Taiwan Communiqué no. 145, January / February 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• New tensions in the South China Sea
  • China issues regulations restricting fisheries
  • Strong response from the US and other nations
  • Assistant Secretary Danny Russel: An incremental pattern of assertiveness


• The DPP issues its China policy report
  • Sticking to its principles, but more flexibility
  • Expected reactions from the KMT and PRC
  • Internal debate in the DPP


• The Wang-Zhang meeting in Nanjing
  • First "official" meeting between the two sides
  • Two journalists refused entry visas
  • Blumenthal commentary: this is the precedent

• The legacy of Cheng Nan-jung
  • University goes against student vote
  • Nan-jung's widow and daughter speak out


• Re-writing Taiwan's history
  • Education task force "de-Taiwanizing" curriculum
  • Students protest revisionist changes


• Being clear on Taiwan
  • Roiling the waters, drawing a big red line
  • US must be clear on core values, by Ambassador Nat Bellocchi


• In Memoriam Dr. Chai Trong-rong
  • by FAPA President Dr. Mark L. Kao


• Book Review: The Vitality of Taiwan
  • Edited by Steve Tsang, reviewed by Gerrit van der Wees