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August 2002: President Chen: Taiwan going our own way
August 2001: Full and equal UN membership
March 2000: Presidential Elections
"Nation-to-nation" relations with China
Security in the Taiwan Strait
Chinese stealing nuclear secrets
Visit of Chinese premier Zhu Rongji
20 years Taiwan Relations Act
Some Major Events of the Last Few Years:
Washington, 18 June 1998: "Stand up for Taiwan"
Washington, 29 Oct. 1997: "Say Yes to Taiwan"
Taipei, 28 June 1997: "Say No to China"
"A new flag for a new Taiwan"
"Let Taiwan join the UN"
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The Taipei Times is Taiwan's prime English-language newspaper. Below, we link to a number of its editorials and articles on important issues.
27 November 2000: Editorial: Cross Strait report, an opportunity missed
27 November 2000: Cross Strait Advisory Group makes recommendations
22 November 2000: Mei-chin Chen: The disappointing Clinton years
20 November 2000: Editorial: DPP chairman Hsieh goes forward into the past
18 November 2000: Ku Kuan-ming: Keeping an eye on the big picture
15 November 2000: The Economist: Taiwan media missed the point
15 November 2000: Kam Yiu-yu: 'Consensus' on 'one China' springs from Beijing's distortions
11 November 2000: Editorial: Keep the Chinese reporters out
11 November 2000: European Parliament group praises scrapping of nuclear plant
10 November 2000: Editorial: Taiwan should learn from the US
9 November 2000: Editorial: Stop this politically suicidal effort
9 November 2000: Taiwan Grand Justices to rule on Nuclear Plant
8 November 2000: Editorial: Money is the name of the KMT game
6 November 2000: Editorial: A choice between Bush and Gore?
5 November 2000: Mei-chin Chen: Taiwan's opposition comic opera theater
4 November 2000: Prof. Lee Hong-hsi: Constitution deserves a closer look
3 November 2000: Editorial: Battling for a Pyrrhic victory
3 November 2000: Nat Bellocchi: A question of different perceptions
1 November 2000: Editorial: Time out for a reality check
1 November 2000: Neil Hop, Oregon: Taiwan must define itself
30 September 2000: Editorial: The song remains the same
30 September 2000: US confirms missile sale to Taiwan
29 September 2000: Mei-chin Chen: Towards renewable energy sources
29 September 2000: 28 Sept 2000: The DPP at fourteen
27 September 2000: Pentagon report says Taiwan can handle AEGIS
26 September 2000: Editorial: Look toward legislative elections
25 September 2000: Joseph Boscoe: China's numbers and mindset are outdated
23 September 2000: President Chen Shui-bian interviewed on CNN
23 September 2000: Editorial: Lee Kuan-yew's cross-Strait views morally contemptible
21 September 2000: Editorial: 9-21: A Day for remembrance
21 September 2000: Tsering Namgyal: Greet the Dalai Lama with dignity
16 September 2000: Alan Le Moigne: Taiwan needs recognition
14 September 2000: Editorial: Leave sovereignty to the people
14 September 2000: Mei-chin Chen: Just who does Lee Kuan Yew think he is?
13 September 2000: Editorial: Intelligence roles need clarifying
12 September 2000: Editorial: Hong Kong poll offers a lesson
9 September 2000: President Chen: Taiwan will not give up UN bid
8 September 2000: Taiwan into the WTO: US opposes China's new conditions
6 September 2000: Editorial: Wipe out military corruption
6 September 2000: Doug Bandow: The US' appalling appeasement of China
5 September 2000: Editorial: Taiwan must win PR war with China
4 September 2000: Lee Ying-yuan the dissident who became a diplomat
4 September 2000: Taipei Times: Interview with Lee Ying-yuan
3 September 2000: Taipei Times: Two heads are better than one
