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“National Languages Bill” Would Doom the Next Generation

Holding Taiwan independence as its totem, the DPP itself knows that, in the current circumstances, its strength is not adequate to realize "hard Taiwan independence," i.e., de jure independence. Since ...

2017/07/31

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Taiwan Becomes More Centrifugal with Every Gambit of the Gov’t

The Environmental Protection Agency promoted the "reduction of burning incense sticks" policy for shrines and temples, but it failed in communication efforts, eliciting a backlash from the public agai ...

2017/07/28

332

"Across the Strait, We Are One" May Solve the Predicament of Tsai Ing-wen’s Governance

Tsai Ying-wen has been in office for over a year; whether in domestic politics, cross-Strait affairs, or diplomacy, only one word "chaotic" may describe them. To this, the "Liberty Times," the long-te ...

2017/07/27

344

Not Raising Salaries But Permitting Moonlighting: the Government Will Lose Competence

Since the Legislative Yuan (LY) passed pension reforms, negative emotions have been expanding among civil servants and public school teachers, both active and retired, when facing the dual impact of d ...

2017/07/26

352

Restricting Personal Liberties Is the Resuscitation of Martial-Law Rule

The Cabinet recently proposed two new provisions restricting personal liberties. One is the adoption a draft amendment bill to the “Statute Governing Relations Between People Across the Taiwan Strait, ...

2017/07/25

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It’s About Time that the “Bad Hand of an All Volunteer Force” Be Coped With

In accordance with planning of the government for military service transformation, starting next New Year's Day, the obligatory one-year military service will be terminated; by the end of next year, t ...

2017/07/24

330

Economic Collapse Accelerates with Industry Outsourcing and Brain Drain

Taiwan is geographically small and densely populated, with meager natural resources. It grows abundant rice, but not enough to allow 23 million people to maintain the rather affluent living standards ...

2017/07/21

332

Where Is the Core Thought for the Forward-Looking Construction Plan?

The Cabinet proposed a special budget of NT$108.9 billion for phase one of the forward-looking construction plan. Although the DPP caucus rammed the budget bill though the last Legislative Yuan (LY) e ...

2017/07/20

344

Pondering on the Death of Liu Xiaobo on the 30th Anniversary of the Lifting of Martial-Law Rule

On July 15, two political events were circling in the skies over Taipei, becoming the topic of media, the Internet, and activities of many social groups, even on occasions of many social gatherings. O ...

2017/07/19

369

Why Did Every Arrow Tsai Shot Boomerang?

Why did every arrow the Tsai government shot for reforms always boomerang and hit itself? There are a few reasons: One, pretty slogans are too numerous and too little sophisticated thinking. Two, it h ...

2017/07/18

397

Raise Gov’t Salaries to Ease Pressures of Pension/Annuities Reforms

The brain drain in university faculty in recent years has become a serious problem; many well-known professors moved to Hong Kong, Singapore or Mainland universities to teach. Since the passage of pen ...

2017/07/17

288

The New Cabinet Shouldn’t Deal with the Legislature by Going Through the Motions

The Legislative Yuan passed the "Special Statute Governing the Forward-looking Infrastructure Construction Plan"; however, criticism arose over faking the cutting in half of its budget and over the KM ...

2017/07/14

385

Can Blocking Retired Generals from Visiting the Mainland Safeguard National Dignity?

As frequent visits of retired generals to the Mainland for political activities have elicited controversies, the Cabinet approved draft amendment bills to the "Statute Governing Relations of People Ac ...

2017/07/13

382

Taipei Universiade Will Let the World Witness Taiwan's Love

The Taipei Universiade torch was lit on June 20th in Turin, Italy, the birthplace of the Universiades, and was relayed to Taiwan through Europe and the Asian Continent. On July 7, it climbed to Mt. Ja ...

2017/07/12

365

The Trap of the Plagiarized, Jerry-Rigged, Pared-Back Forward-Looking Plan

The DPP is attempting to reach a beachhead with full force for its "forward-looking infrastructure plan." A New Power Party legislator exposed that the economic benefits assessment for the plan was "p ...

