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Why Are Young Public School Teachers Not Satisfied with their Annuity Reform?

The annuity reforms program has entered a tug-of-war in the parliament. The Blue and Green camps have resorted to pushing and shoving matches several times; the public has not seen any rational debate ...

2017/05/05

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A Debate on Taiwan Independence Party Platform Will Make Cross-Strait Path Broader

Tsai Ying-wen granted an exclusive interview with Reuters, saying she hoped to have the opportunity to talk over the phone with US President Trump again, but it was met with a cold response from Trump ...

2017/05/04

338

Coming Out from Korean War Shadow, Resolutely Say No to North Korea

Oblivious to pressure from all sides, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un regime struck a posture of "strength relying on nuclear arms" and stated that it possessed hydrogen bombs that could attack the United S ...

2017/05/03

384

Creating Historical Divergences on the One Hand While Seeking a Path for Reconciliation on the Other

Two months ago, Tsai Ying-wen attended the 70th anniversary commemoration of the February 28 Incident (2-28), pointing out that the goal of transformational justice was reconciliation and that reconci ...

2017/05/02

319

The DPP Should Be Held Accountable for Generational Justice Becoming Generational Hatred

After the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came back to power, many reforms in the name of "justice" have emerged one by one. There is "transitional justice" and "generation justice." However, the n ...

2017/04/28

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Taiwan Will Be Able to Transform If DPP Eases Its Bondage

Taiwan's overall economy showed signs of resuscitation in Q1, but it was accompanied by a caveat that warrants worries. According to the "World Competitiveness Ranking 2016" released by the Lausanne S ...

2017/04/27

347

The Commitment of Mayor Ke and the Whole Populace: Hold a Successful Universiade

Only less than 4 months is left till August 19, the opening of the Taipei Summer Universiade; are we ready? The Universiade is dubbed the “petite Olympics”; its scope is next to only the international ...

2017/04/26

396

Forward-Looking Construction Plan Is Too Coarse; It Should Be Withdrawn for Redrafting

The Legislative Yuan held public hearings on the bill entitled Special Statute for Forward-looking Infrastructure Construction. From the reports of the relevant ministries and statements from local go ...

2017/04/25

417

Reflections on History from the Setbacks in Global Democratization

In recent years a wave of counter-current in the development of global democratization has appeared; the rise of populist political parties has appeared one after another in European countries. Trump ...

2017/04/24

340

The New Situation of US-China Cooperation: How Could Taiwan Remain Oblivious?

As expected, North Korea, on the day following the "Sun Festival," test-fired a guided missile; unexpectedly, the missile exploded shortly after the launch. Regardless of whether the failure of the te ...

2017/04/21

321

Trump Has Made a U-Turn, It’s Time Tsai Ying-wen Made a Change

Trump has been in office as US President less than three months; his China policy has already shown a big U-turn. The outside world originally assessed that the hastily held informal Xi-Trump Summit b ...

2017/04/20

311

If We Replace Matsu Temples with Shinto Shrines, Are We Still Taiwanese?

Recently, some say the Matsu faith is a tool for KMT rule. Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are fundamental human rights, each having its own advocacies. As long as it is based on rationality ...

2017/04/19

384

When Even Judges “Jump on Bandwagon”

In the case in which the Sunflower Movement students occupied the Executive Yuan (Cabinet House), the Taipei District Court found the eleven defendants guilty, while the leaders of the movement, Wei Y ...

2017/04/18

313

To Ensure Energy Supply, the Top Priority Is to Raise Energy Efficiency

The DPP government has been fighting to push for a nuclear-free homeland and a transformational energy policy, leading to endless political rumblings. However, generally speaking, citizens do not care ...

2017/04/17

332

Has Nobody Caught the Eye of Tsai Ying-wen? –In Search of Sec-Gen to President

To date, the Office of the Secretary-General to the President has been left vacant for over 170 days. President Tsai has been in office just over 310 days, in other words, over half the time, she has ...

2017/04/14

341

Even Great Decisions Should Consider the Impact on People's Livelihood

The success or failure, and the hollowness or substance of government decisions have never been just a question of figures and we must scrutinize their harm or benefits to people's livelihood. Accordi ...

