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Three 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

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During 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 implicitly

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Representatives 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

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Intergovernmental 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 degrees

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What 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

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Upon 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, Luxemburg

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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

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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

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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

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In 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

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Estonia 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

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Establishment 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

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As 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

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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

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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

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Right 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

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http://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

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To 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

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Over 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

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On 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

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Chinese 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

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In 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

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I. 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

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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 service

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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

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Global economic liberalization and increased convenience result in the convergence of commodity price, which reduces a country’s comparative advantage. This can also apply to high-skilled, strategic sectors—the convergence of skills among countries inevitably reduces wage differential and thus increases strategic sectors’ mobility. In other words, globalization is likely to accelerate the “

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In the early 21st century, China shows great economy blooming, which amazes the world. At the same time, Taiwan’s democractic development also wins a burst of applause from developed country. Nevertheless, although China’s economic growth has caught Western countries’ great attentions, most of the people in China have not yet seen any light at the end of the dark tunnel in its long march to

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This is my friend, ERIC. He told me the story of the tattoo.When he was little in Burma, grandpa told him that he is a Taiwanese and he should go to Taiwan to strive for a better life. However, the people in Taiwan saw him as a Burmese or even just someone from somewhere else out of Taiwan. As for the people back to his home town, they still called him “Chinese.”What's his identity? Who is he?

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Founded in 1982 in Los Angeles, The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) is a world-wide non-profit organization headquartered in Washington.Aiming at establishing a democratic and secure Taiwan that is accepted as an equal in the international community, the goal of the FAPA are as follows(according to its info pamphlet):1. to promote international support for the right of the people

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On the evening of Nov. 3rd, “UN for Taiwan” supporters holding fluorescent sticks on Ketagalan Boulevard welcomed the torch relay promoting Taiwan’s UN bid back to Taipei after an 11-day tour across 25 cities and counties around Taiwan.President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu received the torches on Xinyi Road from athletes who completed the 1200km relay, while DPP presidential

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The people of Burma were forced to move out from their home land, so as to find better lives and to get jobs supporting their love ones back home. 4 millions of illegal Burmese immigrant workers are in Thailand now; several millions of Burmese had also fled to Asia, Europe and North America for economic and political reasons over the past two decades.International and regional communities have

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It has been almost 20 years after the “September Revolution” or “Saffron Revolution” took place in Burma. Once again, this year the people of Burma and Buddhist monks joined together to resist the suppression from military regime under the economic disaster. Joining by political and religious leaders, the Burmese fulfilled the civic responsibility to resist the brutalization. What is more,

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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian addressed that Taiwan’s pushing for the referendum on its bid to join the UN under the name “Taiwan” will allow both the USA and China to re-evaluate the "One China" policy.President Chen and Vice President Lu joining U.N. bid torch relay on Oct. 24thThe cover of “Deconstructuring One China”Last month, a book titled “Deconstructuring ‘One China’: Theoretical,

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Despite Kinmen County's refusal to collaborate, Taiwan’s Cabinet-level Sports Affairs Council (SAC) is poised to kick off a nationwide U.N. bid torch relay. This round-the-nation torch relay is scheduled to begin from Ketagalan Boulevard in front of Taiwan’s Presidential Office on Oct. 24th and expected to take 11 days to complete. It will pass through 25 cities and counties, including the

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Taiwan’s referendum on UN bid is a “dual race” involving a competition between domestic as well as international politics; these two factors are influenced by each other, like a “two-level game” addressed by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam. According to the survey conducted by the Taiwan Thinktank, the Taiwanese public put much weight on the “Join UN Referendum.” For example, the survey shows

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The breakout in Burma has become the most critical revolutionary wave in Burmese history. Not only monks but also young students and activists have taken to the streets to protest the current military government. Moreover, the images of the assassinated Japanese journalist were broadcasted in media all over the world, which has incited the international community to unanimously condemn Burma.At

