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...report on Taiwan entirely missed the point when it talked of President Chen's "provocative" stance toward China. The most provocative elements in the debate over Taiwan's relationship with China are the Chinese missiles pointed at Taiwan. Samuel Wu Taipei...
...interests above the Taiwan people's interests. President Chen's dismantling of the National Unification Council [a body created to explore eventual reunification with the mainland] should have been regarded as simply the public expression of mainstream Taiwanese opinion, not as a provocative, troublemaking gesture toward China. Justin Kao Taipei...
There are moments these days when a person like Chloe Lee, a 32-year-old boutique owner in downtown Taipei, can seem like a forgotten soul amid the bitterness that now defines politics in Taiwan. In the 1990s, she worked for the then opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), when it stood for reform and change, she says, not just for Taiwan's autonomy from China. But nowadays, she says, the ruling DPP?and, for that matter, its leader Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian?seems like a one-trick pony, and a tired pony at that. "We spend too much time...
...words "hotel function room" conjure up for you a windowless, rectangular space with demountable walls, low ceilings and shocking carpets, then take a look at what's on offer at the Grand Hyatt Taipei, tel: (886-2) 2720 1234. The 856-room property recently unveiled what it terms a "multi-event venue," in steel, stone and glass, flexible enough to accommodate everything from intimate dinner parties up to product launches or big corporate talkfests. The gleaming open kitchens are among many original touches, and the venue's artwork?everything from Yuan Dynasty calligraphy to a huge sculpture by Korean artist...
...Yingjeo, mayor of Taipei City and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT), addressed a crowd of more than 300 in an open forum yesterday afternoon, sharing his vision for peace and prosperity across the Taiwan strait. He is on a national tour to improve US-Taiwan relations and promote business opportunities in Taipei. Ma spoke to a packed Emerson Hall room about the political tensions and economic ties between Taiwan and China and stressed that maintaining the status quo should be the top priority. A popular figure in Taiwan and abroad—and regarded by many as the most likely...