3 September 2000: Yen Chen-shen: Ensuring a presence for Taiwan in the world
1 September 2000: Li Thian-hok: Chen as head of NUC a bad idea
27 July 2000: Editorial: Yu Shyi-kun, setting a new standard
27 July 2000: Francisco Garcia: Responsibilities past and present
26 July 2000: Editorial: The Pachang Creek disaster; a revolting political frenzy
25 July 2000: Editorial: A disaster never to be repeated
23 July 2000: Frank Hsieh takes over control of DPP
23 July 2000: Lin Ming-yun: Republic of China now an outdated monicker
22 July 2000: Editorial: Beijing bedfellows, arguing with their eyes wide shut
22 July 2000: Lin Yi-hsiung hands over DPP chairmanship
20 July 2000: Li Thian-hok: : The US should be pressed to defend Taiwan
19 July 2000: DPP and KMT on the brink of a legislative showdown
18 July 2000: Editorial: The DPP is becoming like the KMT
17 July 2000: Editorial: The DPP votes to keep the faith
16 July 2000: Editorial: Time to wait for China's next move
16 July 2000: The DPP maintains its independence clause
15 July 2000: Editorial: Beijing's kinder, gentler touch?
15 July 2000: Prof. Lee Hong-shi: The Constitution, a dinosaur in the land time forgot
11 July 2000: Editorial: It's time to recognize realities
9 July 2000: Editorial: Lin Fu-shun: "One China" policy a Cold War relic
8 July 2000: Editorial: A bridge too far must be taken
8 July 2000: Paul Lin: No amount of goodwill will help with China
5 July 2000: Editorial: Taipei Times: Tang Fei's clearheaded ambiguity
5 July 2000: Nat Bellocchi: A rose is a rose, but is not "a rose"
4 July 2000: Ruan Ming: Taiwan must focus on its strengths
20 May 2000: President Chen's inauguration speech: Taiwan stands up
31 March 2000:Editorial: The 'father' and 'son' reunion
31 March 2000:President Lee welcomes Chen
31 March 2000:Just where did the "status quo" go?
30 March 2000: Tang Fei to step up as Premier
29 March 2000: James Soong overplays his hand
29 March 2000: Thinking twice about the three links
28 March 2000: Taiwan to abolish National Assembly
26 March 2000: Editorial: The making of a government
25 March 2000: A-bian owes thanks to unlikely characters
25 March 2000: KMT blame misplaced
22 March 2000: Chen has dealt with China
22 March 2000: Interview with vice president-elect Annette Lu
22 March 2000: Prof. Chen Wen-yen The TSEA fight gets serious
21 March 2000: Street protests rich in irony
20 March 2000: President-elect: Answered prayers
20 March 2000: The world's myopia over China and Taiwan
20 March 2000: The KMT faces the music
20 March 2000: The beginning of Taiwan's new era
20 March 2000: Editorial: Managing the KMT's decline
19 March 2000: Editorial: President Chen
18 March 2000: Editorial: A clear choice for reform
16 March 2000: Editorial: The voters will answer China's threats
16 March 2000: Chen Shui-bian: Made in Taiwan
16 March 2000: Mei-chin Chen: A crucial turning point
13 March 2000: Editorial: Diehards to the bitter end
12 March 2000: Rewrite Taiwan's history says Chen Shui-bian
10 March 2000: Editorial: US policy gets "real" again
10 March 2000: W. Scott Thompson: No excuse for China's white paper
7 March 2000: Editorial: The KMT's new allies in Beijing
6 March 2000: Nobel laureate Lee Yuan-tseh speaks out
5 March 2000: John Bolton: Beijing's threats a real blunder
4 March 2000: Western policies have left Taiwan vunerable
4 March 2000: The China card a tough hand to play
4 March 2000: Nobel price winner Lee for Prime-Minister?
3 March 2000: US senators push for approval of weapons sales
3 March 2000: Chen Fang-ming: Beijing's cowardice boosts Taiwan
2 March 2000: Nobel price winner Lee Yuan-tseh tipped as Chen's premier