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《Petition》Taiwan is a democratic nation that respects human rights, freedom, and peace. Taiwan meets all the requirements of UN membership. It makes little sense that Taiwan is ignored when considering the fact that Taiwan serves as a model for freedom and democracy in the Asia-Pacific.Taiwan stands ready to take its rightful place among the member states of the United Nations. Including Taiwan

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The UN Charter mandates membership for all states in the world, and thus UN organizations and officials should not be intimidated by the totalitarian PRC government and must stop kowtowing to the PRC’s claim over Taiwan. Indisputably, a democratic Taiwan is not a part of a totalitarian China.Many video clips promoting “UN for Taiwan” or showing support for Taiwan’s UN bid could be found at

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On Sep. 15th, many Taiwanese—coming from all corners of Taiwan—gathered in Kaohsiung to join the “UN for Taiwan Rally.” Passionate crowd supporting Taiwan to enter the UN Young people’s action drama—using their creative ideas saying “UN, open the door!” The rally also calling for international support—“UN for Taiwan; Peace forever!”

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Burma's junta already faces an EU travel ban and a freeze on assets. Nevertheless, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for more sanctions, as the killings of monks as well as commoners and human rights abuses are still taking place in Burma.EU foreign ministers are together at their monthly meeting in Luxembourg to discuss tougher sanctions—such as to ban imports of timber, metals and

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Displaying Taiwan’s military might,with “UN for Taiwan” logo in the backMilitary parade, President Chen sitting in the front (first on the right)Taiwan’s presidential hall decorated for the Double 10th Day;characters on the tower meaning “UN for Taiwan” Beautiful National Day fireworksFirework pattern: “UN for Taiwan”(Photos by Central News Agency and Ettoday)

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A Happy Double Tenth and greetings to you all!On this very special occasion of our Double Tenth National Day, we are gathered under one roof to celebrate our past accomplishments, reflect on our past shortcomings, and meditate in earnest on the course of Taiwan's future development.You will note that the reviewing stand erected in front of the Presidential Office is different from past years in

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During September 4 to 9, 2007, the Unite States, Japan, Australia, India and Singapore conducted a massive joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean, which mobilized 27 warships, including 2 aircraft carriers from the U.S. and one from India. This is the latest multi-lateral defense cooperation conducted by the U.S. and its Asia-Pacific alliances after last joint drill co-launched with Japan and

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Faced with China's diplomatic dominance in Africa, Taiwan cannot rely on winning allies through financial assistance, analysts said yesterday, adding that the nation should seek other forms of strategic partnership.The first Taiwan-Africa Summit, held in Taipei last month, attended by the nation's five African diplomatic allies, concluded with the signing of a declaration supporting Taiwan's

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Myanmar has been misruled by incompetent leaders who have been indirectly enabled by China. According to many Burmese in exile, China is a “monster” who actually harms Asia’s democratic development.The Myanmar issue can tell us a lot about what kind of global power China wants to be. The international community has been urging China to pressure Myanmar. However, in China, the media almost

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Call for international pressure on MyanmarMalaysia has been hosting a large number of migrant workers from Myanmar. Last Friday, about 2,000 Myanmar people gathered outside the embassy of Myanmar in Malaysia for a protest against the violent crackdown on peaceful anti-government protests in their homeland.The protesters were from Aung San Suu Kyi's party, namely the National League for Democracy

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China, disregarding objections from international societies, aggressively opposed to any international sanctions against Sudan and continues its financial support as well as supplies to the Sudanese government; this costs even more causalities.Last week in U n WHO blog, we addressed the role China plays in Burma and examined why China is reluctant to lean harder on Burma’s military regime. China

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How influential China can be in the U.N.? Two cases might give us the answer and some insights.This year, once again, Taiwan's U.N. bid was not included in General Assembly agenda, and Taiwan suffered another setback in its quest for representation in the world body. When the U.N. General Committee met to set the agenda for the General Assembly's 62nd session, discussions were made on whether or

