Taipei Times - archives

Taipei Times - archives: "Japanese news outlets have reported that the US is leaning toward the view that the most recent incident between Japan and China in the waters off the Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) was organized by the Chinese government and not a random occurrence. However, thanks to US demands that the matter be handled properly, there seems to be hope that the incident, in which a Chinese boat captain was detained by Japanese authorities for the first time in more than a decade and later returned to China, will find a peaceful resolution.


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Taipei Times - archives

Taipei Times - archives: "President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) administration, which is leaning heavier and heavier toward the deep-blue end of the spectrum, has made a series of consecutive misjudgments and reckless moves on crucial issues lately, thereby managing to involve Taiwan in the territorial dispute between the US, Japan and China. In doing so, the government has further fueled perceptions among the international community that Taipei is currying favor with Beijing. A few days ago, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office even “praised” the move, saying it was in line with the interests of both sides of the Taiwan Strait. This is a major policy mistake by Ma caused by his Sinocentric world view and his lack of international perspective.


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Taipei Times - archives: "The recent publication of a memoir by former US negotiator Jeremy Stone re-ignited a controversy last week over alleged plans under former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to launch a nuclear weapons program.


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Taipei Times - archives: "The recent China visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is an important development. This is his second recent trip, the first one coming around the time of the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, believed to be Pyongyang’s doing.

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