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US, Japan to hold exercise to recapture disputed isles

Taipei Times

A massive military exercise of potential importance to Taiwan will be staged in December on and around the Ryukyu Islands by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and ships from the US 7th Fleet.

According to a study just released by James Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara, associate professors of strategy at the US Naval War College, the exercise is aimed at perfecting plans for recapturing the lightly protected islands should they be invaded by China.

Why China's rich lack spirit of generosity

Taiwan News Editorial

At the end of this month, two of the world's richest tycoons, Microsoft Group founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer and ultra-successful financial investor Warren Buffet, will experience a poverty of guests at a dinner party.

The two tycoons, wearing the hats of philanthropists, invited 50 Chinese tycoons to a charity dinner on September 29 in Beijing but, so far most of the invited Chinese tycoons have shunned the chance of an intimate dinner with the two famous American industrialists.

DPP lawmakers slam 'revisionist' history curriculum

Taipei Times

Opposition lawmakers and academics accused the government of revisionism and seeking to “brainwash” students after the Ministry of Education yesterday unveiled revisions to the high school curriculum that prioritize China’s history over that of Taiwan.

The Ministry of Education will hold the first of several public hearings on the proposed history course revision in Taipei City on Thursday, overriding concerns that the new changes will subject students to yet another course overhaul, the second in the past five years.

Beware of China’s peace offensive

Joseph Wu 吳釗燮

Tension in the West Pacific rose substantially in recent months when China decided to show its support for North Korea after the sinking of a South Korean naval ship, while also displaying its territorial ambition over the South China Sea. The changing regional dynamics and the attitude of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government are reason enough to warrant a deeper look at the developing relations between Taiwan and China because the interests of many countries in the region may be affected in a fundamental way.

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