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Person of the Week By urging a referendum on a declaration of independence from China, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian earned a week of sound bites and fury from an agitated Beijing bent on reunification. Fiery threats of p.l.a. military action eased after conciliatory gestures from Chen, and the parties got back to the business of forging stronger economic ties...
TAIWAN No War This Week Taiwan scrapped military exercises scheduled for Aug. 15 to help defuse tensions with China. A Taiwanese Defense Ministry official said the naval exercises had been called off to avoid misunderstandings. China was angered by President Chen Shui-bian's suggestion that, in reality, Taiwan and China were already separate countries. An unnamed "senior military source" warned in the China Daily, a state-run newspaper, that Chen might risk invasion if he pressed ahead with a referendum on Taiwan's independence. China regards the island as a rebel province...
...last chapter, Cohen outlines the impact of Asian culture on American society. Asian influences are apparent in the proliferation of Chinese restaurants, the popularity of Asian-themed movies and television shows (fromPokemon to Iron Chef), the growing appeal of karate, Taoist sex practices, Buddhism, feng shui, karaoke, the influence of traditional Japanese art on American artists and so on. Furthermore, Cohen claims, Asian-Americans are the “fastest-growing population group, generally the most affluent, and the best educated,” attending the top colleges and becoming an “important force in mainstream American politics...
...student-designed lounge provides a startling contrast with the labs that surround it. The butterscotch walls and open seating area give the room a clean, modern feel; any feng shui expert would marvel at the telescope lens-like smooth geometry of the furniture. Swirly silver light fixtures hang from the ceilings, above a black tiled floor with a green, pink and yellow confetti pattern. On the right is a kitchen, replete with refrigerator, sink, microwave, wood cabinets, a Poland Spring water cooler and a bar-style seating area with funky wood and red fabric stools. In the main lounge area...
...What caused the crackdown was Next's report of the existence of two hidden slush funds, totalling $100 million, set up by former President Lee Teng-hui and continued by his successor Chen Shui-ban. Next alleged politicians used the money to buy better international relations, employing long-denied "dollar diplomacy" to ensure other nations resisted mainland efforts to isolate Taiwan. Damning documents leaked to the magazine also disclosed that the country's National Security Bureau (NSB) extensively shared intelligence with the U.S. and Japan-a fact that neither wanted broadcast to prickly Beijing...