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According to a poll conducted by the China Credit Information Bureau from June 9 to June 11, 2007, 85.3% of the Taiwanese public (88.7% pan-blue; 94.3% pan-green) believes that China prevents Taiwan from participating in international organizations and lowers Taiwan's international status, which adversely affects the development of cross-strait relations.Furthermore, 62.4% of the Taiwanese public

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The relation between Taiwan and the US has become a bit shaky, after President Chen wrote to the UN a letter in which expressing Taiwan’s will to enter the world body under the name of “Taiwan” and after the DPP proposed a referendum on Taiwan’s UN bid. Nevertheless, a new opinion poll commissioned by Taiwan’s Government Information Office and conducted by Zogby International shows that most

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Once again, the United Nations rejected Taiwan’s quest for membership of the world body this year, although Taiwan initiated a high-profile campaign this time.This is the 15th consecutive year that Taiwan’s application for membership of the UN has been rejected. However, as what Taiwan’s diplomats said, Taiwan will not give up, since it took China 22 years to enter the world body in the past.Ban

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“Taiwan Outlook,” produced by Taiwan Macroview TV and hosted by Dr. Chih-Cheng Lo, focuses on current and emerging issues regarding Taiwan’s domestic and international politics. The show invites notable expert scholars, journalists and government officials from various countries to provide timely interpretations, high-quality analyses, as well as interesting discussions on current foreign

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This video shows Taiwan’s UN Bid finds strong support overseas, including friends from different ethnic groups or countries. It also offers some nice photos and important info about Taiwan. It is noteworthy that Taiwan was ceded to no one under the San Francisco Peace Treaty—Certainly, Taiwan’s people deserve the right of self-determination and their voice needs to be heard in the international

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Flanked by DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh and Vice President Annette Lu, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian led a mass march in Kaohsiung last Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese marched in the southern industrial port of Kaohsiung City Saturday (9/15) evening to express their support for the DPP proposed referendum advocating the use of the name of "Taiwan" to apply for UN

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Taiwan possesses all the qualifications to become a UN member—it is not only a free, open and independent democracy, but also a good neighbor and friend to countries in need around the world.Some US Congress members expressed their support for Taiwan's bid to gain membership in the UN ahead of a rally promoting the bid in New York.In a letter to the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA),

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Not a lot of metal bands appear at both nightclubs and the National Press Club in Washington, but ChthoniC—a Taiwanese band called “the Black Sabbath of Asia”— will soon be doing just that here. On Sept. 13, Chthonic will hold a downtown news conference to discuss its "UNlimited Taiwan" campaign.According to lead singer and songwriter Freddy Lim, the September events are particularly important,

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Regional development in Asia is characterized by the struggles between the principles of “Asia-Pacificism” and “Asianism.” To maximize benefits, countries in the Asia Pacific region must engage in both multilateral cooperation and bilateral FTA agreements, aiming to find a balance between these two principles.It was not the first time when Mahathir openly advocated alternative institutions. In

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Under the theme of “Strengthening Our Community, Building a Sustainable Future,” the 2007 APEC Leaders’ Summit was held in Sydney on September 8-9, 2007. The main issues of this year’s meeting arranged by Australia were climate change, WTO Doha Round negotiation, regional economic integration, human security, and APEC reform.In addition to the usual APEC Ministerial Joint Statement and Leaders’

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As part of Taiwan’s campaign for UN membership, the procession of the sea goddess Matsu—one of the most important religious events in Taiwan—began an unprecedented journey to New York on Wednesday to participate in an international cultural gala later this week.The Matsu statue belongs to the Fengtien Temple in Hsinkang township of Taiwan’s Chiayi County. The goddess was placed on a United

