In Taiwan, democracy came after years of antigovernment street demonstrations throughout the 1980s. The final transition to democracy was comparatively smooth. But Taiwan is unique: It has to survive in the shadow of China, ... In October 2008, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom lost the election and handed power to Mohammed Nasheed, a pro-democracy activist and former political prisoner. But even that transition came after violent protests in 2004 and 2005. ...
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Malaysia, thumb drives and brain drain « Dr Hsu's Forum
He is a Malaysian, but he invented the device in Taiwan and he is now based in Taiwan. So thumb drive is considered to be a Taiwanese invention. Or more correctly, it is an invetion by the Republic of China, not Malaysia, even though the inventor is a .... Select Category, Blogroll (2), business (31), competitiveness (66), corruption (33), culture (77), economics (86), education (11), environment (30), flat world (8), freedom (27), general election 2008 (10), Gerakan (36) ...
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (<b>TAIWAN</b>) - Chairman <b>...</b>
During this visit, the delegation will have an opportunity to better understand the latest developments in Taiwan and cross-strait relations. Members will also witness the legislative elections by visiting voting stations in Taipei City ...
Source: http://www.mofa.gov.tw/webapp/ct.asp?xItem=28804&ctNode=1903&mp=6
Friday, June 26, 2009
Sri Lanka's hidden agenda in JMC <b>election</b> - Manickasothy
“In this context it is worthless voting in the Sinhala coalition into power in the JMC election to win the rights of the Tamils; on the contrary it will only be a gesture of accepting the One Sri Lanka – One ruling race concept of myth of the Sinhala Buddhist ... Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, U.A.E., Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe ...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Guam Okinawa plus Washington Tokyo: <b>Taiwan</b> redraws administrative <b>...</b>
"Of course, the KMT has a political agenda," said George Tsai, a political scientist at Taiwan's Chinese Culture University. For example, upgrading Taipei County to a municipality could lead to a postponement of the election for the top ...
Source: http://two--plus--two.blogspot.com/2009/06/taiwan-redraws-administrative-zones-kmt.html
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Echo <b>Taiwan</b>: Flip-flopper Ma Ying-jeou Changes Tongue on his Cross <b>...</b>
It is the 不統不獨不武that Mr. Ma promised to the people of Taiwan before the election. The promise is translated to English by Ma's regime as: No unification, No independence and No use of force. (See the regime's website for English ...
Source: http://echotaiwan.blogspot.com/2009/06/flip-flopper-ma-ying-jeou-changes.html
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Diplomacy: <b>Taiwan</b> And China Will Join In This Decade!
January 12, 2008 Elaine Meinel Supkis The Chinese saying goes: “true gold fears not the fire of the furnace”. I got this from the official website of the Kuomitang web page. They won the election in Taiwan, a stunning victory...
Source: http://elainemeinelsupkis.typepad.com/diplomacy/2008/01/taiwan-and-chin.html