Taiwan Tati Cultural and Educational Foundation

Part I: Shift of power – a new reality and a challenge for the democratic West

Andrew Chang

It has been clear for sometimes that there is a gravitational pull – from the traditional West-dominated world to a more Asia-centric geopolitics with the rise of new powers on the Asian Continent, esp. China on the Northeast part of the Continent.

However, the tilt is only relative – not the end of the liberal and progressive West with America as its leader, as many may fear. For in a closely interrelated and interdependent global society, the East and the West has something to offer and complement each other.

Ma's passivity boosts PRC threat to Taiwan

Taiwan News Editorial

The policy of promoting "cross-strait reconciliation" adopted by President Ma Ying-jeou and his rightist Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) administration has not led to any lessening of China's military threat to Taiwan.

In an annual report on "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China" released Aug. 17, the U.S. Department of defense shattered the myth peddled by the Ma administration that its policies of appeasement will bring genuine peace and security in the Taiwan Strait.

China steals Taiwan’s agriculture

Lee Wu-chung 李武忠

The signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) this summer has opened the door for Taiwan’s agricultural and fishery exports and energized the government.

At the same time, however, the Chinese government is setting up “innovation parks for Taiwanese farmers” and “experimental areas for cross-strait agricultural cooperation” with the intention of attracting skilled personnel, animal and plant species, technology and capital in an attempt to emulate the Taiwanese experience.