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Regional development in Asia is characterized by the struggles between the principles of “Asia-Pacificism” and “Asianism.” To maximize benefits, countries in the Asia Pacific region must engage in both multilateral cooperation and bilateral FTA agreements, aiming to find a balance between these two principles. The rise of sectoral division of labor and multinational trade in the Asia-Pacific

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After Washington kept expressing its opposition to Taiwan’s UN bid referendum, US President George W. Bush addressed that Taiwan should be regarded as leading US defense partner and an example of democratic development that China could follow and as a leading US defense partner.At a business summit of the APEC meeting last Thursday, President Bush further added that the US’ relationship with

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US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte has criticized moves toward holding a referendum on applying for UN membership under the name “Taiwan.” This is an important warning regarding the relations between Taiwan and the US, and we should pay close attention to what follows.Negroponte’s statements bring to mind former secretary of state Colin Powell's interview with Hong Kong’s Phoenix

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【Taiwan’s UN Bid and Foreign Relations】Public Polls Commissioned by: Taiwan ThinktankConducted by: Era Communication CO, LTDArea of Survey: entire nationSubjects: adults over 20 years oldDate of Survey: 8/30/2007(18:30-22:00); 9/1/2007(13:30-17:30); 9/2/2007(13:30-17:30)Sampling Method: Computer-assisted telephone interviewingEffective Samples: 1,068 personsSampling Error: ±3 percentage point, at

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte has expressed that the U.S. is opposed to a Taiwan referendum on UN membership, declaring such move as a step towards Taiwan independence. Negroponte noted that President Chen had promised to the U.S. that he would not alter Taiwan’s status quo, including changing Taiwan’s official name. However, President Chen and James Huang, Minister of Foreign

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“The US is a democratic country where referendums are held when elections are around the corner. Even if Taiwan is not a country, Taiwan still has the right to hold a referendum without consent from other countries. Unless the US sees Taiwan as its colony, how can the US say no to Taiwan’s UN referendum bid?”Members of a civic group promoting Taiwan’s UN bid joined some Democratic Progressive

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Last month, deputy US secretary of state John Negroponte had an interview with Phoenix Television in Hong Kong. Although Negroponte did emphasize the friendship between Taiwan and the US, still, he expressed the US opposition to the proposed referendum plan regarding Taiwan’s bid on joining the UN under the name “Taiwan.”Obviously, Negroponte fails to understand that Taiwan’s UN referendum

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Taiwan’s plan to hold a referundum on joining the UN under the name “Taiwan” has made the relations between Taiwan and the US go through a shaky period. Throughout this process, one can observe that the US’ scale has gradually tilted more toward China. However, this change in American foreign policy has not only harmed the US relationship with its most loyal friend in Asia but also damaged the

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Personally wearing a T-shirt with the new UN bid logo, Shieh Jhy-wey, Minister of the Government Information Office (GIO) of Taiwan’s Executive Yuan, held a press conference to launch the Taiwan UN bid campaign. Soon after, through telephone calls and e-mails, a large number of Taiwanese people from the public enquired about how to purchase the T-shirts. However, the GIO had created a limited

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John Negroponte, the US Deputy Secretary of State, made the US stance on Taiwan’s UN referendum known on Monday, branding the referendum proposal a “mistake.” He warned that the referendum would be viewed by the US government as an attempt to change “status quo” across the Taiwan Strait.However, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian stressed that the aim of this referendum proposal would be to protect

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The followings are my suggestions for Taiwan’s strategies towards China’s human right issues: I. PrinciplesTaiwan’s strategies should avoid going against the non-interference principle addressed in international law. Thus, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) seem to be the better initiators for advancing human right movements in China. The government sector, instead, can

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It will be necessary for China to legitimate its rule by securing human right, and the Chinese government should not abuse human right in the name of economic development or national security.China’s developmental strategy has shifted from the “peaceful change” vs. “anti-peaceful change” in the early 1990s, to the “Washington Consensus” vs. “Beijing Consensus” in the 21st century. It implies