31 January 2000: Editorial: Chen gives in on "two states"
31 January 2000: Chen announces his "seven points"
30 January 2000: Editorial: High speed rail agreement unprincipled
29 January 2000: "Eight Points" dismissed
28 January 2000: Brian Kennedy: Taiwan shouldn't rely on the KMT
26 January 2000: Editorial: House cleaning in order
26 January 2000: Parris Chang: What is ambassador Chen doing for us?
22 January 2000: Editorial: What's left for the New Party?
22 January 2000: 228 exhibit provocative, praiseworthy
21 January 2000: Chris MacDonald: Liberating Taiwan from itself
20 January 2000: Letters: A dinner at Twin Oaks
19 January 2000: Editorial: What, not who, comes after Lee Teng-hui?
19 January 2000: Remembering the Lin family murder
18 January 2000: The US working to establish an environment for constructive dialogue
17 January 2000: The KMT must resolve its tangled finances
16 January 2000: Editorial The Taiwanese will get what they deserve
16 January 2000: Breakthrough in the military
16 January 2000: DPP's Chen counts chances at campaign rally
15 January 2000: Editorial Who can stop these thugs?
15 January 2000: DPP's Chen outlines technology policy
14 January 2000: Editorial A Day to Remember?
14 January 2000: Can we trust Soong's China policy?
13 January 2000: Dissecting the "Black-Gold" phenomenon
12 January 2000: Editorial: Avoiding China's United Front line
12 January 2000: Editorial: Government above the Party
12 January 2000: DPP's Chen outlines environmental policy
11 January 2000: Political awakening in Taiwan
9 January 2000: Uncovering of NT$ 50 million heats up Soong's finance affair
9 January 2000: Time to cut down the KMT's money tree
8 January 2000: Editorial: Dismantling the KMT's financial empire
7 January 2000: Soong's numbers just don't add up
6 January 2000: Editorial: Vice-Pres. Lien has a bright idea
5 January 2000: Editorial: Soong's China policy is worrying
4 January 2000: Brian Kennedy: Human rights in Taiwan, is the battle won?
4 January 2000: Editorial: Gangsterism in the Legislative Yuan
3 January 2000: Editorial: Soong loses in CNN debate
2 January 2000: Editorial New diplomatic blood needed
2 January 2000: Yates: Promise and peril of the new year
30 November 1999: Remembering Ms. Peng Wan-ru
30 November 1999: Three years on, her killer is still at large
28 November 1999: DPP issues new foreign policy White Paper
28 November 1999: Mike Clendenin: Green Island, the forgotten prison
26 November 1999: The Chinese are like that
25 November 1999: Prof. Chen Wen-yen: US Congress holds cards on TSEA
24 November 1999: Yes, we have no troublemakers
22 November 1999: Presidential election turns farcical
19 November 1999: Prof. David Singer: A three-way "One China" collusion
19 November 1999: Ambassador Bellocchi: Prioritizing US' Taiwan policy
17 November 1999: The "Great China" syndrome
31 December 2000: Editorial: Locals hesitant about links
31 December 2000: Chris Lingle: China's future still uncertain
27 December 2000: Cheng Ying-yao: Taiwan needs more responsible lawmakers
26 December 2000: Editorial: China should play a smaller role
26 December 2000: Michael Fonte: US Defense report marks a change
26 December 2000: Prof. Chen Lung-chu: Leadership role must be taken up by Taiwan
25 December 2000: Editorial: Standing by constitutional principles
25 December 2000: Ker Chuan-ming: Taiwan must ponder China policy
25 December 2000: Liu Kuan-teh: Taiwan's new international role
24 December 2000: Lin Cho-shui: Confederation would be a gamble
21 December 2000: Editorial: Taiwanese are not that stupid
21 December 2000: Mei-chin Chen: Taiwan needs global recognition
19 December 2000: Li Thian-hok: Prepare for the coming invasion
