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Formosa Foundation reports Congress to hold hearings on Taiwan in 2011

Michael Richardson

The Formosa Foundatio n 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.

Joblessness, rising prices could spark wars: IMF boss

Reuters, SINGAPORE

The world economy is beset by problems such as high unemployment and rising prices, which could fuel trade protectionism and even lead to war within nations, the head of the IMF warned yesterday.

Rising food and fuel prices in recent months have already hit poorer countries and are one of the factors behind massive anti-government protests in Egypt and in Tunisia.

A tale of greed and bad governance

J. Michael Cole 寇謐將

It’s hard to tell which is more embarrassing — that hundreds of Taiwanese would prostrate themselves before a wealthy Chinese tycoon so they could receive a “red envelope” from his hand, or the fact that after two-and-a-half years in office, President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) administration has failed to look after the economic well-being of its own people.

A visit to Taiwan this week by Chinese recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao (陳光標), ostensibly on a “thanksgiving” tour to hand out an estimated NT$500 million (US$17.2 million) to Taiwan’s poor, initially sparked controversy when it was revealed that said envelopes were embossed with the inscription “the Chinese race is one family (中華民族一家親).”

MND apologizes for wrongful execution

Taipei Times

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday issued an official apology over what now appears to have been the wrongful execution of a soldier convicted of sexually abusing and murdering a five-year-old girl in 1996.

Amid calls by legislators for President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and the military to account for the execution of Chiang Kuo-ching (江國慶) in 1997, the ministry said in the afternoon that it would fully cooperate with an investigation, adding that the military and judicial system had learned a lesson from this case and that more rigorous investigation mechanisms should be adopted to ensure the protection of human rights.

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