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According to BBC news, the World Health Organization annual report stresses that infectious diseases are spreading faster than ever and new diseases are emerging at the “historically unprecedented” rate. With about 2.1 billion airline passengers flying each year, there is a high risk of major epidemic such as AIDS, SARS or Ebola fever.The WHO urges increased efforts to combat disease outbreaks,

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“Taiwan is already a sovereign independent country. Our sovereignty does not fall under the jurisdiction of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). There is one country on each side of the Taiwan Strait. This is the status quo and this is the reality.”Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian made the remarks above when he was asked in an interview with the BBC if Taiwan would declare independence. Namely

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Compared to many countries in the world, Taiwan has an impressive economy. The country’s economy grew 4.6% in 2006, and it also has the world’s third-highest foreign currency reserves. In addition, less than 1% of Taiwan’s 23 million people live below the poverty line, and unemployment is about 3.9%.However, the question mark is Taiwan’s growing dependence on China. Regardless of arguing if it

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Prior to his departure from Taipei for a three-nation visit to Central America, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian reaffirmed his resolve to safeguard Taiwanese’s right to hold a referendum on the nation’s bid to join the UN.This visit includes brief stopovers in Alaska; during a 50-minute transit in Alaska yesterday, Chen did not step out of the plane.According to media reports, Washington has

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Taiwan’s first-ever national security report was issued by the President Office on May 20, 2006. This report covers a wide range of issues; it not only discusses the threats to Taiwan’s security, but also develops strategies to counter these threats. Moreover, the analyses proposed in the report indeed focus on the common good of the people in Taiwan. This report can be viewed as a good start

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This year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will be held in Sydney on September 8 and 9. David Spencer, Australia’s Ambassador to APEC, presented Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian the written invitation from Australian Prime Minister John Howard that addressed Chen as “President Chen Shui-bian.” For the coming summit, Chen has appointed Acer Group Founder Stan Shih as his

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According to Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs James Huang, Taiwan’s strategy this year for entering the United Nations does not aim to challenge U.N. resolution 2758 based on “one-China” policy. “Taiwan is not interested in fighting with Beijing on the representation of China. We have no intention of using ‘Republic of China’ to return the UN,” Huang stressed. He argued that the main goal of

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Currently, the U.S. does not think that Taiwan’s international relations represent the most pressing issue in terms of regional or global security threats. It is quite obvious that the U.S.’s cross-strait policy aims at preventing a crisis from taking place in the Taiwan Strait—especially China’s using force to threaten Taiwan. However, in the short run, the U.S. must deal with cross-strait

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In the de jure sense, the “one China” framework of the Constitution prevents Taiwan from being a sovereign state and even makes Taiwan a part of China. According to Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, a "one China" framework exists in the Constitution is his version of President Chen Shui-bian’s “four noes, one without” pledge. It was regrettable but unsurprising

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Johannesburg, South Africa: About the exclusion of Taiwan from the UN, is it a political apartheid? How does it affect Taiwan’s people on a day-to-day basis?Dr. Chih-cheng Lo: This is not just a political apartheid but also a health and environmental one. In Asia and all over the world, many countries are very concerned about the outbreak of the Avian flu in Asia, and the WHO is working hard on

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By any definition, Taiwan is a sovereign country, yet it continues to be excluded from international organizations such as the United Nations. The democratic island nation's strained relations with its communist neighbor, the People's Republic of China, has turned the Taiwan Strait into a "flash-point" as potentially dangerous as the Middle East or the Korean Peninsula. Looking to protect peace

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The U.S. has been opposed to Taiwan’s referendum on using the name of “Taiwan” to join the UN. So far the U.S. has not expressed any concern for Taiwan’s current bilateral or multi-lateral international relations; much less, they have not given Taiwan any specific, clear, definite or strong support. In 1971, in an arrogant and lightly neglectful thinking—while China did not press on—the U.S.

