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March 2005: China's "anti-secession law"

October 2004: The EU arms embargo against China

March 2004: Referendum and Presidential Elections

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

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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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TAIPEI TIMES

The Taipei Times is Taiwan's prime English-language newspaper. Below, we link to a number of its editorials and articles on important issues.

Selected Articles and Editorials

November 2006

December 2006

30 November 2006:Charles Snyder: US official praises Taiwan's democracy

30 November 2006:Nat Bellocchi: Taiwan challenges US policies on China

29 November 2006:Taipei Times: The nation's voters are watching

29 November 2006:Li Thian-hok: The US mid-term elections and Taiwan

29 November 2006:Latest opinion poll shows strong support for independence

27 November 2006:Paul Lin: Don't be deceived by Hu Jintao's tactics

26 November 2006:Taipei Times: Tough times for Ma and the KMT

25 November 2006:Taipei Times: "Chen denial" and Chinese silence

23 November 2006:Taipei Times: Ma Ying-jeou's dueling personalities

23 November 2006:Huang Jong-tsung: Consider what's best for Taiwan

22 November 2006:Taipei Times: Stop recycling the old guard

21 November 2006:Taipei Times: Unexpected results of a witch hunt

21 November 2006:Jerome Keating: Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's wily shuffle continues

21 November 2006:Lu Shih-hsiang: The great Taiwanese media failure

19 November 2006:Richard Fisher: Taiwan faces a more precise foe

19 November 2006:US-Taiwan defense dialogue concludes for yet another year

18 November 2006:Mayor Ma pledges to step down if indicted

18 November 2006:Charles Snyder: US panel urges Congress to end Taiwan's isolation

16 November 2006:Taipei Times: Different rules for different folks

16 November 2006:Nat Bellocchi: Parties divided in more than name

15 November 2006:Taipei Times: Frank Hsieh's low-risk gamble

15 November 2006:Ruan Ming: Time for a new song for Taiwan

15 November 2006:Pan-blue lawmakers boycott review of arms budget

15 November 2006:Prosecutors grill Ma Ying-jeou over expense fund

14 November 2006:Taipei Times: President Chen faces a tough choice

14 November 2006:Richard Halloran: Now is the autumn of American discontent

12 November 2006:Taipei Times: Not easy breaking up for DPP

12 November 2006:Paul Lin: Beijing's intention is to isolate Taiwan

12 November 2006:Ruan Ming: Going beyond the blue-green divide

12 November 2006:Taipei mayoral race: integrity becomes debate focus

11 November 2006:Taipei Times: With friends like Lee Yuan-tseh

10 November 2006:Taipei Times: Don't bother reading US tea leaves

10 November 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Chen crisis not a political football

10 November 2006:Liberty Times: Cross-Strait links threaten the economy

10 November 2006:Liberty Times: Cross-Strait links threaten the economy

08 November 2006:Taipei Times: Indictments show nation's maturity

09 November 2006:Charles Snyder: Taiwan may get boost from US results

08 November 2006:Taipei Times: Chen Ding-nan, a man to remember

04 November 2006:Taipei Times: Let the nation be Chen's guide

04 November 2006:First Lady Wu indicted, Chen to come

September 2006

30 September 2006:Taipei Times: Who's afraid of lunch-box politics?

30 September 2006:Cao Changqing hears echos of the Cultural Revolution

30 September 2006:Bill Chung: Anti-Chen protests a lose-lose deal for Ma

29 September 2006:President Chen vows to deliver on Constitution

28 September 2006:Taipei Times: Shih's vanity distracts the mighty

28 September 2006:Margot Chen: China is hell-bent on swallowing up Taiwan

28 September 2006:Lee Min-yung: Time to put the "civic" into society

27 September 2006:Taipei Times: PFP, Pathetic, Fleeting Phenomenon

27 September 2006:Sushil Seth: Wealth, with PRC characteristics

27 September 2006:Jerome Keating: Pan-blue hypocrisy just keeps rolling on

26 September 2006:Taipei Times: Too early to pass judgement

25 September 2006:President Chen proposes change of Constitution

25 September 2006:Yu Shyi-kun: Public should ask Shih for an "exit plan"

25 September 2006:Troy Henley: "ROC" sows confusion

24 September 2006:Lee Teng-hui calls for all parties to respect the law

24 September 2006:Bo Tedards: A coup in Taiwan is not impossible

22 September 2006:Taipei Times: Far from Bankok, close to Manilla

22 September 2006:Huang Tien-lin: How to rule by reading the daily newspapers

22 September 2006:Nat Belocchi: Will the future be any different?

22 September 2006:Charles Snyder: UN backing of South Korean worries Taiwan's allies

21 September 2006:Taipei Times: Cancel Double Ten day

21 September 2006:Jerome Keating: Taiwan's color-coded view of corruption

21 September 2006:Charles Hong: Shih Ming-teh scratches the wrong itch

20 September 2006:Taipei Times: Time for sit-in to take off its mask

20 September 2006:Li Thian-hok: Why the UN should admit Taiwan

20 September 2006:Hsu Yung-ming: Last week's siege a betrayal of democracy

19 September 2006:Taipei Times: The enemy is systemic corruption