2017/04/13

368

Green Camp Can Not Eschew Ke Wen-je's Question in Reply

Taipei City Mayor Ke Wen-je said straightforwardly that Taiwan's greatest problem was "If I do not see eye to eye with you, I will get rid of you." He believed that "the de-Chiang Kai-shek movement" h ...

2017/04/12

283

It’s Time We Abandon Illusory Expectations of Coalescing with U.S. to Counter China

Xi Jinping and Trump ended their two-day summit amid heightened attention and watch of the outside world, turning a new page in China-US relations. Xi Jinping indicated to Trump, "We have a thousand r ...

2017/04/11

319

After a New Page in US-China Relations Is Turned, Cross-Strait Relations Should Also Be Normalized

The Trump-Xi Summit held at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida has ended. Despite the fact that neither side had too many expectations beforehand, the outside world has characterized this summit as a me ...

2017/04/10

335

Taiwan Will Decline and Crumble with Sustained Brain Drain

In the 20th century, the United States became a world superpower because of its liberal immigration policies, attracting talents from all countries to the US through multiple channels, such as graduat ...

2017/04/07

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(Fourth in a Series of "Let’s Be Candid”) Let Us Not Fear the Mainland: Truly Welcoming Reunification

According to a long-term study conducted by the Institute of Sociology at the Academia Sinica, titled “Current Options for Reunification or Independence” in Taiwan society, as much as 46.4% of the pub ...

2017/04/06

354

(Third in a Series of "Let’s Be Candid”) Taiwan Is a Founding Stockholder, How Could It Forfeit its Rights?

"Taiwan independence" is the DPP’s core advocacy, but it has been used for sloganeering, not for real promotion. In 1991, the DPP adopted the "Taiwan independence platform," proposing the advocacies ...

2017/04/05

344

(Second in a Series of "Let’s Be Candid”) Don’t Allow the Situation to Deteriorate to Reunification Without Dignity

The Mainland has determined to march on the road to "oppose Taiwan independence and promote reunification" and offered a series of policies that would facilitate Taiwan residents to invest, live and s ...

2017/03/31

322

(First in a Series of "Let’s Be Candid”) It’s Ridiculous to Say, “Fear What Others Don’t Fear, Don’t Fear What Others Fear!”

Defense Minister Feng Shih-kuan, in submitting the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) to the Legislative Yuan, readjusted the guiding directions to "fortify our defense with multi-layer deterrence." He ...

2017/03/30

341

One Year in Power, Just What Values Does the DPP Hold?

Observers have watched the Tsai government’s character of governance for nearly a year. In a nutshell: "fairness and justice prior to the election, political calculations afterwards." The government d ...

2017/03/29

315

Developing P2P On-line Loans, Financial Supervisory Commission Must Reform its Mindset

In recent years, the Mainland P2P platform for on-line loans has rapidly emerged; this is a credit extension mode different from traditional banking operations. It uses technology to solve the gap in ...

2017/03/28

286

The Place of Taiwan in International Business

The semiconductor industry can be called Taiwan’s top industry; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) is the leading corporation in this top industry, and TSMC Chairman Morris Chang is ...

2017/03/27

277

If One Doesn’t Want a Police State, How on Earth Could One Want a Homeland Security Bill?

Hakka Affairs chairman Lee Yung-de, a Cabinet member, was stopped by the police for a spot ID check; this incident sharply polarized a dispute in society. Some believe that the police violated the Con ...

2017/03/24

313

Will Taiwan Become a Bargaining Chip in Resolving the North Korean Question Between the US and China?

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently embarked on his first East Asian tour since he took office. This was another high-ranking US official’s visit to East Asia after US Defense Secretary James ...

2017/03/23

296

The Third Anniversary of the Sunflower Movement Only Harvested New Authoritarianism

Three years ago, the Sunflower Student Movement underscored the youth’s enthusiasm in protesting, igniting the dissatisfaction with reality on the part of the new generation, and pushing for, in turn, ...

2017/03/22

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