taiwan

What does Chen Shui-bian’s Arrest Mean for China?

justrecently — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0600

Hsieh Chang-ting (Frank Hsieh, 谢长廷), former Taiwanese premier and DPP presidential nominee who lost against Ma Ying-jeou in March this year, said in an interview that if former president Chen Shui-bian did wrong, he should pay the price and be tried. However, noone should leap to conclusions. The judicial system only enjoyed the trust of [...]

Taiwanese Accuse Korea Asiana Airlines Of Discrimination

chinasmack — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:02:00 -0600

From NetEase, Tiexue, and Sohu:

Airplane delays departure to let “Korean passengers go first”

28 October, an airplane for Korea’s Asiana Airlines was delayed due to a mechanical problem while in Taiwan. After Taiwanese passengers suffered many hours of waiting, the plane finished repairs and was preparing to depart. But Asiana Airlines then notified Taiwanese passengers to [...]

Juchen Inmate 2630

justrecently — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:31:00 -0600

Taiwan is a divided society. That’s its core problem when dealing with China. Neither did president Chen Shui-bian find common ground for his more independent-minded approach, nor will president Ma Ying-jeou with his conciliatory approach towards Beijing.
If former chancellor Helmut Kohl had been arrested in 1999 because of the financial scandal of his party and his [...]

Chen’s prison life would be routine

theforeignexpert — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:24:00 -0600

Shenzhen Daily gives an idea of what Chen Shui-bian can expect in prison:

FORMER Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian was formally arrested yesterday accused of money laundering. He is being held in prison awaiting trial.

According to the relevant law governing prison terms in Taiwan, life in jail for Chen is the same as other inmates.

If he is convicted, he would be escorted to the prison in a police car guarded by at least two policemen. He would then have to remove his clothes for body checks, have his fingerprints taken and change into prison garb....

Chen spends first night in solitary as prisoner 2630

theforeignexpert — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:42:00 -0600

Former Taiwan president Chen Shui- bian requested to be kept in solitary confinement on his first night in Taipei's Tuchen Jail following his arrest on corruption charges.
Under Taiwanese law, Chen, 57, can be detained for up to four months, but his detention does not constitute a formal indictment.

He will be known by his assigned number, 2630.

It marks an ignominious fall for the man who incensed the mainland and roiled the United States with his contentious pro-independence policies....

Online historical photographs: Cultural Revolution and Colonial Taiwan

The Granite Studio — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:06:00 -0600

Among the very cool history resources available on the web are the online exhibitions of historical photographs. An increasing number of museums, universities, archives, and private collections are putting old photographs on the Internet, and as I hear about these through listservs and other means I’ll post the links here.
The first for today is a new online collection of Xinhua News [...]
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Quotes: America and its Allies

justrecently — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:03:00 -0600

“I’ve looked recently at some of the research findings about attitudes to international affairs in America and Europe, and the thing which is most encouraging is the finding that the majority of Americans, even after the Iraq war, want Europe to play a larger part in sharing in world leadership. They even want that when [...]

China Chief Negotiator Chen ends Taiwan visit

justrecently — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:10:00 -0600

Zaobao.com, Singapore:
After a farewell ceremony led by the hosting Straits Exchange Foundation’s chairman Jiang Pin-kun (江丙坤), Chen Yunlin (陈云林) has returned to Beijing this morning. In the very much Chinese-style Yuanshan Hotel, they hugged each other. It’s the first time in history that the SEF and ARATS leaders came together in Taiwan, which marks a more institutionalized [...]