18 December 2000: Editorial: Back to the future, KMT style?
10 December 2000: Editorial: Lieberthal's wrong lever
10 December 2000: President Chen commemorates Human Rights on Green Island
30 October 2000: Editorial: Crucial time for opposition parties
29 October 2000: Editorial: Chen Shui-bian, no more Mr. Nice Guy?
29 October 2000: Jonathan Power: China debate missing from this US election
29 October 2000: Nuclear 4: Chen stands firm as KMT rails
28 October 2000: Nuclear 4: Cabinet pulls plug on power plant
29 October 2000: Chen Mo-shing: Clean energy is the only solution
27 October 2000: Editorial: Don't let Siew go to Brunei
27 October 2000: Contemporary Monthly: The KMT must be out of its mind
18 October 2000: Editorial: China's threats still unacceptable
16 October 2000: Vice president Annette Lu speaks her mind
12 October 2000: CRS report: China's "new" navy poses threat
12 October 2000: Li Thian-hok: Taiwan and the US-Japan alliance
11 October 2000: President Chen celebrates the "Spirit of Taiwan"
9 October 2000: Editorial: President Chen should go to Brunei
8 October 2000: Rev. William Lo: Taiwanese must say "Yes" to their country
8 October 2000: Lin Fu-shun: Taiwan's UN bid depends on its own unity
7 October 2000: Nat Bellocchi: Next US president must do better
30 August 2000: Michael J. Fonte: US Republicans offer Taiwan more
29 August 2000: Taipei Times: President Chen puts focus on consensus
29 August 2000: Julian Kuo: Unification Council is no place for the President
28 August 2000: Prof. Chen Lung-chu: "Taiwan is not China" needs to be made clear
28 August 2000: Bo Tedards: Showing the true face of Taiwan's diplomacy
26 August 2000: Taipei Times: A successful maiden voyage
26 August 2000: Li Thian-hok: Is Bush's Taiwan policy credible?
25 August 2000: Bruce Dickson: Chen deserves better from the US
24 August 2000: Nat Bellocchi: US parties' platforms on Taiwan
23 August 2000: Paul Lin: Who does China think it's fooling?
22 August 2000: Taipei Times: Unification guidelines out of touch
21 August 2000: Taipei Times: Give President Chen a chance
21 August 2000: Taipei report criticizes performance of the new government
18 August 2000: Prof. Chen Lung-chu: NGO's give Taiwan vital world role
17 August 2000: Taipei Times: Chen is shooting himself in the foot
10 August 2000: Taipei Times: Time to stop paying for diplomatic friendship
9 August 2000: Taipei Times: The honeymoon is over
8 August 2000: Nat Bellocchi: Getting Taiwan onto the world stage
6 August 2000: Chen Lung-chu: Beware of China's deceptive games
6 August 2000: Taipei Times: Knee-jerk reaction: China protests Chen's US stopover
6 August 2000: Taipei Times Cartoon: Just passing through...
3 August 2000: Taipei Times: A great leap forward for Taiwan
2 August 2000: Taipei Times: Taipei Times: Thanks for the support, but ...
2 August 2000: Republican Platform supports Taiwan
29 June 2000: Taipei Times: Chen has gone too far this time
29 June 2000: MAC clarifies Chen's remarks
27 June 2000: Taipei Times: The watchers need watching
27 June 2000: Prof. Chen Lung-chu: Looking back at the Korea summit
27 June 2000: Taiwan Environmental Protection Union: Alternative sources of energy are crucial
25 June 2000: Chen Kuang-fu: Leave outdated traditions to the past
25 June 2000: Taiwan's MND responds to Pentagon report
24 June 2000: Editorial: Cross-party confusion
23 June 2000: Aging KMT creaking its way into oblivion
22 June 2000: Riposte to Zhu Rongji: democracy is no joke
21 June 2000: Chen Shui-bian sees talks on the Korean model
20 June 2000: Pres. Chen Shui-bian: June 20th press conference