19 September 2006:DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun: China sans democracy is a China sans peace

19 September 2006:Jason Liu: Dirty tools for authoritarian ends

18 September 2006:Huang Tien-lin: DPP fails do deal with media bias

17 September 2006:Taipei Times editorial: Shih's strike is a bridge too far

17 September 2006:Thousands crowd Taipei in support of Chen

16 September 2006:Taipei Times: You gotta have faith

16 September 2006:DPP Chairman Yu warns KMT would tilt towards China

15 September 2006:US lawmakers honor Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwan in Washington

15 September 2006:Tu Ho-ting: The real threat to Taiwan's security

15 September 2006:Paul Lin: Is Shih fostering a Cultural Revolution?

14 September 2006:Taipei Times: Shih's troops prepare for "battle"

14 September 2006:United Nations bid fails, MOFA lashes out at China's moves

14 September 2006:DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun confident arms procurement will be approved

14 September 2006:Taipei Times: Shih's troops prepare for "battle"

08 September 2006:Taipei Times: Topple the Cabinet? Bring it on

08 September 2006:Chen Chu: Political institutions need respect

08 September 2006:Annie Lee: Gender revolution bearing fruit

07 September 2006:Taipei Times: Chen Yunlin, a Trojan envoy

07 September 2006:Legislator Trong Chai: Present "Taiwan" to the UN General Assembly

06 September 2006:Taipei Times: Arms Bill is Ma's next test

06 September 2006:Paul Lin: Ma's take on PRC naive, or driven by his ideology

05 September 2006:President Chen inks accord with Pacific allies in Palau

05 September 2006:AmCham and TSU spar on China ties

05 September 2006:Legislator Tien Chiu-chin: Sorrowful diplomacy: A tale of two airports

04 September 2006:President Chen makes landmark flight to Palau summit

04 September 2006:Joseph Wang: UN should support Taiwan

03 September 2006:Ma Ying-jeou grants conditional "yes" to sit-in

02 September 2006:Taipei Times: Goodbye "CKS", you won't be missed

02 September 2006:President Chen: proposes renaming Chiang Kai-shek Airport

01 September 2006:Taipei Times: Power stems from a muzzled press

01 September 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Diplomatic needs hurt by domestic politicking

July 2006

31 July 2006:Taipei Times: Economic Conference: and now comes the hard part

30 July 2006:Taipei Times: On stone throwing and glass houses

30 July 2006:Former President Lee attacks conference results, reliance on China

29 July 2006:Taipei Times: Mainlanders, have no fear

28 July 2006:Taipei Times: Keeping liberty shackled

28 July 2006:President Chen touts local investment at economic summit

28 July 2006:DPP urges Ma Ying-jeou to make good on "sunshine law" pledge

27 July 2006:Taipei Times: Unconstitutional? So What?

27 July 2006:Former President Lee Teng-hui: Focus on the future, not just China

27 July 2006:Cao Changqing: Investment in China must not be increased

27 July 2006:Taiwan economic meeting stifles China angle

26 July 2006:Taipei Times: Soong remains a canny operator

26 July 2006:Charles Snyder: The truth about a US-Taiwan FTA

19 July 2006:Taipei Times: DPP should consider post-Chen era

19 July 2006:Lu Shih-hsiang: Anti-Chen crusaders are bluffing

19 July 2006:David Kuo: The TSU is not a pawn of the DPP

13 July 2006:Huang Tien-lin: DPP's "go west" stance alienates TSU

13 July 2006:US experts support Taiwan developing ballistic missiles

12 July 2006:Taipei Times: Ma Ying-jeou grilled by Japanese Diet members

12 July 2006:Taipei Times: Patriotist? Show me the money

09 July 2006:Taipei Times: Another day, another conspiracy

09 July 2006:Paul Lin: Hong Kong, Tibet serve as a warning for Taiwan

09 July 2006:Chiu Hei-yuan: Blue or green, it's just not enough

07 July 2006:Taipei Times: China profits from missile madness

07 July 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Public will not stand for Soong's extremism

07 July 2006:Kin-ming Liu: Unhappy birthday for Hong Kong

07 July 2006:US Defense official says Taiwan's defense is on track

07 July 2006:Speaker Wang Jin-pyng: China Times "intimidation" story untrue

06 July 2006:Taipei Times: Get in touch with the public, Ma

06 July 2006:Lee Wen-chung: Journalistic ethics sadly missing

06 July 2006:Huang Jei-hsuan: Wake up, Taiwan

06 July 2006:DPP wary of pan-blue camp "ambush" of the Cabinet

06 July 2006:Irate Presidential Office pans Chen 'blackmail' story

05 July 2006:Taipei Times: Who owes whom an apology?

05 July 2006:Kuo Chang-feng: If Chen is a crook, then where's the evidence?

05 July 2006:Yao Chia-wen outlines DPP's major challenges

05 July 2006:Ma and Wang fail to reach agreement on arms budget

04 July 2006:Taiwan Solidarity Union: Nurse democracy back to health

04 July 2006:Huang Tien-lin: Opening to China isn't the answer

04 July 2006:Cao Chang-qing: The KMT's tactics aren't likely to win over Taiwanese

04 July 2006:AIT Director Stephen Young hails bilateral ties

03 July 2006:Hsu Yung-ming: Recall campaign a turning point

03 July 2006:Taiwan Solidarity Union denies conflict between Lee and Chen

03 July 2006:Commemorating Chen Wen-cheng's murder: More White Terror probes urged

02 July 2006:Taipei Times: A Legislature consumed by spite

