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...heavy, and there wasn't much cover. But despite the gloomy weather, Douglas Paal, head of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the U.S.'s de facto embassy on the island, was in a bright mood. For nearly an hour, Paal had sat and listened to Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian deliver his inauguration address to scores of foreign dignitaries and tens of thousands of his supporters in the square in front of the presidential office in Taipei. During his re-election campaign, Chen had repeatedly stressed Taiwan's separateness from China. While that stance helped him win votes...
...Happy-and relieved. For the first time in a long time, Chen had toed the line from Washington, heeding its warnings that if he did not back away from his campaign positions, he might be leading Taiwan to disaster. First elected in 2000 on a platform of self-determination for Taiwan, the 53-year-old Chen is a pugnacious former lawyer who doesn't hesitate to play the independence card to boost his political career. But as he stepped up to the podium last Thursday, say U.S. officials, the message from Beijing was that Chen was dangerously close...
...economic ties, and Beijing has supported Washington's war on terror and its efforts to contain North Korea. The U.S.'s deep involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan also means it is unwilling-and perhaps unable-to deal with any additional trouble over Taiwan. Hence, what Washington wants is for Chen to not rile China. "It is in nobody's interest to force the [Taiwan] question," says a U.S. source. "Taiwan has considerable pride [in its democracy], but they need to be aware that what they say and do has consequences for their security, and for ours." With Chen throttling back...
...ailing dinosaur whose time is over. The real issue for the majority of voters in Taiwan, regardless of political belief, is not who governs but whether the election process and the vote held on March 20 were legal, objective and fair. If many of us who oppose President Chen Shui-ban could believe that his election was honest, we would accept our defeat, determined to come back again in another four years. But we think the election was tainted with fraud, misconduct and irregularities, not to mention the failed assassination attempt on the President. Many Taiwanese are angry and vexed...
...cellist Sam Davol, plus occasional accordionist Daniel Handler, a.k.a. author Lemony Snicket) will tour briefly in support of I, but Merritt is increasingly focused on composing for film and theater. He wrote songs for last fall's Katie Holmes movie, Pieces of April, and has collaborated with director Chen Shi-Zheng on two avant-garde Chinese folk operas, which were staged at Lincoln Center and Los Angeles' new Disney hall. "I'm enjoying working in theater, and I would happily never sing again," says Merritt. "But I am a bit torn. All the theater work is noncommercial, which means that...