tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357381649565233542024-03-14T10:58:50.574-07:00U n WHO Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-78529302185473745062008-01-25T10:46:00.000-08:002008-01-24T18:46:02.207-08:00Urge the WHO to include Taiwan in global health regulation frameworkThree of Taiwan's diplomatic allies: El Salvador, Paraguay, and San Tome and Principe are among 34 members of the WHO Executive Board. Last week, theymade a proposal (without directly naming Taiwan) to recommend that the WHO Executive Board should include any countries and areas that are currently excluded from the International Health Regulations (IHR, a legal framework for global infectious Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com184tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-17799423293124842182008-01-11T11:58:00.000-08:002008-01-10T19:58:58.525-08:00Taiwan's Political ProspectsDuring a seminar held at Washington D.C., Dr. Chih-cheng Lo, who currently serves as Chairman at Soochow University’s Department of Political Science, stated that Taiwan’s President Chen’s campaign activities are geared towards the upcoming Legislative Yuan election, while presidential candidate Hsieh will begin his electoral campaign afterward. According to Dr. Lo, Chen and Hsieh are implicitlyDr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-68744239535055153002008-01-10T14:15:00.000-08:002008-01-09T22:17:57.356-08:00Countermeasures for Lowering the Greenhouse Gas Emission in TaiwanRepresentatives from 158 nations reached an agreement in the United Nations’ meeting about the climate change on reduction of greenhouse gas emission as the progress of negotiating Post Kyoto Protocol. According to the agreement, industrial countries are willing to reduce the greenhouse gas emission to a degree of twenty-five to forty per cent below the level of 1990’s.When the whole world Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-2535427416093656312008-01-09T11:06:00.000-08:002008-01-08T19:08:57.229-08:00Decreasing the Greenhouse Emission Based Upon Right Political ThoughtsIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) indicated in the fourth scientific report on 2nd Febuary, 2007 that in the past century, the average global temperature has been rising 0.74 Celsius degrees. Plus, if greenhouse gas keeps emitting as the current trend, twenty years later the average temperature will rice 0.2 degreesDr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-12092590529089374692008-01-03T12:41:00.000-08:002008-01-02T20:43:29.404-08:00Following the international trend and heading to a low-carbon stateWhat Taiwan encounters about environmental issues is quite diverse and complicated. Global warming is just one of these important issues. Generally, no matter it is the concept of environmental pollution or protection, all are involved in the interaction and relationship between human beings and nature.During the time of agricultural economy, though economic activities were conducted by using Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-46272100135763492422008-01-02T12:01:00.000-08:002008-01-01T20:04:43.640-08:00European Perspective on Taiwan's Join UN ReferendumUpon observing current world developments, there is a general agreement that the European region not only has better living conditions but it is also comprised of the most advanced democracies in the world. European countries have strong economies and they are worldwide competitive, but they are still considered small to medium countries due to their population and size. For instance, Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-10540544267344384042007-12-31T18:05:00.000-08:002007-12-31T02:07:33.722-08:00Declaration of Youth and Students in the Asia-Pacific Region on Education and Employment (Part II)Our CommitmentWe, the participants of this camp, thereby express our firm commitment to advance and uphold the right of the people to education and employment.We affirm our conviction that education is a fundamental right and not a privilege. It must be free, compulsory, scientific, practical, competitive, nationalist, people-oriented and must respond to the people’s needs and interests. We Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-17402286939495246692007-12-27T17:45:00.000-08:002007-12-27T01:48:58.025-08:00Declaration of Youth and Students in the Asia-Pacific Region on Education and Employment (Part I)Approved by all 30 participants of the Regional Youth Camp: You Act on Education and Employment held in Dhulikhel, Nepal on December 12-15, 2007We, the young people from the Asia-Pacific region, gathering in solidarity with one another during the four-day (December 12-15) “You Act on Education and Employment Youth Camp” organized by the Asian Students Association (ASA) and host by All Nepal Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-83461529242299037422007-12-25T18:12:00.000-08:002007-12-25T02:16:24.274-08:00Solomon’s Take on “Taiwan Tech Trek” (By