    

• Local elections: rampant vote-buying
  • The Kuomintang's "comeback"
  • The (virtual) disappearance of the New Party
    
    
• Remembering "February 28th"
  • 51st commemoration
  • New book coming up: "Formosa calling"
    
    
• Report from Washington
  • Taiwan into the World Health Organization
    
    
• The South African (dis)connection
  • South Africa drops "ROC" for PRC
    
    
• Passage
  • In Memoriam four overseas Taiwanese
  • Commemorating Prof. Chen Wen-chen