Taiwan Communiqué no. 151, May / June 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• Tsai Ing-wen goes to Washington
  • Dr. Tsai's speech at CSIS
  • A warm reception at the US Congress
  • A rousing welcome by the Taiwanese community


• Which way cross-Strait relations?
  • KMT chairman Chu meets President Xi Jinping
  • Eric Chu in hot water upon his return
  • Tsai Ing-wen vows to maintain the status quo


• KMT 2016 presidential race in disarray
  • Kuomintang heavyweights refuse to run
  • A primary with no viable candidates


• Whitewashing Taiwan's history
  • Court rejects Ministry procedures
  • An overview of the proposed changes
  • Cities and counties won't implement changes

• The ups and downs of joining the AIIB
  • Hasty decisionmaking, undermining sovereignty
  • China rejects Taiwan as a founding member
  • What is in it for Taiwan?


• Report from Washington
  • DAS Susan Thornton: US considers Taiwan vital partner in East Asia


• In Memoriam
  • Professor Alexander K. Young (1928-2015)


• Book Review
  • The pivot to Asia and Cross-Strait Relations Edited by Prof. Peter C.Y. Chow