20 June 2000: Editorial: Taipei Times: The KMT has missed the point
16 June 2000: Lloyd Fan: Rethinking the legal status of Taiwan
14 June 2000: Michael Turton: Sharing sovereignty is not a choice
14 June 2000: Li Thian-hok: Keeping the US engaged
9 June 2000: Nat Bellocchi: The rocky road ahead
8 June 2000: Editorial: New foreign policy fails first test
6 June 2000: Li Thian-hok: Time for a rethink of A-bian's five no's
5 June 2000: Editorial: Hong Kong's "Two systems" has zero meaning
4 June 2000: Editorial: Taiwan and Tiananmen
3 June 2000: Editorial: Top brass shining again
2 June 2000: Editorial: A new face for Taiwan's diplomacy
1 June 2000: Julian Kuo: Building a Taiwanese national identity
1 June 2000: Brian Shea: Taiwan can't be a model for China
30 April 2000 Editorial: Chen is walking a fine line
30 April 2000 William Cohen:US Seventh Fleet to enter Taiwan waters
28 April 2000 Chen Fang-ming: National Assembly consigned to history
27 April 2000 Editorial: Missile tests probably a dud
22 April 2000 Editorial: Much "confederation" ado about nothing
20 April 2000 Editorial: Clinton's neo- Chaimberlainism
20 April 2000 Prof. Lee Hong-hsi: There is one China -- the mainland
19 April 2000 Holmes Liao: What Taiwan's military needs for Taiwan's survival
17 April 2000 Editorial: New line needed on China
17 April 2000 Chen must bide his time on "one China"
16 April 2000: Editorial: This Cabinet is Chen's not Tang's
16 April 2000: From Formosa to Holland
15 April 2000:Editorial: Examining the new Cabinet
15 April 2000: Chen: don't expect much from one speech
14 April 2000:Editorial: Hong Kong freedoms savaged again
14 April 2000: Cabinet selection almost finished
14 April 2000: Chen says no consensus on "one China"
11 April 2000: Chen's foreign policy winning many converts
10 April 2000: Support for Taiwan continues to spread
9 April 2000: VP Annette Lu shrugs off China's attacks
8 April 2000: A small step for Chen, a giant step for Taiwan
7 April 2000:Editorial: Diplomatic dilemmas
7 April 2000:The press is the key in Washington
6 April 2000:Editorial: Goodbye to Chiang's legacy
6 April 2000: Lowering the "One China" rhetoric
5 April 2000:Taiwan security and China trade link
3 April 2000:Editorial: Secret envoys not needed
3 April 2000: Getting to the point on `one China'
2 April 2000: Pentagon questions Taiwan's defense
29 February 2000: China white paper could "help" Taiwan, says DPP
28 February 2000: Editorial: 228 and cross-strait relations
28 February 2000: February 28, 1947 Incident remembered
28 February 2000: Taiwan's hidden history surfaces
28 February 2000: 228 has lessons for current politics
28 February 2000: Stephen Yates Beijing's white paper power play
27 February 2000: Editorial: China throws its weight around
27 February 2000: Clinton blames tension on Taiwan elections
27 February 2000: Chris Lingle: Beijing rattles its saber again
27 February 2000: New Zealander donates account of 228
26 February 2000: Editorial: "one China" or no "one China"?
26 February 2000: Mr. Clinton's "strategic partner"?
24 February 2000: Editorial: Taiwan must not fail China's test
24 February 2000: US lawmakers shred Clinton policy
23 February 2000: Editorial: Candidates appear spineless
23 February 2000: Taiwan blasts China's "three ifs"
21 February 2000: Editorial: Joker candidates damage the deck
21 February 2000: Antonio Chiang: Killing the golden goose of politics
18 February 2000: Editorial: Lien Chan's China policy woeful
18 February 2000: An open letter to President Clinton
14 February 2000: The stability card won't work now
13 February 2000: Editorial: Taiwan's elections and its China policy
12 February 2000: Editorial: The real polls tell it all