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It is speculated that Beijing may object to the presence of former vice premier Tsai Ying-wen as Taiwan's special envoy to the APEC leaders’ summit in Sydney next month.Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian said, “China’s oppression has been constant. If [Beijing's opposition to Tsai's participation at the APEC summit] is true, it would demonstrate that China’s suppression of Taiwan has nothing to do

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Q1: China has recently pirated our diplomatic tie with Costa Rica using dollar diplomacy. Are you angry about the Chinese Communists’ deliberate suppressions over Taiwan’s international surviving space?3.7% (1) Not so angry16.2% (2) Not angry35.0% (3) Angry27.4% (4) Very angry17.7% (5) I don’t know/No CommentQ2: Regarding the Chinese Communists’ pillages of Taiwan’

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After the return of a letter he sent to China's UN representative Wang Guangya, Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian made a remark yesterday re-addressing that he will persist with the bid for joining the UN.Last week, Chen sent letters to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Beijing's UN representative Wang Guangya, in which he asked them to reconsider Taiwan's application for joining the world

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A public survey conducted in April this year showed that more than 70% of the Taiwanese supported to use the name of “Taiwan” to join the UN, so the Taiwan government’s policy has soundly reflected the popular opinion. Even though China keeps putting pressure on the UN’s secretary-general, Taiwan’s desire to join the UN has certainly become a by-partisan consensus. China cannot forever ignore

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First of all, we must condemn the UN’s Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for rejecting President Chen’s request for Taiwan to join the UN. Unfortunately, Ban’s decision not only violates the basic rights of the 23 million Taiwanese, but also transforms himself into China’s inauspicious accomplice.According to the UN Charter as well as the procedural rules of the General Assembly and the Security

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Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian and Foreign Minister James Huang are pushing the envelope by sending separate protest letters not only to the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, but also to Wang Guangya, the PRC ambassador to the UN. The main purpose was to again request UN membership under the name of “Taiwan.” Chen made the first application on July 18, but the UN Office of Legal Affairs

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President George W. Bush once said, “You can’t put democracy and freedom back into a box.” However, in light of Bush administration’s recent opposition to Taiwan’s referendum vote and membership bid for the United Nations, not only does it seems like the United States is ready to stuff Taiwan’s democracy back into the box, but also help China stuff Taiwan back into the box of “One China Policy.”

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While China’s incessant suppression of Taiwan’s international space only makes the Taiwanese public more resentful toward Beijing, 51% of the Taiwanese respondents are in strong support of using the name “Taiwan” to apply for a UN membership.The topics of this survey focus on the public’s view of our current foreign diplomacy, cross-strait relations, as well as issues on joining the United

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This referendum proposal is a “balancing measure” for defending Taiwan against the One China policy and China’s using international law.On 12th July, the DPP-led cabinet's Appeals Review Committee (ARC) decided that a petition initiated by the DPP for a national citizen referendum on whether to join the United Nations under the name of "Taiwan" instead of the nation's official title was a "valid

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The Taiwan Thinktank (http://www.taiwanthinktank.org/) held a forum titled “Referendum on UN Bid and Cross-Strait Relations” on the morning of July 25th. Experts and scholars included Dr. Hsu Yung-Ming (Assistant Research Fellow, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences) and Dr. Tung Chen-yuan (Deputy Chairman, The Mainland Affairs Council) were invited to conduct the discussion and

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Last week, Taiwan’s Presidential Office has submitted UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a formal application to become a member of the UN under the name Taiwan, arguing that as the world's 18th largest economy and 7th largest investor, Taiwan should not be excluded from the body. The application was signed by Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, who recently announced referendum plans that would

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 was adopted on October 25, 1971, to replace the Republic of China (Taiwan) with the Communist People's Republic of China (PRC) as the only representative of China in the United Nations.The content of the resolution is as follows:2758 (XXVI). Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United NationsThe General Assembly,

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