02 July 2006:President Chen: Make Taiwan your home

02 July 2006:Chin Heng-wei: Pan-blue gameplaying was Soong's idea

01 July 2006:Taipei Times: Please Mr. Bush, let Taiwan speak

01 July 2006:Paul Lin: Recall bid the latest of chairman Ma's errors

01 July 2006:Charles Snyder: Bush opposes ease on Taiwan contacts

May 2006

31 May 2006:Chin Heng-wei: Why the DPP must pull together

28 May 2006:Taipei Times: Why recall the President?

28 May 2006:Gerrit van der Wees: Independence means peaceful coexistence

26 May 2006:Taipei Times: US Defense Paper misses one target

26 May 2006:Li Thian-hok: It is time to restore balance to US-Taiwan policy

25 May 2006:US DOD warns: China is tipping military schales

25 May 2006:Liu Kin-ming: "Taiwan provocation" is a fiction

25 May 2006:Paul Lin: Don't listen to China's lies, US is on our side

23 May 2006:Taiwan's tenth WHO bid defeated

23 May 2006:Sushil Seth: Taiwan could end up in big trouble

22 May 2006:Winston Dang: Taiwan's democracy is flourishing

21 May 2006:Michael Gau: China deal with WHO is a sham

18 May 2006:Nat Bellocchi: US, Taiwan need a broader dialogue

17 May 2006:Taipei Times: Give us an anthem we can relate to

17 May 2006:Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau: Tenth bid to join WHA commences

16 May 2006:Taipei Times: Fools rush in on cross-Strait links

161 May 2006:President Chen: Let us put transit spat behind us

16 May 2006:Taiwan Solidarity Union plans referendum on anthem

16 May 2006:Charles Hong: The US is favoring China

14 May 2006:Taipei Times: Naysayers ignore President Chen's success

14 May 2006:Wang Dan: Ma Ying-jeou needs a history lesson

11 May 2006:President Chen makes surprise stopover in Libya

11 May 2006:Chin Heng-wei: The country must stand its ground

11 May 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Diplomacy, not politics needed to handle US relations

11 May 2006:Huanh Jei-hsuan: Post-trip Taiwan-US relations

09 May 2006:Chen Gau-tzu: President Chen chose the right road to Paraguay

09 May 2006:James Young: Bush a disappointment

04 May 2006:President Chen dissatisfied with US transit stop

02 May 2006:Emerson Chang: "Status quo" momentarily more stable

01 May 2006:Sushil Seth: China's clever use of "soft power"

March 2006

31 March 2006:Taipei Times: A vacuous DPP helps Ma's cause

31 March 2006:Cao Chang-qing: Ma's ideas dangerously naive

30 March 2006:Taipei Times: The media's Ma-colored glasses

30 March 2006:Ma Ying-jeou comes under fire from DPP and TSU

28 March 2006:Taipei Times: Ma Ying-jeou's wishful thinking

27 March 2006:Li Thian-hok: Ma shows true color in US speech

25 March 2006:Taipei Times: Ma Ying-jeou romances Washington

15 March 2006:President Chen in Frankfurter Allgemeine: China altered the "status quo"

15 March 2006:KMT LY Caucus votes against Ma's arms bill

15 March 2006:Taipei Times: Grant Taiwan WHO observer status

15 March 2006:Huang Jei-hsuan: Ma's rise could spell disaster

14 March 2006:President Chen Shui-bian may visit Libya

14 March 2006:DPP says survey shows support for independence at all-time high

14 March 2006:Chen Hurng-yu: US should back the Taiwanese people

14 March 2006:Richard Halloran: Guam to become "pivot point" for US forces in Pacific

13 March 2006:Ku Er-teh: Cabbies and dysfunctional politics

12 March 2006:Taipei Times: The irony of Beijing's "protection"

12 March 2006:Academia Sinica study: Taiwan indentity growing

12 March 2006:Mainland Affairs Council: China a threat to peace

12 March 2006:Yang ji-charng: Ma Ying-jeou is avoiding tough issues

11 March 2006:Taipei Times: The State Department is right on rights

11 March 2006:Admiral Fallon restates US commitment to Taiwan

10 March 2006:Taipei Times: Mr. Ma, put your own house in order

10 March 2006:Paul Lin: Response to scrapping NUC not all negative

10 March 2006:US' Chris Hill calls for cross-Strait dialogue

10 March 2006:Japanese Foreign Minister call Taiwan a country

09 March 2006:Taipei Times: Is the US asleep at the wheel?

09 March 2006:Taipei Times cartoon: US to Taiwan: don't cross the red line!

09 March 2006:DPP plans democracy parade

09 March 2006:US Republican warns on Unification Council moves

09 March 2006:Lo Chih-cheng: Unification Council spat may herald new sense of mission

09 March 2006:Su Yeh-ping: What is the US'"status quo"?

08 March 2006:Defense Ministry: China is accelerating missile buildup

07 March 2006:Taipei Times: CCP serves as mirror for pan-blues

07 March 2006:Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang: Scrapping the NUC was the right decision

07 March 2006:Prime Minister Su to China: talk to the government

07 March 2006:Lin Cho-shui: Taiwan must use leverage wisely

06 March 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Ma takes a page out of Abian's grubby book

06 March 2006:INPR opinion poll: Large majority says "let us decide"

05 March 2006:Taipei Times: Taiwanese will decide for themselves

05 March 2006:Jason Lee Boon Hong: The KMT would destroy Taiwan

05 March 2006:Ben Goren: The KMT wants amnesia

05 March 2006:Voice of America apologizes over its incorrect report

05 March 2006:President Chen: Public supports NUC move

04 March 2006:Taipei Times: The rise and rise of Ang Lee

