Taiwan
Pentagon Report on China: Assessment or Exaggeration?
Even though the report is fairly cautious in what it says and does not highlight anything new, the reactions on the Chinese side have not been that positive.
Seeking Truth from Facts: The Sino-Taiwanese Trade Pact
While the economies of China and Taiwan are getting integrated and there has been increasing contact between the people across the strait, the two sides are maintaining a studied silence on unification.
Taiwan’s Unending Dialogue over ECFA
The fundamental ideological difference between the KMT and DPP supporters makes the debate on ECFA more complicated than it needs to be actually, with a peculiar intermix of politics and economics.
China’s Missile Defence Test: Yet Another Milestone?
China’s missile defence test could possibly up the ante in the region, with other regional powers considering measures in reaction.
Hiccups in Sino-US Relations over Arms Sales to Taiwan
The military dialogue seems likely to remain suspended over the arms sales issue; discord over Iran’s nuclear issue may increase and more war of words may define the relationships between the two countries.
Talking Peace Across the Taiwan Straits
If current developments are any indicator, the long road to economic integration on either side of the Taiwan Straits has commenced.
China and Taiwan: modus vivendi... for now
Encouraging developments on either side of the Taiwan Straits have taken place recently, considerably reducing the ‘shrill atmospherics’ surrounding ‘independence’ and ‘invasion’ by several notches.
Taiwan Elections Vindicate the Status Quo
The KMT’s victory in the March 2008 presidential elections can be essentially attributed to the promises it made to improve economic ties with Mainland China and assure good governance.