Solomon Chang)This summer, I participated in a government-sponsored internship program in Taiwan called “Taiwan Tech Trek.” The aim of the Taiwan Tech Trek (TTT) is to raise Taiwan’s overall competitiveness in various fields by attracting oversea and domestic Taiwanese youths with internship opportunities. Ultimately, through this eight week internship experience, interns would be interested enough to pursue Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com198tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-50990056564387418752007-12-20T14:45:00.000-08:002007-12-19T22:47:21.922-08:00China's Role in Burma CrisisIn response to Burma’s ruthless crackdown on pro-democracy protests, which has generated condemnation from the international community, Taiwan Thinktank held the seminar titled “Peace Forum: China’s Role in Burma Crisis” on October 8th at National Taiwan University Alumni Club. Peace Forum invited the following experts as panel participants: Chih-Cheng Lo (Member of Executive Committee, Taiwan Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-29562142202802304692007-12-19T10:20:00.000-08:002007-12-18T18:24:47.929-08:00China's War in the Cyber ArenaEstonia accused Russian government of waging cyber war by launching massive attacks on internet in the Baltic Republic this past February and May. Urmas Paet, the Estonian Foreign Minister, accused the Kremlin of direct involvement in attempts to paralyse Estonian official websites. Estonian internet experts have traced the internet protocol (IP) addresses that identify individual computers Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-23524554143033688952007-12-18T13:05:00.000-08:002007-12-17T21:15:56.460-08:00Brief Comments on the Third-Term Election of District Councils of Hong KongEstablishment of the District Councils of Hong KongThe District Councils, known as District Boards before 1999, were the local consultative bodies serving the “administrative absorption of politics” goal for the British colonial government of Hong Kong. They were established accompanied with the Sino-British negotiation over Hong Kong issue in 1982. The official functions of the 18 District Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-25705789596604162552007-12-17T10:38:00.000-08:002007-12-16T18:42:32.576-08:00Preparing Careful Response to China’s Legal Battle in International Organizations: China's MOU with the WHO SecretariatAs China’s national power rises, it increases its participation in international organizations and exercises the formulation of international law as well as provides personnel placement to key positions. Formerly, China’s bullying of Taiwan comprised of “hurling abuses.” This has been transformed into a method containing different types of legal wordings that are both corporeal and almost Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-32606039647597152432007-12-14T13:50:00.000-08:002007-12-13T21:52:13.724-08:00Will a new climate change deal work?The United Nations climate talks in Bali remain deadlocked. The talks are aimed at establishing targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions when the Kyoto Protocol targets expire in 2012, and the UN wants developed countries to commit to cuts of 25-40% from 1990 levels by 2020. However, the UN says the US team is blocking progress.European officials at the conference are threatening that they Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-49519534254561543112007-12-07T17:18:00.000-08:002007-12-07T01:22:06.077-08:00Is the US a Crying Wolf on Taiwan Referendum?In November 2003, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan adopted the Referendum Law and rejected the Executive Yuan from initiating a consultative referendum on three major issues: the downsizing of the number of Legislators, the construction of the fourth nuclear power plant, and the World Health Organization membership. Immediately after the passage of this legislation, President Chen Shui-bian decided to Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-28642890663615453012007-12-06T18:00:00.000-08:002007-12-06T02:01:48.082-08:00The impact of the Inter-Korea Summit on the Korean Peninsula Security EnvironmentRight after the conclusion of the new round of the six parties talk that claimed to start the second phase of “disabling and dismantling” the North Korea nuclear weapon program, the Inter-Korea Summit began at early October in Pyongyang. Though this is the first summit seven years after the previous one, the observers in and out of the South Korea all seem to believe it will not achieve Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-58692529498054890002007-12-04T15:48:00.000-08:002007-12-03T23:50:26.535-08:00The Formosa Foundation: Advancing the Democracy of Taiwanhttp://www.formosafoundation.org/index.phpFounded in 2002 by Li-Pei Wu (http://www.formosafoundation.org/aboutus/founder.php) and based in Los Angeles, the Formosa Foundation aims to dedicate itself to the advancement of human