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China may ‘overreact’ at Tsai win: US expert

Beijing might overreact if Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) wins next year’s presidential election, a US expert said on Friday.

Richard Bush, director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, was speaking at a Brookings panel discussion on the implications of China’s “rise” for US national security.

He said it was “way too early” to make a sound judgement about the upcoming elections.

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US analyst urges Japan to sell Taiwan submarines

A US defense expert is urging Japan to sell Soryu-class submarines equipped with US communications and weapons systems to Taiwan.

“Washington should make Taiwan’s submarine program a priority for the bilateral security relationship,” American Enterprise Institute defense policy analyst Michael Mazza said.

In a study published this week by institute, Mazza said US President Barack Obama’s administration should directly inform Beijing that it views China’s military modernization “with great concern.”

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Academic says US, China fighting for Taiwan’s heart

China has a secret plan to draw Taiwan into its campaign to replace the US as the global superpower, Hudson Institute Center for Chinese Strategy director Michael Pillsbury said on Tuesday.

“Part of their secret strategy is to pull Taiwan over to China’s side — they believe it is a big mistake to alienate Taiwan,” he said.

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US promises to assist Taiwan ‘in any way’ possible


Buddhist nuns yesterday pray for the victims of Wednesday’s TransAsia Airways plane crash at Taipei’s Second Funeral Parlor.
Photo: David Chang, EPA

The US will help in any way it can with the investigation into the crash of TransAsia Flight GE235, a Washington official said on Wednesday.

US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs Daniel Russel told a media briefing that he did not know if Taipei had actually made a request for assistance.

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Premier William Lai, left, and Minister of Culture Cheng Li-chiun, right, attend the unveiling ceremony of the National Human Rights Museum at Jing-mei White Terror Memorial Park in New Taipei City yesterday.
Photo: Pan Shao-tang, Taipei Times

A former political prisoner arrested during the Martial Law era praised the establishment of the National Human Rights Museum yesterday as an important milestone in the history of Taiwanese human rights, saying that an honest review of history is the best way to promote social reconciliation.