negotiations

Watching China Grow

justrecently — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:49:00 -0600

The Western China-related blogosphere sometimes seems to be split down the middle - pandahuggers and pandabashers. (Actually, I think it is a bit unfair to equate the Pandas and China in its current shape. Imaginative Chinese people make take offense from that because they think of themselves as self-strenghtening and rising while Pandas are kind of [...]

Hu Jia’s family gets (incomplete) Medical Examination Report

justrecently — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:01:00 -0600

After many twists and turns, they have got a copy of Hu Jia’s medical examination results, Zeng Jinyan writes in her blog today. However, the copy doesn’t contain results concerning HBV-DNA, and the prison staff say that when they made the copy, the report didn’t include the enclosures. A change in Hu Jia’s medication seems [...]

KMT divided, President Ma elaborates on Dalai Lama Visit

justrecently — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:17:00 -0600

Taiwan’s president Ma Ying-jeou in a meeting with Italian members of parliament today:
“We in Taiwan have very friendly feelings for the Dalai Lama. He has also been to Taiwan twice. However, right now isn’t the best time for him to visit Taiwan. When the time is right, he will be most welcome to come to [...]

Something’s Rotten in the Republic of China…

justrecently — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:42:00 -0600

home run or not ?

I’d say that Taiwan has a problem now:
foreign media briefing, December 3, Taipei »
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Related: No State-to-State Relations?

Who’s afraid of the New World Order forecasted by the NIC?

justrecently — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:38:00 -0600

NIC stands for National Intelligence Council, a center for mid-term and long-term strategic thinking and advising the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). It published a document that caught a lot of global attention - sfgate carries a review of press reactions to it on November 20.
Global Trends 2025 - A Transformed World - comes in [...]

Tibetans in China contribute to Tibetan Exiles’ Dharamsala Debate

justrecently — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:59:00 -0600

Jigme Langjia or Jinme Langjia (晋美朗嘉) isn’t world-famous. Actually, noone seems to know who he is. But his name isn’t unknown when Tibet is the topic. Jigme Langjia is apparently a Tibetan living in Beijing, sometimes referred to as an analyst or scholar by websites like Boxun. On April 12, Xinhuanet’s reference materials section published some views by a [...]

Exiles Conference ponders Tibet’s Options

justrecently — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:47:00 -0600

There is no pre-determined outcome, and the meeting of Tibetan Exiles from al over the globe in Dharamsala is scheduled to take six days.
The Dalai Lama has apparently put his cards on the table for a general review. That’s not to say that he is throwing in the towel. But he apparently believes that continuing [...]

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 [...]