04 March 2006:Chin Heng-wei: Chiang Kai-shek's 228 culpability

04 March 2006:United States says: No NUC misunderstandings

04 March 2006:Johnny Neihu: Panda-huggers, watch your step

03 March 2006:China complains to UN on Unification Council fate

03 March 2006:Ruan Ming: US has role in cross-Strait impasse

03 March 2006:New AIT Director Steve Young offers words of wisdom

03 March 2006:Ruan Ming: US has role in cross-Strait impasse

02 March 2006:Taipei Times: Ma's razzle dazzle falls short

02 March 2006:Nat Bellocchi: Moving relations beyond drama

01 March 2006:President Chen: urges truth of 228 Incident to be remembered

01 March 2006:Taipei Times: No cause for alarm over Unification Council

01 March 2006:Jerome Keating: Inane flap over inert, outdated council

01 March 2006:United States says "NUC episode is closed"

January 2006

31 January 2006:DPP Chair Yu Shyi-kun: President Chen didn't break any promises

30 January 2006:President Chen: Scrap unification guidelines

29 January 2006:Foreign Ministry slams China for freezing Taiwan out of WHO again

28 January 2006:Charles Snyder: Sources confirm Steve Young to be AIT head

26 January 2006:Taipei Times: KMT plea of poverty a tough sell

26 January 2006:Wang Chih-peng: KMT arms proposal insulting to the military

25 January 2006:Taipei Times: KMT looks backward to its future

25 January 2006:Huang Tien-lin: Time for the Taiwanese to wake up

25 January 2006:Chin Heng-wei: DPP must steer course toward 2008 election

24 January 2006:Taipei Times: Pan-blues still wedded to "black-gold"

24 January 2006:Mark Chen confirmed as Presidential Office head

24 January 2006:Nat Bellocchi: The uncertain road ahead

23 January 2006:Taipei Times: New faces tackle old problems

23 January 2006:Su Tseng-chang announces further Cabinet appointments

23 January 2006:Cao Chang-ching: China isolated as EU turns away

23 January 2006:Simon Jenkins: Who discovered America?

22 January 2006:Taipei Times: Cabinet must live up to its potential

22 January 2006:Liberty Times: "Active management" has fallen flat

20 January 2006:President Chen names charismatic Su Tseng-chang premier

20 January 2006:Taipei Times: New Cabinet faces a testing time

18 January 2006:Taipei Times: Obstacles to commerce from afar

18 January 2006:Sushil Seth: The CCP: self-serving and loving it

17 January 2006:Taipei Times: Yu's challenge: restoring faith

17 January 2006:Huang Tien-lin: Links no panacea for Kaohsiung

16 January 2006:Su Tseng-chang tipped to replace Hsieh as premier

16 January 2006:Yu Shyi-kun wins DPP leadership race

16 January 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Ma lacks a leader's responsibility

15 January 2006:Taipei Times: Budget cuts amount to revenge

15 January 2006:Liberty Times: What is Taiwan's "correct position"?

13 January 2006:Taipei Times: Soong's got to have it

13 January 2006:Former AIT chair Shaheen defends Chen's policies

12 January 2006:President Chen warns on Beijing's ambitions

12 January 2006:Taipei Times: Thanks for nothing Mr. Ma

12 January 2006:Paul Lin: Three major tasks await new DPP chairperson

12 January 2006:Christina MacFarquhar: Exploiting the pandas helps nobody

11 January 2006:Presidential office: News report on US "ire" over Chen speech "groundless"

11 January 2006:Huang Ter-yuan: Ma sees the nation in a "One China" framework

11 January 2006:Prof. Don Rodgers: Ma's statement on new Constitution short-sighted

10 January 2006:Taipei Times: Chen is his own worst enemy

10 January 2006:Martin Mitchell: Weapons to the deserving

09 January 2006:Showdown looms over arms budget

09 January 2006:Opinion poll reveals broad support for restricting cross-Strait econonomic ties

06 January 2006:President Chen: Ditch fantasies about China

06 January 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: President's speech a timely reminder

05 January 2006:Taipei Times: Chen's New Year's speech: the whole has many parts

05 January 2006:Jeff Hockett: Peace stems from playing the game

04 January 2006:Taipei Times: Chen policy shift the right move

04 January 2006:Chin Heng-wei: Chen restated nation's sovereignty

04 January 2006:Charles Hong: Ma Ying-jeou is popular, but is he reliable?

03 January 2006:Taipei Times: The grim road ahead

03 January 2006:MAC Chairman Joseph Wu: China tightening the screws

02 January 2006:President Chen: Tighten cross-Strait policies

02 January 2006:DPP Secretary-general: We will fully support goals in Chen's speech

Gerrit van der Wees: Taiwan's status as a state is beyond dispute

Nat Bellocchi: Who gaines from the "status quo"?

Taipei Times: The reality of the Taiwan crisis

Liu Kuan-teh: Elections have set the stage for the 2008 presidential race

Fong Ruey-jay: Elections reveal party weaknesses

Taipei Times: The KMT back to the drawing board

Prof. Bruce Jacobs: Now improve the political system

Taipei Times: The KMT is allergic to democracy

Randy Schriver: Mayoral elections provide boost to US-Taiwan ties

Prof. Hsueh Hua-yuan: Give the nation a new name and new constitution

Taipei Times: Two-party politics is back

Elections 2006: Voters stay faithful to big parties

Li Chung-pan: Why the DPP won in Kaohsiung

Taipei Times: Let's dump "Chinese Taipei"

