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Princeton’s program began its eight-week intensive program in 1993 with close to 100 students. Last year, 140 students participated, according to Chih-p’ing Chou, professor and director of the Chinese Language Program at Princeton and director of Princeton in Beijing...
...Liberation Army makes a compelling case for such an expense. Chen is asking the legislature to take early action on $18 billion in military spending, but he may face tough opposition. "The military is lobbying for the budget, and this was a way to remind people [why]," says Lo Chih-cheng, director of the Institute for National Policy Research in Taipei. Even if the arms deal isn't authorized, Taiwan may still enjoy the benefits of American military hardware: the U.S. said last week that it was thinking of stationing a second aircraft carrier in the Pacific?making it easier...
...Taekwondo fighters can no longer afford to be complacent. China's Wei Luo, who swept to a convincing gold in the 2003 world championships, looks likely to beat South Korean Hwang Kyung Sun in the 67-kg women's event, while Taiwan's Chu Mu Yen and Chen Chih Hsin are both strong gold-medal contenders. "In the case of Europeans and some Asian athletes, there is no skill difference compared with us," South Korean Taekwondo coach Kim Sae Hyeock told the JoongAng Daily. "It's just a matter of who trains better and more...
...corruption or who amassed "black-gold" fortunes through Mafia connections. Most important, it promoted a younger generation of stalwarts, especially three comers known by their collective nickname Ma-Li-Chiang, or "strong horsepower": Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou, Taoyuan county magistrate Chu Li-lun and Taichung mayor Jason Hu Chih-chiang. All are under 55, fluent in English and untouched by corruption scandals (unlike Lien, a multimillionaire whose family wealth critics have linked to his father's use of KMT connections...
...driving is all on motorbikes. A more traditional mainland film, Dai Sajie's Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, brings literature to the rural masses but not much pop to the party. Outside the competition, Taiwan pursued its two-cinemas-one-country course. On the art side: Yee Chih-yen's Blue Gate Crossing, a teen courtship fable with a lovely, troubled mood. On the pop side: Chen Kuo-fu's Double Vision, an enjoyable, disposable serial-killer thriller with stars from the U.S. (David Morse) and Hong Kong (Tony Leung). It's been made before, too many times...