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Taiwan's Past Corruption under the KMT was Big Time Corruption

Well it seems that if Taiwan's military under Ma Ying-jeou are not running off to China to be buddy-buddy with the People's Liberation Army (PLA), then their past big time corruption under the KMT is coming back to haunt them.

A Paris Court recently ruled in favor of Taiwan that the anti-corruption clause violation had been violated in the sale of six Lafayette frigates by French defense giant Thales (then known as Thomson-CSF)to Taiwan in 1991.

Bribes and kickbacks in this 2.8 billion US dollar deal seem to be running anywhere from US$590 million to US$730 million which makes the less than US$20 million that Chen Shui-bian is appealing seem like pocket change.

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US senator blasts WHO on ‘province of China’ name

US Senator Sherrod Brown has written to the WHO objecting to the organization’s referring to Taiwan as a “province of China.”

“I am concerned that the WHO has unwittingly entered into dangerous political waters that are contrary to its mission and detrimental to its goals,” the Ohio democrat said in his letter.

“The WHO is not a political authority within the UN and should not act as such,” Brown added.

The letter was addressed to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and is in reaction to an internal WHO memo, which recently became public in Taiwan.

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Taiwan’s envoy in Germany reportedly snubs Tsai

Taiwan’s top foreign affairs official in Berlin was said to have snubbed Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) during a visit there as part of her Europe trip.

A member of her delegation said Taiwan’s representative to Germany Wei Wu-lien (魏武煉) failed to meet Tsai at the airport or even give her a telephone call, actions normally considered customary for a high-profile trip by the head of the opposition party.

“I have never met this kind of overseas representative,” said Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), the head of the DPP international affairs department that traveled with Tsai. “During this trip, the German representative was completely -indifferent to [Tsai] from start to finish.”

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The Chinese regime does not deserve longevity

Since first emerging in Tunisia, the “Jasmine Revolution” has faced much resistance, especially in Libya, Yemen and Syria. In China, too, any suggestion of a Jasmine Revolution has been met with severe suppression. In February, when the revolution had just started, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi said he approved of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, claiming that the suppression of the student movement had been necessary. After two months of bombardment by NATO forces, Qaddafi remains resolute, refusing to step down or go into exile.

Despite frequent civil unrest and unprecedented levels of international pressure, China continues to suppress human rights supporters and dissidents, as well as Christian churches. It seems that neither the Libyan nor the Chinese totalitarian regime will just disappear, although it is likely the Libyan regime will fall first, owing to Western military intervention. China, on the other hand, has been intensifying the suppression of its people — starting with its strong objection to the human rights activist Liu Xiaobo (劉曉波) winning the Nobel Peace Prize — fearing the spread of the nascent Jasmine Revolution of North Africa and the Middle East into China.

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Newsflash

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) ended months-long speculation yesterday, announcing DPP Secretary-General Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) as her running mate for next year’s presidential election.

Su said he is ready to tackle the challenge with his political experience and the “excellent chemistry” he has with Tsai, as the pair had led the DPP’s recovery from a landslide loss in the 2008 presidential election.

The Tsai-Su ticket will challenge President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who is running for re-election, in what public opinion polls show could be a neck-and-neck race. Ma of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) announced on June 19 that he would pair up with Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) for the January poll.