President Chen floats new strategy for UN membership

US Congressman Tancredo invites President Chen to visit US

Prof. Ta-chen Cheng: China fast developing advanced submarines

Taipei Times: Ma blunder could cost Hau dearly

Ma-Soong meeting creates more waves

Legislative Yuan committee vetoes poll on Kuomintang's stolen assets

Taipei Times: The trials and tribulations of trade

Liu Kuan-teh: Beyond the elections' character warfare

Cao Changqing: DPP-TSU tensions grow over Kaohsiung elections

Charles Snyder: New US Defense Secretary backs defense of Taiwan

October 2006

23 October 2006:Taipei Times: Pan-blue split colors campaign launch

23 October 2006:Joel Linton: US helping Taiwan?

23 October 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: KMT-PFP cooperation a mirage

22 October 2006:Think-tanks and civic groups declare October 24th "Taiwan UN Day"

`22 October 2006:Lai I-chung: Arms bill is now more than ever

21 October 2006:Taipei Times: Remove Taiwan's Olympic stooge

21 October 2006:Cao Changqing: Neutrality is a luxury the TSU cannot afford

20 October 2006:Pan-blues promise to let revised arms bill go through

20 October 2006:Sushil Seth: North Korea tests US-China ties

20 October 2006:Hsu Yu-ming: "Second Republic" a second chance

18 October 2006:Taipei Times: Soong has shown his true colors

18 October 2006:Mike Miller: A performance review in Taipei

18 October 2006:Congressmen Tancredo and Rohrabacher urge Rice to visit Taiwan

17 October 2006:Taipei Times: Soong is Ma's worst nightmare

17 October 2006:Donald Shih: For the sake of identity - Taiwanese and Chinese

15 October 2006:Taipei Times: It's all about getting Chen

15 October 2006:Sushil Seth: China fear Soviet-style implosion

15 October 2006:Analysts: Anti-Chen drive losing steam

15 October 2006:Andrew Crosthwaite: Playing the Hitler card is absurd

11 October 2006:President Chen defiant as lawmaker foes protest

11 October 2006:Taipei Times: A day of national embarrassment

08 October 2006:Ben Adams: Taiwan on the road to civil society

04 October 2006:President Chen spurns second recall drive

04 October 2006:Jerome Keating: Taking a page out of "Animal Farm"

04 October 2006:Charles Snyder: Taiwan receives raw deal from US Congress

03 October 2006:Taipei Times: First Lady cleared in Sogo voucher charges

03 October 2006:Chiu Hei-yuan: Objectivity is lost when the media chooses sides

02 October 2006:Ruan Ming: 2007 elections Legislative elections key to saving democracy

02 October 2006:Marty Wolff: KMT, the disloyal opposition

02 October 2006:Huang Tien-lin: Is China's "unlimited warfare" succeeding?

August 2006

31 August 2006:Taipei Times: Ma's enemies take their chance

31 August 2006:Taiwanese American groups join forces on the UN

29 August 2006:Li Thian-hok: Whishy-washy policy hurts the US

29 August 2006:Poet Lee Min-yung: The country that I want has a vision for all of us

27 August 2006:Taipei Times: When does a protest go to far?

27 August 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Be careful what you wish for if Chen goes

27 August 2006:President Chen's supporters rally to oppose Shih Ming-teh

27 August 2006:Wei Jing-sheng: Weak US response to China human rights violations hurts Taiwan's security

26 August 2006:Jonathan Watts and Larry Elliott: Is China's economy headed for a meltdown?

24 August 2006:Taipei Times: Turning off the press

24 August 2006:Reverend Kao Chung-ming casts doubts on Shih Ming-teh's morals

24 August 2006:Kuomintang Party unveils particulars of party stolen assets

22 August 2006:Taipei Times: The rule of Law must come first

22 August 2006:Gerrit van der Wees and Mei-chin Chen: An Open letter to Shih Ming-teh

22 August 2006:Chiu Li-li: The threat to Taiwan's democratic movement

21 August 2006:Henry Blackhand: Shih Ming-teh sacrifices his dignity

21 August 2006:DPP lawmaker: "Kil Shih" plota pro-China strategem

20 August 2006:Taipei Times: Ma's new rule for a new friend

20 August 2006:President Chen vows to carry on, no matter what

20 August 2006:Paul Lin: Lies, damn lies, and Chinese statistics

19 August 2006:Taipei Times: Fair-weather allies deserve China