rights, democracy, and the right to self-determination of Taiwan.In addition, because the United States and Taiwan share the same values of democracy, the Formosa Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-60135660784424709672007-12-03T16:41:00.000-08:002007-12-03T00:45:04.473-08:00The Second-Track Diplomacy and Taiwan's UN BidTo enter the UN in the name of Taiwan is the expectation of many Taiwanese people. According to the poll issued by the Taiwan Think Tank in September, 68.9% of the public supported the UN participation in the name of Taiwan; therefore, it shows that currently promoting Taiwan’s UN bid is the mainstream viewpoint in Taiwan. However, for Taiwan, it is still a long way to go to achieve the dream Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-41446749815802870852007-11-28T15:29:00.000-08:002007-11-27T23:30:39.270-08:00Taiwan should place greater emphasis on its relationship with AustraliaOver the last few decades, Taiwan has placed most of its emphasis on its diplomatic relations with the US and Japan. It is true that the US has played the most important role in keeping Taiwan away from Communist aggression and providing peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Japan, as the US’s most important ally in Asia, has also played an important role in keeping the region’s Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-47283269664620368762007-11-26T14:27:00.000-08:002007-11-25T22:30:11.811-08:00UN for Taiwan Rally at New York CityOn September 15th, 2007, more than 3000 Taiwanese overseas joined the “UN for Taiwan” rally outside the U.N. headquarters in New York City. The rally was led by Shieh Jhy-wey ( 謝志偉 ), the minister of Taiwan’s Government Information Office. The “spiritual leader” of the whole event was Taiwan’s Sea Goddess Mazu accompanied with other deities, displaying Taiwan’s local traditions. The following Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-34361971223483144702007-11-22T12:50:00.000-08:002007-11-21T20:55:03.476-08:00China's Central Party Leadership is walking on a Tight Rope: Dissecting the 17th CCP Party Congress from economic analytical perspectiveChinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 17th Party Congress concluded on October 21, 2007. In his closing report, party secretary Hu Jintao outlines China’s focus on “scientific outlook of development,” one that “regards economic development as top priority, puts people first, persists in overall considerations and pursues comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development.” Overall, Hu’s speech Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-45898677632436616432007-11-20T16:16:00.000-08:002007-11-20T00:20:04.116-08:00We strongly support "Free Burma," while China doesn'tIn September, rising oil prices in Burma led the Burmese including monks to massively protest against the military government. The protest was similar to the objectives of the democratic faction leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which hoped to end the military dictatorship as soon as possible. This was the biggest challenge posed to the military government in Burma after Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-86415107292658495142007-11-19T14:38:00.000-08:002007-11-18T22:43:56.085-08:00Notes on the Burma IssueI. Reactions from major nations:1) United States: The U.S. refused to issue visas for military officials and frozen Burmese Military Commander Than Shwe and 13 Burmese officials’ financial assets in the U.S. The U.S. has also urged China to exert its influence on Burma.2) China: However, China along with Russia prevented the UN Security Council from imposing sanctions on Burma. China hoped that Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-17777712413565221952007-11-16T14:00:00.000-08:002007-11-15T22:08:23.890-08:00Taiwan Post would stop stamping mail with the UN postmark Taiwan Post would no longer stamp mail with the UN campaign slogan “UN for Taiwan” starting today. In order to support Taiwan’s UN bid, Taiwan Post started to stamp mail with the UN postmark few months ago; however, China returned all letters and parcels bearing the postmark instead.According to Fan Liqing, spokeswoman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office, “This is brazenly using the postal serviceDr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335738164956523354.post-91521606922550442522007-11-14T16:31:00.000-08:002007-11-14T00:35:23.672-08:00Some Thoughts on Cross-strait Relations (1987-2007)Since Taiwan lifted the ban that restricted Taiwanese from visiting China in 1987, cross-strait interactions have accelerated and grown. Throughout the past twenty years, major transformations such as leadership transitions and the SEF-ARATS talks (Strait Exchange Foundation-Association of Relations across the Taiwan Strait talks, which consists of unofficial consultation channel between Taiwan Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04868933152220565692noreply@blogger.com0