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Taiwan public media must not be compromised

Taiwan News Editorial

Taiwan's hard-won public television broadcasting network now faces a grave threat of a thinly veiled direct takeover by President Ma Ying-jeou's rightist Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) government.

The autonomy of the Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTSF) has been under intense pressure since Ma took office in May 2008 as KMT lawmakers have pushed to remove incumbent PTSF Board Chairman Cheng Tung-liao and PTSF General Manager Vivian Feng, who were appointed under the former Democratic Progressive Party government, before their three-year contracts expire on Dec. 31 this year.

The risks for Taiwan in a 'Ma-Hu' meeting

Taiwan News Editorial

The proposal floated in Washington last week for a meeting between Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou and People's Republic of China State Chairman Hu Jintao during the November 2011 meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leader's forum in Hawaii presents major risks for Taiwan.

During a major conference on cross-strait relations held in Washington D.C. last week, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Vice President Doug Paal suggested that U.S. President Barack Obama should invite Ma to the APEC forum slated to be held in Hawaii next November.

Behind China’s words lies self-interest

Peng Ming-min 彭明敏

Many experts are currently discussing the pros and cons of signing an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China.

However, remarks made by both the Taiwanese and Chinese governments and their representatives have deviated so far from common sense that the ECFA has already morphed into something never before heard of in the history of diplomacy.

China’s rise could land Taiwan in hot water

Chen Tsung-yen 陳宗巖

Recently, BBC World Service announced an annual opinion poll by GlobeScan, an international opinion research consultancy that was conducted across 28 countries, asking more than 29,000 adults whether they considered the influence of different countries in the world to be mostly positive or mostly negative.

About 34 percent of respondents said they had a positive view of China’s influence in the world.

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