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Schriver urges US to engage with DPP

Taipei Times

In the aftermath of Saturday’s special municipality elections, the US government should establish new links with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), a forum in Washington has been told.

Randy Schriver, president of the Project 2049 Institute and an expert on Taiwan, said that the DPP had shown its “strength and viability,” which has implications for the US.

Chen transferred to penitentiary

Taipei Times

Former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was moved yesterday from a detention center to a nearby penitentiary to formally begin serving his sentence after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction on wide-ranging graft charges.

The transfer followed a decision last month by the Supreme Court to uphold Chen’s convictions in two high-profile bribery cases involving a land deal in Longtan (龍潭), Taoyuan County, and the appointment of a chairwoman to the company that manages the Taipei 101 building.

Shooting highlights double standards

Taipei Times Editorial

Double standards have long been a part of Taiwanese politics. This is particularly apparent when it comes to criticism directed at the nation’s politicians. More often than not, the intensity — or lack thereof — of criticism depends on which side of the political spectrum a politician hails from.

The shooting incident involving one of former vice president Lien Chan’s (連戰) sons, Sean Lien (連勝文), vividly demonstrated just how ludicrous the double standards are for political figures from different camps.

'No position' on Taiwan's status in fact a position: AIT head

Focus Taiwan

Taipei, Nov. 30 (CNA) The United States' "no position" on Taiwan's international status is in fact a position, which has drawn objections from Beijing, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman Raymond Burghardt said Tuesday in Taipei.

"We take no position on the political status of Taiwan. That may sound like a dodge but it's a position. Taking no position is itself a position because that means you're not taking their (China's) position, " Burghardt said in a question and answer session after delivering a speech in an event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taipei.

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