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An Alarm Over Taiwan’s Corruption Came from US Justice Department

Among the rumbling clamor that has attracted public attention, a “rare” news story was buried in a vast sea of news stories. Former President Chen Shui-bian and his son Chih-chung bought two real esta ...

2017/03/21

280

Have the Courts of Law Truly Become Owned by the DPP?

Former President Ma Ying-jeou was indicted on charges of instigating the leak of secrets and violating the protection of communication, eliciting disputes in society. One of the main disputes is wheth ...

2017/03/20

335

“One Mandatory Holiday, One Flexible Day-Off” Must Soon Be Adjusted

Since “one mandatory holiday, one flexible day-off” went into effect late last December, the Labor Ministry’s so-called "publicity and education stage" will soon come to a close, to be followed by an ...

2017/03/17

313

What is Tsai Ying-wen Up To in Grabbing Control of the General Association of Chinese Cultural?

After an all-out effort, President Tsai Ying-wen finally grabbed the General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC), successfully getting elected as president of the association, and massively arrangin ...

2017/03/16

328

The Dead End of No Nuke, Reduction of Carbon Emissions, Environmental Protection, and No Electricity Shortages

Since assumption of power, the DPP government has been pushing for the DPP’s version of energy policy; from the very beginning many experts have signified their reservations and even presented severe ...

2017/03/15

264

THAAD Crisis Erupts, East Asian Situation Deteriorates

US C-17 jumbo transport planes, in the midnight of March 6th, transported two sets of THAAD launchers to Osan Air Force Base in South Korea for immediate installation. At the time when Park Geun-hye w ...

2017/03/14

273

Keyboard Judges, Judicial Reform, Jury System

There was a big twist in the murder case of a young female model in Nan Gang. A girl named Liang had earlier been “condemned to death” by the general public in the online world; after the pursuit by p ...

2017/03/13

296

Do Green Legislators Dare to Block Chen Shi-meng's Nomination as Member of Control Yuan?

Despite the meticulous employment of Vice President Chen Chien-jen’s smile offensive, the list of President Tsai Ying-wen’s nominees for Control Yuan members once released still could not excite the s ...

2017/03/10

354

The Bill Entitled “Statute Governing Transformational Justice” Will Be a Harm Far Greater than the Statute Governing Ill-Gotten Party Assets

President Tsai Ying-wen declared on February 28 that she would place the bill entitled the "Statute Governing Transformational Justice" as a priority bill, in the hope that legislative action would be ...

2017/03/09

296

Xi Jinping Plans for the Changing Situation While Tsai Ying-wen Still Lingers in the Misty Fog

Surprisingly, Zheng Lizhong, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office under the State Council, was suddenly sacked. The reason for Zheng Lizhong’s fall is not yet clear. However, Zheng Lizhong’s s ...

2017/03/08

311

Tsai Ying-wen Must Order Those People to Stop Where They Should

The Ministry of Culture declared that the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall would stop selling Chiang's memorabilia, stop broadcasting the “Ode in Memory of Chiang”, and would rename the exhibit halls suc ...

2017/03/07

351

The DPP Should Confront the Sorrow of its Own "Lack of Transformation"

The February 28 Incident, this year, elicited a wave of spasms for transformational justice. Under the lead of government officials emerged stirrings and unease in society that had rarely been seen in ...

2017/03/06

247

Is Tsai Ying-wen a Lame Duck Ahead of Schedule?

Among the powerful young Turks in the DPP, Tainan City Mayor Lai Ching-te declined to be drafted by President Tsai to serve in the central government; Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu walks her own path in gr ...

2017/03/03

310

Don’t Turn Fake Consolation into Persecution in Disguise

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the February 28 Incident. Among the various commemorative activities, two merit our attention: one is that the Tsai government, besides leading an investigation ...

2017/03/02

326

Lin Chuan's Prophecy of White Terror

In an interpellation session in the Legislative Yuan (LY), a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator proposed to restrict by law visits of retired ROC generals to the Mainland, recommending that ...