19 August 2006:Lee Ching-tai: The time is ripe for a thaw in US-Taiwan relations

18 August 2006:Taipei Times: Sha Zu Kang: China, sick man of Asia no more

18 August 2006:Sushil Seth: China's system likely to implode

18 August 2006:Jerome Keating: The short and happy life of a pan-blue shill

17 August 2006:Taipei Times: Chairman Ma, return the assets

17 August 2006:Linda Gail Arrigo: Shih's new campaign is a sorry tale

17 August 2006:Philip Yang: The nation needs new diplomacy

16 August 2006:Legislator Winston Dang: Douglas Paal has forgotten China's real motives

16 August 2006:Chang Ching-hsi: Don't count on China's economy

15 August 2006:Jerome Keating: Lazy reporters fail to tell the truth

14 August 2006:President Chen pledges to reflect, start over

14 August 2006:Paul Lin: Beware China's anti-US strategy

13 August 2006:Taipei Times: Shih's campaign more bark than bite

13 August 2006:Lee Teng-hui denies that he wants Chen to be ousted

12 August 2006:Taipei Times: Take your Olympic torch and snuff it

12 August 2006:Taiwan government launches new UN bid using the name "Taiwan"

12 August 2006:Richard Halloran: The US is ignoring Asiaat its peril

12 August 2006:Li Hua-chiu: Bullying by China let's Taiwanese see the truth

11 August 2006:Taipei Times: Axis of evil? We're the Axis of Nice

11 August 2006:TT news report: Shih Ming-teh is in the outfield

10 August 2006:Taipei Times: A slippery "morality"

10 August 2006:Prof. Frank Chiang: Taiwan is an abandoned territory

09 August 2006:Taipei Times: China fuelling independence fires

09 August 2006:Envoy David Lee: Diplomatic "strangulation" to continue

09 August 2006:Wei Ti: Taiwan's media need to do soul-searching

08 August 2006:Taipei Times: The UN is China's weapon of choice

08 August 2006:Huang Tien-lin: On the brink of another economic disaster

07 August 2006:Nat Bellocchi: Change the rules of US-Taiwan ties

07 August 2006:Margot Chen: Build the confidence of Taiwanese

07 August 2006:Antonio Chiang: Lee towers over Chen as father of the nation

03 August 2006:Taipei Times: Time for a "first family law"

03 August 2006:Michael Turton: Call for President Chen to resign is naive

03 August 2006:Taiwan Cabinet stands firm on China investment cap

03 August 2006:Nat Bellocchi: The long road to a US-Taiwan FTA

02 August 2006:Huang Tien-lin: Taiwan identity crisis near tipping point

02 August 2006:Margot Chen: Divisions threaten Taiwan's democracy

01 August 2006:Li Thian-hok: The North Korea impasse and Taiwan

June 2006

30 June 2006:US House adopts measure on Taiwan

30 June 2006:Taipei Times: The myth of Taiwan "in chaos"

29 June 2006:Opinion polls: Ma Ying-jeou's approval rate drops

29 June 2006:Taipei Times: Chen must get back to business

29 June 2006:Sushil Seth: Beijing building alliances to keep US at bay

29 June 2006:Prof. Chen Lung-chu: UN's new rights body off to a shaky start

28 June 2006:Taipei Times: Toppling the Cabinet is not an option

28 June 2006:Charles Snyder: US lawmakers seek broader US-Taiwan connections

27 June 2006:Taipei Times: Recall bid harming the pan-blues

27 June 2006:Lin Cho-shui: Recall motion generating hysteria

27 June 2006:Chang Cheng-shuh: Democracy a slap in the face for the power mad

26 June 2006:Richard Halloran: US-China military exchange grows

26 June 2006:Houng Yu-houng: Ma needs constitutional law lesson

26 June 2006:Prof. Chen Chao-chien: Vote of no-confidence could lead anywhere

26 June 2006:Presidential office rejects accusations donations

25 June 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Ma's skills as leader appear to be lacking

25 June 2006:Liang Wen-chieh: Will the DPP dismiss the legislature?

24 June 2006:Chen Gau-tzu: President Chen fended off pan-blue accusations in address

23 June 2006:Paul Lin: Where does Ma stand on press freedom?

22 June 2006:Taipei Times: Chen Shui-bian just can't win

22 June 2006:Anna Chang: Ma Ying-jeou's words laughable

22 June 2006:Chang Teng-chi: Conflict playing into the PRC's hands

21 June 2006:Taipei Times: When silence is not golden

21 June 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Media lacks social responsibility

21 June 2006:Opinion poll: Majority do not support recall bid