2017/07/11

398

Ko Wen-je Sees What the People Want, How about the DPP?

Taipei City Mayor Ko Wenje successfully completed the journey for the Twin Cities Forum in Shanghai. During his talk with Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council, h ...

2017/07/10

386

The Blame Stops with You, But Where Do the Sufferings Stop?

For the Tsai government, governance seems to be as simple as delivering a speech; all hardships and barriers can be easily overcome with florid rhetoric. However, when people have seen too much outrag ...

2017/07/07

267

Pension Reforms: Third Reading Is the Beginning of a More Acute Challenge

The three new bills related to pension reforms were finally completed in the third reading in the Legislative Yuan all in accordance with the DPP caucus’ version as it occupies an overwhelming majorit ...

2017/07/06

350

Facing a Fickle Trump, Taiwan Should Not Be Hijacked

Last April, when US President Trump entertained Mainland Chinese President Xi Jinping at dinner, he ordered the bombing of Syria and told Xi Jinping of this during dinner, exhibiting the machinations ...

2017/07/05

361

Would Tsai Ying-wen Still Want to Speed Through When Public Opinion Is Showing a Yellow Light?

According to survey results made public by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation, a pro-Green organization, 50% of the public do not support President Tsai Ying-wen’s way of leading the country, far ...

2017/07/04

306

De-Sinicization in History Textbooks Entails Endless Problems

According to press reports, in the draft history textbook guidelines for the 12-year National Education Program, "Chinese history" will be merged into the "East Asian history," dividing the history cu ...

2017/07/03

354

Rethinking One Country/Two Systems on the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return

July 1 marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return; Mainland China President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on June 29 to attend a series of celebrations and deliver an address. As a showcase fo ...

2017/06/30

346

DPP Legislators Have Always Been Able to Add Insult to Injury in a Timely Fashion

It is not known whether the DPP has become faint-headed by the joy of “complete control of the government” or become irritated by the low survey ratings on the part of President Tsai Ying-wen, DPP leg ...

2017/06/29

268

Cutting Pensions for Civil Servants and Public School Teachers, Can Tsai Salvage her Plummeting Standing?

President Tsai Ying-wen has just passed one year in office; just after a year, her public support rating for her governance has dropped to just about 20%. Under such atmospherics, the noisy drama of p ...

2017/06/28

309

Glad to See Lai Ching-te Groping along the Way in Crossing the Cross-Strait River

Tainan City Mayor Lai Ching-te threw out statements one after another, such as "pro-China, loving Taiwan", "repealing the party platform is no problem, accepting the 1992 Consensus is no problem eithe ...

2017/06/27

358

Tsai Ying-wen Is Sandwiched by Lai Ching-te and Ke Wen-je

Just as President Tsai was irate over the breaking of diplomatic ties between Taiwan and Panama and insisted on taking a hardline, in the blink of an eye, she found herself sandwiched between Lai Chin ...

2017/06/26

406

Opening Green-Red Exchanges, Ko Wen-je Does What He Has to Do

Panama broke off diplomatic ties with Taiwan, plunging cross-Strait relations into limbo. Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je is slated to attend the "Taipei-Shanghai Twin Cities Forum" in Shanghai on July 2. ...

2017/06/23

405

The Tsai Gov’t Should Know US Diplomatic Strategy Has Changed

After Panama broke off diplomatic ties with Taiwan, President Tsai accused Beijing of manipulating "one China" to suppress Taiwan's international breathing space, and threatened that the government wo ...

2017/06/22

351

The Tsai Gov’t’s Diplomatic Predicament As Viewed from the Weathervane of Japan

Panama announced its severance of diplomatic ties with our country, raising concerns of a domino effect in foreign relations. For this, President Tsai went to the firing line, accusing Beijing of unil ...

2017/06/21

419

Is Taiwan’s Economy Sound or Not Sound?

Whether Taiwan's economy is in reality sound or not sound seems to be an issue of no convergence. The government endlessly makes public statistical data showing exports continuingly climbing, GDP grow ...

2017/06/20

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