Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The KMT and the Greening of <b>Taiwan</b>

Prior to 2000, when power was transferred to the Taiwanese by democratic election for the first time in history (the 1st democratization milestone was the 1996 Presidential election), the KMT could exert this control with impunity in ...

Source: http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2008/07/kmt-and-greening-of-taiwan.html

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Permanent War Economy

After the March Presidential election in Taiwan, Bolton suggested that we should immediately recognize Taiwan, a step that 7 US Presidents have refused to take. China will not like this turn of events, but inevitably it will have little ...

Source: http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/permanent-war-economy/

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Taiwan Election: A Look at the First Daughters (Pictures)

The pair were summoned back to vote in the Taiwan election at the last minute, taking an early morning flight from the US. They are only planning to stay one day, planning to return back the next day. While former first daughter Chelsea ...

Source: http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/03/taiwan-election-look-at-first-daughters.html

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Booster shot for <b>Taiwan</b> property

Ma Ying-jeou’s decisive victory in the just-concluded Taiwan election has pumped up the island’s property market. Home prices have risen as much as 30 percent since the election, according to statistics from DTZ Taiwan. ...

Source: http://www.huaxlee.com/biz/2826/booster-shot-for-taiwan-property/

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

More links to possibly important things [Links, links, links]

Given that with Ma Ying-jeou's election as Taiwan's president, Taiwan and China have their first real chance in eight years to improve ties. The United States is worried that a big arms sales package is going to throw a wrench in the ...

Source: http://pacificnarrows.blogspot.com/2008/07/more-links-to-possibly-important-things.html

Monday, July 21, 2008

Mainland Chinese Tensions Impact Taiwan Election

Update: In Saturday's election, Nationalist Party candidate Ma Ying-jeou defeated Frank Hsieh of the Democratic Progressive Party by a vote of 58 percent to 42 percent.Follow this link to the original source: "China Tensions Sway Taiwan ...

Source: http://www.jbs.org/node/7547

Friday, July 18, 2008

Taiwan: Tibet Issued Manipulated in Taiwan Election

Kwang Yin from interlocals.net explained how Tibet March riot had been manipulated in Taiwan during the presidential election period.

Source: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/25/taiwan-tibet-issued-manipulated-in-taiwan-election/

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Taiwan Election Watch V - The Past &amp; Present of Back-to-Power KMT

The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT), also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is the ruling political party of the Republic of China (ROC), located in Taiwan Province, China, and is currently the majority party in ...

Source: http://www.hwswworld.com/wp/?p=1527

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Helping the Economy

I still filed a return, but all my earnings in Taiwan were exempt from taxes. I'm still waiting to get my final rebate check from Taiwan on the taxes I paid there. Most foreigners working in Taiwan get almost all of their tax money back ...

Source: http://kenberglund.blogspot.com/2008/07/helping-economy.html

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Robert Scheer: <b>Taiwan</b> Declares Peace on China

Thus, it was not surprising when the leader of the old nationalist Kuomintang Party, which won the recent Taiwan election, quickly went to the mainland to pledge the dawn of a new era. Gone is the prime excuse for a major US military ...

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/taiwan-declares-peace-on_b_111572.html

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Taiwan Election Watch IV - Unification within Our Lifetime Will <b>...</b>

Today Ma Ying-jeou replaced Chen Shui-bian, who ran Taiwan during past 8 years, as the new President. Ma Ying-jeou, a soft-spoken Harvard graduate, has promised to seek greater economic cooperation with Mainland China and end nearly six ...

Source: http://www.hwswworld.com/wp/?p=1489

Friday, July 11, 2008

Peace.

Thus, it was not surprising when the leader of the old nationalist Kuomintang Party, which won the recent Taiwan election, quickly went to the mainland to pledge the dawn of a new era. Gone is the prime excuse for a major US military ...

Source: http://www.theunspunzone.com/opinion/peace/

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Notes on Pew’s Global Attitudes Project

Right off the bat, does it worry anyone that there are more people in Japan who claim to be following the US election “very closely/somewhat closely” than in the US? I’m assuming it has something to do with the fact that the coverage in ...

Source: http://www.onlyredheadintaiwan.com/2008/07/notes-on-pews-global-attitudes-project.html

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

RETALIATION FOR IMAD MUGHNIYAH ASSASSINATION SOON?

The failure of the referendum and the KMT’s election will wage a much necessary pause for the US If the referendum had passed, and Taiwan had attempted entered the United Nations under the study Taiwan, there would be earnest China-US ...

Source: http://real-clear-politics.net/2008/07/retaliation-for-imad-mughniyah-assassination-soon-12/

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The Taiwan Election (pdf) by Bonnie Glaser, CSIS Senior Associate <b>...</b>

Q1: Taiwan held a presidential election on March 22. What are US interests in that election? A1: The just-completed election in Taiwan marks the fourth time that the Taiwanese people have gone to the polls to directly elect their ...

Source: http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080324_cq_taiwan_glaser.pdf

Monday, July 7, 2008

Critical Questions: The Taiwan Election

Bonnie Glaser, a senior associate at CSIS, has written a Critical Question on the Taiwan elections.

Source: http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4399/type,3/

Sunday, July 6, 2008

How To Make People Laugh

If you haven̢۪t thought you're amusing enough to make your friends laugh, then this is the right tutorial for you and your friends,as it teaches you various ways that will make you improve those skil...

Source: http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=998302

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Direct Flights Between <b>Taiwan</b> and Mainland

These weekend flights were made possible by the recent election of Ma Ying-yeou as Taiwan's leader. He said he would seek further opening by extending these weekends events to daily affairs before the end of the year.

Source: http://www.caijing.com/2008/07/direct-flights-between-taiwan-and.html

Friday, July 4, 2008

Direct China-<b>Taiwan</b> flights begin

Download the correct version Advertisement. Departure and arrival footage of passengers It strengthens the KMT’s election stance that they are the party which can do business with the mainland. TAIWAN-CHINA RELATIONS Taiwan map ...

Source: http://www.darithdeng.com/?p=1129

Thursday, July 3, 2008

India truck strike drives up food prices

(MUMBAI) Truckstops across India were at a standstill yesterday as many lorry drivers nationwide staged a strike over rising fuel bills, raising fears that it could force up food prices and dampen commerce.

Source: http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/news/story/0,4574,286374,00.html?

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

&#39;hip Hop Vs. America Ii: Where Did The Love Go?

... Clayton Gavin (hip hop artist/activist); Marc Lamont Hill (professor, Temple University); Melissa Harris Lacewell (professor, Princeton University); Lavonne Alford (recording artist); Beverly Bond (founder, Black Girls Rock, Inc. ...

Source: http://www.bnvillage.co.uk/entertainment-village/99766-hip-hop-vs-america-ii-where-did-love-go.html

The <b>Manson</b> Family - American Scapegoats

So you think that Charles Manson and his nomadic band of vagabonds were a threat to society? Well, check out this bunch of pyscho killers that wear suits and ties.

Source: http://youre-guilty-until-proven-innocent.blogspot.com/2008/07/manson-family-american-scapegoats.html

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Melissa Harris-Lacewell’s Open letter to Governor Howard Dean

Dear Gov. Dean: Are You Ready to Lead? By Melissa Harris-Lacewell | TheRoot.com There's still time for you to save the Democratic Party.ShareThis.

Source: http://www.afrolezproductions.com/blog/melissa-harris-lacewells-letter-to-howard-dean/