21 June 2006:President Chen defends his government, actions

20 June 2006:President Chen to address the public tonight

20 June 2006:Taipei Times: Pan-blue recall bid a sick joke

20 June 2006:Nat Bellocchi: We only know what the media say

20 June 2006:Dennis Hickey: China's "Taiwan complex" is costly

19 June 2006:Taipei Times editorial: Time to focus on the economy

19 June 2006:Prof. Hawang Shiow-duan: Don't undermine our democracy

18 June 2006:Taipei Times: Hsieh's choice is the right one

18 June 2006:Michelle Wang: Looking at the recall bid with a foreign eye

17 June 2006:Pan-greens to hold rally in support of President today

17 June 2006:Legislators say they have a list detailing Lafayette kickbacks

16 June 2006:Jerome Keating: James Soong is running out of time

16 June 2006:Cao Chang-qing: Ma Ying-jeou's brazen attack on Taiwan's democracy

15 June 2006:Taipei Times: Death threats and double standards

15 June 2006:President Chen won't respond to opposition recall

15 June 2006:Paul Lin: Ma is setting a trap for the Taiwanese

14 June 2006:Taipei Times: Pan-blue credibility washed away

14 June 2006:Northern Taiwan Society: Pan-blue's shameful corruption hypocrisy

14 June 2006:Key Lafayette witness may talk soon

09 June 2006:Taipei Times: Taiwan, Banana Republic of China?

09 June 2006:Wang Dan: DPP scandals are helping the CCP

09 June 2006:Wang Yi-feng et al: Media has to be fairer and allow Chen to rule

09 June 2006:President Chen blasts back at opposition party leaders

08 June 2006:Jerome Keating: The corrupt are heading the campaign to oust Chen

08 June 2006:Sushil Seth: The China-Japan showdown is coming

07 June 2006:Pro-independence groups declare support for President Chen

07 June 2006:Kuomintang plans to announce a recall motion

05 June 2006:Charles Snyder: US plan for defending Taiwan disclosed

02 June 2006:Taipei Times: The grunt versus the spider

02 June 2006:Richard Halloran: Taiwan insists it will defend itself

01 June 2006:Taipei Times: Who are lawmakers serving?

01 June 2006:Paul Lin: Scandals are a test of democracy

April 2006

30 April 2006:State Department: China's "Taiwan complex" is hurting war on terror

30 April 2006:Former Admiral Dennis Blair: China can't invade Taiwan

30 April 2006:Charles Hong: A tale of two presidents

27 April 2006:Taipei Times: President Chen, time to fight back

27 April 2006:President Chen in WSJ interview: Hu failed to score points in US

27 April 2006:Leading EU parliamentarian comes out in favor of WHA bid

13 April 2006:Taipei Times: Enough of this 319 bullshit

13 April 2006:Charles Snyder: Envoy warns of "surprises" during Hu tour

12 April 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: KMT-CCP forum is a saboteur's dreamland

11 April 2006:Sushil Seth: Australia playing coy on China ties

09 April 2006:Liberty Times: Ma should be putting Taiwan first

09 April 2006:Jerome Keating: A dummy's guide to cross-strait phraseology

08 April 2006:Jan Schlotthus: Merkel may be good for Taiwan

07 April 2006:Cao Chang-qing: What do a panda and Ma Ying-jeou share?

07 April 2006:Chen Hurng-yu: China is the genuine troublemaker

06 April 2006:Taipei Times: Chen's smart challenge to Beijing

06 April 2006:Paul Lin: KMT-CCP forum on suppressing Taiwan

06 April 2006:United States happy over Chen-Ma meet

01 April 2006:DPP Delegation: US officials "unimpressed" with Ma Ying-jeou's proposals

01 April 2006:Taiwan envoy to US restricted by Taiwan's un-official status

February 2006

28 February 2006:Taipei Times: Taiwan is no longer willing to forget

28 February 2006:President Chen says Unification Council will "cease"

28 February 2006:US officials "accept" NUC compromise

28 February 2006:Paul Lin: It takes two to keep "status quo" balanced

28 February 2006:Huang Jei-hsuan: The US should back off

27 February 2006:President Chen to chair NSC meeting over Unification Council

27 February 2006:DPP plans massive rally to support scrapping NUC

27 February 2006:Tsai Huang-lang: Would Ma allow a vote on nation's future?

27 February 2006:Lily Bradberry: Chiang was responsible for 228

26 February 2006:Taipei Times: The welcome death of a calender

