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Though leaders of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party condemned that timetable as "too slow," they grudgingly hailed Chiang's move. Said Chu Kao-cheng, a Progressive Party lawmaker in the Legislative Yuan: "I can't deny that basic human rights will be better off than before." Last week 23 prisoners and political dissidents were released. Still, the Progressive Party, which claims to speak for the native Taiwanese, is not about to slow its push for greater Taiwanese participation in government. Chiang, however, is unlikely to accept demands that undercut the near monopoly on political power held by his ruling party...
...national-security legislation that, according to the opposition, will all but duplicate martial law prohibitions -- in short, old wine in a new bottle. In an effort to build a consensus inside as well as outside the KMT, Chiang has permitted extensive discussion of the proposed law in the Legislative Yuan, in which the KMT holds 287 of 321 seats. The hard-line KMT members oppose softening martial law until Peking renounces its intent to bring Taiwan into the fold of the People's Republic -- by force if necessary...
...Progressives share that belief, friction has arisen in the party on how the goal should be achieved. Last month party militants wanted to stage a demonstration outside the Presidential Office Building despite the risk of violent confrontation. At the last minute, the party's moderate wing, led by Legislative Yuan Member Kang Ning-hsiang, had the protest called off. Kang's followers are committed to a nonviolent, parliamentary path to power. While the two factions differ on such matters as how often to hold street protests, last week's demonstration was widely viewed as a sign of unity, at least...
...masters involved in training new chefs take their cue from the admonition of Yuan Mei, the 18th century poet who is considered the Brillat- Savarin of China: "Into no department of life should indifference be allowed to creep -- into none less than cookery." Instructors are trying to instill Yuan's philosophy in students at vocational schools and more advanced professional cooking schools in China. Novices first learn the intricacies of chopping and slicing, practicing on potatoes or turnips, before they graduate to basic cooking techniques and finally master the classic floral garnishes formed of fruits, vegetables, meat and eggs...
...that is hardly guaranteed. When measured against a wider group of currencies, the dollar is stronger than it seems. The greenback has fallen in value by just 6.8% against the Taiwanese yuan and has risen 4.3% against the Korean...