11 February 2000: Editorial: Soong still has yet to answer
11 February 2000: Clinton is China's biggest lobbyist
10 February 2000: US policy and the Taiwan election
10 February 2000: Soong has no one else to blame
9 February 2000: Taiwan deserves to have its voice heard
9 February 2000: Parris Chang Chen's growing viability overseas
8 February 2000: Lien Hidden under Lee's shadow
7 February 2000: Old dogs cannot learn new tricks
5 February 2000: Editorial: Wishing you a happier New Year
5 February 2000: Antonio Chiang: Media plays into politician's hands
5 February 2000: History refutes 'stability card' claim
4 February 2000: Editorial: Presidential race gets ugly
4 February 2000: DPP wants spring cleaning to sweep KMT from power
3 February 2000: Editorial: TSEA doing what it ought to
3 February 2000: US House passes Taiwan defense bill
3 February 2000: Opposition leader tries to bury family pain
2 February 2000: Editorial: Consensus needed in foreign policy
2 February 2000: Taiwan welcomes Security Enhancement Act
1 February 2000: Brian Kennedy: Taiwan's bed is of its own making
31 December 1999:Editorial: The 20th Century in retrospective
31 December 1999:... and the challenges of the next Century
30 December 1999: Editorial: James Soong's true colors
30 December 1999:Some thoughts on the Kaohsiung Incident
27 December 1999: TAHR: Human rights violations in Taiwan
26 December 1999: Editorial: Still no answer from James Soong
25 December 1999: Holmes Liao: Infotech as foundation for national security
25 December 1999: James Soong and funneling party funds
24 December 1999: Intelligence chief warns of looming threats
23 December 1999: Book lists China's spy techniques
22 December 1999: Parris Chang: It's time to shake up foreign policy
21 December 1999: Editorial: Who wants China offer?
21 December 1999: Soong scandal: another NT$ 400 million surfaces
19 December 1999: Editorial: Taiwan is not Macau
18 December 1999: Editorial: From about face to in your face
18 December 1999: Christmas present from Congress
16 December 1999: Editorial: Soong fails his take-home test
16 December 1999: Soong's lies can only snowball from here
16 December 1999: Lee calls Soong's explanations 'nonsense'
15 December 1999: 228 exhibit explores ethnic history
15 December 1999: Soong points finger at Lee
14 December 1999: Smoking gun puts Soong on the spot
12 December 1999: Editorial: Soong's teflon coat wearing off
12 December 1999: James Soong's standing in the pools slips in the wake of financial scandal
11 December 1999: Cheng Nan-jung remembered
11 December 1999: Kaohsiung Incident commemoration in Kaohsiung
11 December 1999: Human rights monument unveiled on Green Island
11 December 1999: James Soong hit by scandal
10 December 1999: Editorial: Plenty left on Kaohsiung agenda
10 December 1999: The Kaohsiung Incident remembered
9 December 1999: It's time to discard "Chinese, Taipei"
9 December 1999: A look back on the road to democracy
9 December 1999: Kaohsiung Incident leaders go back to jail
7 December 1999: Chen Shui-bian inspired by Britain's "Third Way"
6 December 1999: Fear still lingers over 1979 Kaohsiung crackdown
6 December 1999: DPP demands James Soong's apology for Kaohsiung Incident
5 December 1999: Call for increasing awareness of Kaohsiung Incident
3 December 1999: DPP Chairman in Washington says no compromise likely on sovereignty
3 December 1999: Former legal colleagues support Chen Shui-bian
3 December 1999: James Soong's crocodile tears
1 December 1999: In memory of Huang Hsin-chieh
1 December 1999: Chen Shui-bian issues foreign policy blueprint
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