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...accusations of vote-buying by his campaign. Huang denied the allegations and demanded a recount; on Sunday a Kaohsiung court approved the request, meaning it could be months before the final outcome is known. Meanwhile, the political tension will likely continue. "The margin was very narrow," says Andrew Yang, secretary general of the Taipei-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies. "The recount has created uncertainty and the opportunity for political confrontation...
...It’s worrisome that he really thinks that way,” says Nancy A. Chow ’08. ”We all clapped at the end, but I felt like we shouldn’t.” However, Youyang Yang ’09 said she was not offended: “I thought he was a very interesting person....His personality dictates that he needs to cause drama wherever he goes.” In a post-lecture phone interview with FM, Watson addressed his ideas about cultural diversity. Although Watson says that...
...mayor over the issue in regular press conferences. While Ma has denied any wrongdoing in either case, the resulting media coverage has been intense. "The unraveling of the mismanaging of special funds in Mayor Ma's office has effectively balanced the pressure with Chen's alleged corruption," says Andrew Yang, secretary general of the Taipei-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies. "That's a very clever tactical shift by the DPP." For now, Chen's foes may have to keep their champagne...
...TONY YANG...
...dollars. Or, more precisely, half a million, the amount he spent on a recent Saturday afternoon as he strolled around Beijing's funky 798 district, a series of crumbling redbrick factories that house the Chinese capital's largest concentration of art galleries. Appearing at an opening for the painter Yang Shaobin, the 44-year-old millionaire businessman stands out from the crowd of black-clad, ponytailed dealers, critics and artists, more John Travolta than Jasper Johns. His black hair is permed into loose curls that flounce slightly as he walks, his torso covered by a tight, long-sleeved silk shirt...