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Prosecutors reject call to restrict Ma

Taipei Times

President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at an event in Yilan County yesterday.
Photo: Chiang Chih-hsiung, Taipei Times

Lawyers Huang Ti-ying (黃帝穎) and Cheng Wen-lung (鄭文龍) yesterday panned the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office for rejecting a request by several civic groups to prohibit President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) from leaving the country amid allegations of abuse of power and corruption.

KMT upholding Beijing’s interests

Taipei Times Editorial

While some people believe that cross-strait ties are a “state-to-state” relationship, recent events suggest that it is a relationship between two political parties: the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Since early last month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been bombarded with questions about when and if Taiwan would receive an invitation from the WHO for this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), which is to be held from May 23 to May 28 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Beijing wants Tsai to fail: US analyst

Taipei Times

Beijing does not want to see president-elect Tsai Ing-wen [蔡英文] and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) succeed, a leading US-Asia expert said on Tuesday.

“It is not in their interests to have them succeed and this will shape the approach that Beijing takes to Taiwan in the future,” said Bonnie Glaser, director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Global, not China-oriented, tourism

Taipei Times Editorial

As president-elect Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) prepares to assume office on Friday next week, China has been maneuvering to limit the number of Chinese allowed to visit Taiwan. This is a worrying development for the tourism industry, but it could also provide an opportunity for innovation and renewal.

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