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Taiwan to review ties with the Philippines

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it would “seriously review the current exchanges and ties between Taiwan and the Philippines” after Manila deported 14 Taiwanese to China instead of to Taiwan.

Lawmakers are demanding that the nation’s representative to Manila be recalled to express Taiwan’s dissatisfaction with the Philippines’ handling of the deportation issue, but Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy Yang (楊進添) said only that “all possible options are under consideration,” the Central News Agency said.

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Ho Hum, Another Insult to Taiwan, Thanks to Ma Ying-joke

For those who live in Taiwan and even those in other parts of the world, the population has had to listen to the droning pseudo claims of its sometime president Ma Ying-jeou that he has reduced tension in the Taiwan Strait. In one sense, yes tension has been reduced and the answer is simple. China no longer has to put the screws to Taiwan because Ma has kowtowed in obedience to China's whims. Since Taiwan will no longer stand up for its dignity, China can now put the screws to other countries in the region.

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Huntsman’s US run could draw attention to Taiwan

The announcement earlier this week by US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman that he was resigning from his post to seek the Republican Party’s nomination for the presidential election next year could have substantial implications for Washington’s Taiwan policy.

A billionaire and former governor of Utah, Huntsman was a Mormon missionary in Taiwan from 1987 to 1988 and is said to be fluent in Mandarin and Hoklo (also known as Taiwanese).

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Formosa Foundation reports Congress to hold hearings on Taiwan in 2011

The Formosa Foundation is reporting that Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL], Chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, has agreed to hold hearings on Taiwan’s status in 2011.

Terry Giles, executive director of Formosa Foundation, says the Foundation has been working with Ros-Lehtinen’s staff for several years on hearings and with her elevation to Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee she is in a position to call for hearings.

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Newsflash


Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday.
Photo: AFP

The government and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday both spoke out against plans by the Chinese government to enact a national security law in Hong Kong.