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Taiwan not briefing US: Glaser

Taipei Times

The US is not being fully informed and briefed by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and his administration about Taipei’s direct negotiations with Beijing.

This surprising situation was revealed on Wednesday by Bonnie Glaser, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

Soft power behind cross-strait peace: Nye

Taipei Times

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday attributed the nation’s recent “diplomatic breakthroughs” to Beijing’s commitment to “soft power,” a term coined by a US academic who was visiting Taiwan.

Since he came into office in 2008, Ma said he had committed himself to improving cross-strait relations and seeking peace and prosperity.

DPP suing KMT quartet over shooting comments

Taipei Times

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said it would file lawsuits against a group of politicians over allegations that the party condoned a shooting last month.

Aimed at Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers, the lawsuits were the first court challenges to be filed following the incident, in which Sean Lien (連勝文), a KMT Central Committee member and son of former KMT chairman Lien Chan (連戰), was shot on Nov. 26.

AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt: Short Memories and Surprises Few People Talk About

Jerome F. Keating Ph.D.

AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt spoke at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Taipei, Taiwan recently. One point he brought up concerning the dealings between the USA and Taiwan was the fact that the US does not like surprises. No doubt, Burghardt was referencing the complaint that the US State Department often issued about some of the actions of Chen Shui-bian when he was president of Taiwan. This is a complaint that the Ma administration tried to exploit saying it would be more "open" in its dealings with all.

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