Taiwan Communiqué no. 138, October 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• Rising tensions surrounding Senkakus
  • Three-way tug for island group
  • Japan-bashing flares in China
  • Mixed signals from Taiwan
  • The war of ads
  • The way forward in the Senkaku altercation by Mei-chin Chen


• What policies for Ma's second term?
  • Cabinet reshuffle: old wine in new bottles
  • Overseas Affairs Commission covertly re-sinicized
  • Want Want takeover of cable TV network
  • Ma's popularity sinks to new lows

• Taiwan mural in Oregon
  • Corvallis mayor stands up to Chinese pressure by Ambassador Nat Bellocchi


• Former President Chen's health deteriorating
  • Chen Shui-bian hospitalized again
  • Foreign delegation pleads for medical parole


• Report from Washington
  • Congressman Robert Andrews proposes Center for Security Analysis
  • Congressman Scott Garrett calls for Taiwan's inclusion in the UN


• Book Review: Lost Colony: the untold story by Tonio Andrade, reviewed by Gerrit van der Wees