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...which is carefully stored (read: crammed) in tiny crevices around the apartment. My special "filing" system means that while I may be absolutely certain I do in fact own, say, a particular book, it?s often totally impossible for me to actually locate said item. Not very feng shui...
...Last month's murders in Nanhai are especially worrying for the community because the perpetrators may have been Taiwanese taking advantage of the relative lawlessness on the mainland. Chinese authorities say their prime suspects are Tu Ching-shui, 54, a convicted criminal from southern Taiwan, and his two sons. Reports in the local press say a dying Yeh, lying on the floor of his factory, used his own blood to scribble the Chinese characters for Ching-shui, only partially completing the surname Tu. Police say Tu had recently threatened the pair at gunpoint in a failed attempt to extort...
Drastic measures had to be taken?and fast. On July 8, President Chen Shui-bian summoned 34 of Taiwan's brightest minds to the presidential palace, put them in a conference room, and told them not to come out until they had a plan for fixing the shuddering economy. The best and brightest dutifully took their places around the mahogany table and Premier Chang Chun-hsiung opened the floor to ideas. One came from banker-tycoon Jeffrey Koo, who said the meeting was a big waste of time because there were too many politicians present. Morris Chang, celebrity chairman...
...Only in America? HE COMES IN PEACE Even before an interloper from the shores of Fistiana upset the delicate balance of power, it had been a bad week for Sino-U.S. relations, with Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian planning a visit?er, transit?through the States, and China charging an American citizen with espionage. Then the entrance of a new superpower suddenly made that old bipolar paradigm seem as irrelevant as a WBO title belt...
...Sikorsky lifts off from Nantou air-force base, he considers the evolution he must make from brilliant lawyer and astute politician to wise leader, perhaps, and even great man. It is a question raised by the very aspirations of his people and the potential of his state: Is Chen Shui-bian good enough, smart enough, man enough, to take Taiwan where it deserves to go? The helicopter takes flight, pushing the President back into his silver seat. He looks even smaller than his 5 ft. 4 in. You can't help thinking of the mission ahead of him--to lead...