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...gets Taiwan. The island is a more complex place for Beijing to decipher than Hong Kong and Macau, former British and Portuguese colonies whose governments could make no moral argument against the return of the two territories to Chinese sovereignty. Taiwan is different. Since 1987, when the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) lifted martial law, the island has gradually become a thriving, if somewhat rambunctious, democracy. Its 23 million people determine its future, not Beijing or London or Lisbon. A sizeable portion of the population - some estimates put it at as high as a third - opposes Ma's overtures to China...
...even for long - he has taken a hit at home over the hurting economy and, more recently, over his government's less-than-stellar Morakot relief efforts. While Beijing has a big stake in Ma's political survival, it should start looking beyond the current President and the KMT and build bridges certainly to moderate DPP politicians. After all, the party could come back to power. As for those in Taiwan who still believe they can live apart from China - well, they need to get real. In today's world, no place can flourish without having a meaningful relationship with...
...dead and missing and over 7000 homeless. A new premier and Cabinet were named on Thursday as a result. Chen's verdict now tips the scales back toward the ruling party again. "It will rescue Ma Ying-jeou," says political commentator Antonio Chiang. "It's very good for the KMT, and of course, good for Taiwan's democracy...
Prosecutors said they detained him last year because they feared he would collude with other suspects. Chen has maintained that he is a victim of "political persecution" by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT), which favors closer ties with China. During his detention, Chen has gone on prolonged hunger strikes and wrote a memoir to draw sympathy for his case. His defense team asserts that rules regarding political expense funds and donations have always been vague, and that Chen is innocent...
...kickbacks on a state-sanctioned land deal, embezzling over $3 million from a state fund and laundering millions to overseas accounts. Chen has already admitted his wife wired $20 million in leftover campaign funds overseas, but he insists his case is one of political persecution by the new Kuomintang (KMT) administration, which has been forging closer ties with China since coming into power last...