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Updated on August 20. 2010
The bizarre world of the KMT is not sustainable
No statements seem too ridiculous in Taiwan, with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and its unbelievable claims. The KMT promotes national policies that bear no relation to the realities on the streets and in the homes of Taiwan. What Taiwan needs is not a fantasy world, but a sustainable future based on harmony between national policies, the wishes of the population and the realities of Taiwan today. Read more here...
The impossibility of the Taiwanese
Taiwan's national identity is more complex than China would like us to believe. Chinese propaganda suggests that Taiwan is culturally uniformly Chinese, but Taiwan's identity is far more complex. The issue of Taiwanese identity will be tracked here in its historical, ethnic, cultural, political, and legal dimensions. This identity turns out to be crafted around the consensual identification of Taiwan’s residents with their democratic state. Read more here ...
Brawl over the trade agreement between Taiwan and China in the parliament
Taiwan is almost ensured a top place in the international media coverage when fighting erupts in Taiwan's parliament. Some of these fights are actually staged and agreed upon in order to attract local media attention. During the first reading of trade agreement between Taiwan and China (ECFA) a brawl broke out in the parliament. You can read reasons here...
Should Taiwan put all its eggs in China’s basket?
The historic trade agreement between Taiwan and China that is going to be signed on June 29-30 is politically explosive. The reasons being the lack of democratic involvement in the negotiations and that the agreement appears to be based on the One China policy which the vast majority of the Taiwanese oppose. The agreement itself can provide Taiwan with important trade benefits if used wisely but China will continue to hurt Taiwan by preventing Taiwan from entering free trade agreements with other countries. Read the entire comment here...
International Joint Statement about the economic agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China
Taiwan Corner has signed a joint statement together with international scholars and academics. Over the last two years Taiwan Corner has on several occasions voiced our concerns regarding the democratic development in Taiwan and regarding the rapid rapprochement with China. The upcoming ECFA agreement between Taiwan and China lacks democratic transparency and Taiwan's sovereignty in the agreement continues to be questioned. Taiwan Corner supports Taiwan's democracy and the Taiwanese's right to determine their own future. Read the joint statement here...
Taiwan's legislative backsliding threatens democracy
Taiwan's new Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法) puts bloggers and non-governmental associations at risk by using vague terms like "public interest". Worse, the act is completely unnecessary and it harms Taiwan's democratic reputation. Read more here...
Government policy will sow further division - Taipei Times
“Welcome to China” — the greeting I received at the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) National Policy Foundation in January is symptomatic of current cross-strait developments in Taiwan. The government’s cross-strait package of technical agreements and the forthcoming economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) will drain Taiwan’s political energy and divert attention away from other key matters for years to come. Read more here...
INTERVIEW: Need to 'demystify' ECFA: Danish analysts
As Taipei and Beijing are negotiating an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) needs to reach out to the opposition and the public before the trade deal is signed, said Michael Danielsen, chairman of the Copenhagen-based Taiwan Corner. Read more here...
Taiwan's Liberty Times Weekly interview with Michael Danielsen
Signing FTA with other countries can defend Taiwan’s sovereignty better
Michael Danielsen was interviewed by journalist Zou, Jing Wen from Liberty Times about the current Cross Strait relations, FTA with other countries and how to uphold Taiwan's soverignty. Read the interview here...
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