2017/03/01

295

Hong Kong’s Former Chief Executive Donald Tsang Jailed, Could This Happen in Taiwan?

Mr. Donald Tsang, former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was indicted on charges of receiving illicit gains and was ordered to be detained pending trial. Examin ...

2017/02/24

341

Using the Spear of Yunlin to Attack the Shield of Tsai Ing-wen

After the investment plans in Taiwan by the Formosa Plastics Group were met with obstacles, it was forced to shift to the United States. The Formosa Plastics Group originally had three expansion proje ...

2017/02/23

410

Trump’s Principle Is “No Principle”

President Trump has assumed office for nearly a month. In his diplomatic operations, he clearly exhibited characteristics of his uniquely American, high-profile utilitarianism. As a utilitarian, he of ...

2017/02/22

367

The Chaos in Taiwan Comes from Political Appointees’ Dementia and Civil Servants’ Loss of Capacity

Since the new government assumed office over a half year ago, there has been little good news, but a lot of calamities. Accidents have occurred one after another since the beginning of the Lunar New Y ...

2017/02/21

324

Checks and Balances of the US Judiciary Have Blocked a Bull in a China Shop--Trump

Less than a month after a pompous and egotistic President Trump ascended to power, he has suffered two major setbacks in a row. First, after his "travel ban" against seven nations was challenged by th ...

2017/02/20

370

Shouldn’t Ho-chen Tan Carry This Cross?

Last July, a tour bus carrying Mainland tourists was engulfed in flames after a crash, leaving 26 passengers dead. The accident shocked both sides of the Strait. Premier Lin Chuan ( 林全) immediately or ...

2017/02/18

303

The Tsai Government Forgot Its Raison d'Être in the Interest of Its Party

Recently, the Cabinet has made a small-scale reshuffle. Health and Welfare Minister Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延), who had not been a target of negative criticism in the conduct of his duties, was suddenly repl ...

2017/02/17

298

Trump Has Returned to One China Policy, Why Can’t Tsai Ying-wen Return to Consensus of 1992?

Trump has finally made a call to Xi Jinping, saying he “honors the one China policy.” Some Western media say Trump blinked first; some say Trump bowed his head down. However, the Trump-Xi hotline, at ...

2017/02/16

358

Trump Honors One China Policy, Tsai Ying-wen Must Realistically Cope With It

US President Trump has finally broken the stalemate. On February 8, he sent a letter to Mainland China’s President Xi Jinping, who subsequently called Trump by phone on the 9th. In this exchange of le ...

2017/02/15

337

Trillion in 4 Years Program Should Focus on Improving Quality of Life

The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) prepares to begin focusing on the economy by planning to introduce a program to expand domestic demand and increase investment in Taiwan, spending a trillion dollars over ...

2017/02/14

355

Surging Stock Market and Appreciation of NT Dollar Definitely Not Good News

The Taiwan dollar has appreciated against the US dollar, and the stock market has also seen a continual surge, rising further with a massive influx of foreign capital following the Chinese New Year’s ...

2017/02/13

301

Bill Titled “Statute Governing the Supervision of Cross-Strait Agreements”: A Leash Without a Dog

When President Tsai Ying-wen attended the New Year’s party for the Association of Taiwan Enterprises on the Mainland hosted by the Straits Exchange Foundation, she addressed a group of people she felt ...

2017/02/10

317

Trillion in 4 Years Program Should Focus on Improving Quality of Life

2017/02/09

332

Ranking No. 1 in the Free World, While Democracy and Rule of Law Gradually Decline

“Freedom House,” an American non-governmental organization, released its Freedom in the World 2017 in which the degree of Taiwan's freedom has exceeded that of the United States and France, let alone ...

2017/02/08

261

Cabinet Reshuffle Reveals the Limits of Tsai Ing-wen’s Stature

The Cabinet reshuffle that had been rumored for quite some time finally showed its hand. The end result was not a big news story, nor exhibited any sparks, let alone pleasant surprises. The heads of t ...

2017/02/07

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