26 February 2006:Liberty Times: Finally, some courage from Mr. Chen

26 February 2006:Peng Ming-min: Abolition of Unification Council no big deal

26 February 2006:Ma Ying-jeou offers no apologies at KMT's 228 ceremony

25 February 2006:Taipei Times: A bitter "status quo" symphony

25 February 2006:Austin Institute of Taiwan Studies: China's threat means NUC must go

25 February 2006:Premier Su: Taiwan may drop idiosyncratic Republican calendar

24 February 2006:Taipei Times: Farewell to the "1992 consensus"

24 February 2006:Michael Green: The gambit behind the NUC's removal

24 February 2006:Mark Krietzman: Facts, rather than fiction, Mr. Ma

24 February 2006:Chen I-chung: Pragmatic path is the best solution

23 February 2006:Taipei Times: Obfuscation, blather, and Ma

23 February 2006:President Chen steps up campaign against Unification Council

23 February 2006:Ma Ying-jeou defends KMT's positions on BBC

23 February 2006:United States reassures Beijing that it insists on `status quo'

23 February 2006:Huang Tien-lin: Pro-China policies must be axed

22 February 2006:Taipei Times: Loving the panda's from afar

22 February 2006:Premier Su backs Chen on scrapping the Unification Council

22 February 2006:Anti-NUC protesters march on US AIT office

22 February 2006:C.V. Chen: Why fear the independence option?

21 February 2006:Taipei Times: 228 report provides food for thought

21 February 2006:Lee Teng-hui: Ma's cross-strait comments are `nonsense'

21 February 2006:Lin Chong-pin: China uses US, Japan to rein in Taiwan

20 February 2006:Mac William Bishop: US said to be blocking sale of subs

20 February 2006:Hsu Yung-ming: "status quo" is the new battlefield

19 February 2006:Presidential Office denies US warning on Unification Council

19 February 2006:Huang Jei-hsuan: KMT's game a dangerous one

18 February 2006:Jerome Keating: Who will pay the unification bills?

18 February 2006:Congressman Steve Chabot: Balance needed in US policy

18 February 2006:Condoleezza Rice scolds Taiwan in House hearing

17 February 2006:United States split on Unification Council future

17 February 2006:Taipei Times: Not by any other name

17 February 2006:Henry Ting: Coexisting with China necessary

16 February 2006:Taipei Times: Time to push Ma off the fence

16 February 2006:Paul Lin: Democracy in Taiwan supports US interests

16 February 2006:Sparks fly over KMT controversial ad

15 February 2006:Chin Heng-wei: US harms itself when criticizing Taiwan

14 February 2006:Taipei Times: Ma must back up his words

14 February 2006:Hubbub over Ma's remarks escalates

14 February 2006:Bob Kuo: Follow the road to independence

13 February 2006:Opinion poll: Taiwanese back Chen on guidelines gambit

13 February 2006:Ma Ying-jeou tells China to dismantle missiles

11 February 2006:Taipei Times: Time for a healthy debate on China

11 February 2006:US Congressmen and FAPA back Chen's statement on Unification Council

11 February 2006:Cao Chang-qing: US opinion not limited to State Department

10 February 2006:Pentagon worried about PRC plans

10 February 2006:Liu Kuan-teh: Read Chen's pledges more fairly

10 February 2006:Shirley Kan: Time for broader talks with the US

09 February 2006:Taiwan's NSC to review unification agency

09 February 2006:Charles Hong: US' Taiwan policy is unjust

09 February 2006:Chris Hill: US' cross-Strait stance unchanged

08 February 2006:Taipei Times: Put the Constitution first

08 February 2006:Sushil Seth: Don't believe the hype about China

08 February 2006:General Hu Chen-pu: Don't expect US military aid

08 February 2006:Ma Ying-jeou: pushing "status quo" in WSJ article

07 February 2006:President Chen tells firms to put Taiwan first

07 February 2006:Huang Tien-lin: Actually, Ma, Chen is on the right path

06 February 2006:Mark Chen: Communications with the US on track

05 February 2006:Taipei Times: Nothing earth-shattering from Chen

05 February 2006:Liberty Times: Time to forget about the promises

04 February 2006:US to Taiwan: Get back in there, we don't want to alter the status quo

04 February 2006:Huang Jei-hsuan: Stop the pan-blue shenanigans

04 February 2006:US to Chen: Please stop the surprises