2016
• 2008 Thu+00:002009-02-26T18:36:28+00:00. 15 • 2 CommentsPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: a member of the press, a television interview this Friday, Annette Lu, Cabinet, CECA, Central News Agency, Chen Chui-Bian, China, China's National Tourism Administration, China's stance on Taiwan's sovereignce has not changed, China's ultimate goal to annex Taiwan, Chinese In Taiwan Today, Chinese Nationalist Party, CNA, Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, Cross Strait, Cross Strait relations, Cross Strait Tourism Exchange Meeting, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, EU, European Union, Febraury 27, George W. Bush, Huang Kun-Huei, KMT, KMT Says No, Legislative Yuan, Liu Chao-Shiuan, Ma Administration, Ma Ying-Jeou, National Security Bureau, National Security Council, National Unification Council, normalcy, nothing to do with political issues and sovereignty, NSB, NSC, proper capacity, public debate is not necessary over naming the arrangement and what should be stipulated, selling out Taiwan, selling out Taiwan sovereignty, Shao Qi-Wei, State Council, Taiwan, Taiwan Affairs Council, Taiwan Solidarity Union, the economic integration of the European Union, There Is No Such Thing As A Free Meal, TSU, Wang Yu-Chi, Welcome to Beijing, when travelling in Taiwan is safe, work both ways, Wu Ching-Chih
Listening Intently
• 2008 Mon+00:002009-02-23T16:48:27+00:00. 15 • Leave a CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 30th Anniversary, 44 South Village, A Repeated History, Academica Sinica, Alliance to Make 44 South Village a National Relic, Association of Mainlander Taiwanese, at least three Cabinet Ministers, Beijing, CECA, Chang Mao-Kuei, Chen Ching-Hsiou, Chen Shui-Bian, China, Chinese Nationalist Party, Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, Control Yuan, Curtis Smith, Democratic, Democratic Progresive Party, Director-General of the Central Personnel Administration, DPP, DPP Recommendations, first of a trio, Four Noes and One Without, Historic Site, Hsin-Yi, Hsinyi, Hsu Cheng, Hu Jin-Tao, Huang Kun-Hui, immediate Cabinet reshuffle, impeachment, Individual, It involves the exercise of sovereignty by an independent state, It was a numbers game, KMT, Lee Shu-Der, Lee Shush-Der, Lee Teng-Hui, Legislative Yuan, Li Fei, Ma Administration, Ma Ying-Jeou, MDN, Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of Finance, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, MOEA, National Policy Conference, One Step To Cooperation, one-China principle, open letter to Taiwanese compatriots, out of touch, Presidential Office, Presidential Spokesman, promising and historic milestone, Republican, Reviewing, second conference, Statue Governing Reconstruction of Old Military Dependents' Villages, Su Tseng-Chang, Taipei City Government, Taipei City Hall, Taiwan, Taiwan centric, Taiwan Solidarity Union, The Cabinet, The decision, The Impeachment, there is almost nothing that represents Taiwan history, third conference, Three Noes, TSU, United States, Wang Yu-Chi, Washington Post, What culture does Taiwan have, World Trade Organization, would only be fair, WTO, Xia-Men University, Yin Chi-Ming
Unrecognized
• 2008 Fri+00:002009-02-20T18:02:22+00:00. 15 • Leave a CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, 228, aboriginal land rights, Admiral Shi Lang, After the arrival of Zheng Cheng-Gong, Although there were some proclamations made in 1945, belligerent occupation, Chapter II, Cheng Yi, Chiang Kai-Shek, China, China's Glory, Chinese and Taiwanese relations, Chinese Civil War, Chinese Nationalist Party, Chinese Revolution, Chinese Revolution of 1949, civil-taiwan.org, CKS, Conclusion, Democratic Progressive Party, dictatorship, DPP, For native Taiwanese persons to be bona fide ROC citizens, Formosa, Fujian, General MacArthur, General Order No. 1, Han Chinese, hyperinflation, Independent Sovereign State, Interesting Fact, Japan, Japan-China, Japan-China peace treaty, Japan-PRC Joint Communique, Japan-Taiwan relations, Japanese Courts, Japanese surrender, Kingdom of Tung-Ning, KMT, Koxinga, Lee Teng-Hui, Legislative Yuan, Ma Ying-Jeou, Ming Dynasty, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, missiles, MOFA, Nanjing Constitution, Occupation and Citizenship, One China Policy, Paracel Islands, party-state, Penghu, People's Republic of China, permanent population, Pescadores, province of China, Qing Dynasty, Question of Legal Basis, Reference tot he pronouncements of the US government, Republic of China, Republic of Formosa, return to China, ROC Constitution, ROC Constitution does not clearly define its own teritory, ROC Nationality Law, ROC was not the recipient of this sovereignty, San Francisco Conference, San Francisco Peace Treaty, San Francisco Treaty, SFPT, Shigemitsu, Significance of the 228 Revolution of 1947, Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty, Spratly, Sun Yat-Sen, Taihoku, Taiwan, Taiwan Aboriginal Rights, Taiwan Republic flag, Taiwan Retrocession Day, Taiwan Solidarity Union, Taiwan Think Tank, Tanaka Kakuei, temporary allegiance, Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion, territory, The Betrayal of the Kingdom, The military government of the principal occupying power, the PRC never controlled Taiwan or any of the current ROC territory commonly referred to as Taiwan, the principal occupying power, The Republic of China Constitution currently in use, The ROC Constitution currently in use, The United States is the conqueror, The US is the conqueror, Thinking Japanese, Three Kingdoms, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Treaty of Peace, Treaty of Taipei, TSU, U.N., United Nations, United States Military Government, US government, USMG, Where We Are, White Terror, With no clear legal basis, Yauo Fukuda, Yoshida Shigeru, Zheng Cheng-Gong, Zheng Jian, Zhou Enlai
Chinglish
• 2008 Mon+00:002009-02-16T14:33:33+00:00. 15 • 5 CommentsPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 1954 Japan cabinet, a Hanyu-Tonyong comparison chart, a living fossil, a three-year plan, Academica Sinica, Anschluss edict, anti-secession law, because more than 95 percent of the Chinese speaking population worldwide uses simplified characters, Bopomofo was replaced with pinyin in China in 1949, China, Chinese Nationalist Party, Chinese Phonetic Spelling, Democratic Progressive Party, Do we have to change our names, DPP, Executive Yuan, Fading Taiwan, failed to answer our questions, foreigners who do not understand Mandarin, Gaoxiong, Hakka, Hanyu Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin as the national standard, Hanyu Pinyin bring Taiwan closer to China, Hanyu Pinyin was to bring Taiwan in line with international standards, Hepburn, How can we the government ignore the fact that Taiwanese people have used a hyphen in their given names for about 20 to 30 years, International Organization for Standardization, Internationalizing, ISO, it is not correct to focus on the issue of national identity first, January 2009, Japan, Kaohsiung, KMT, Lee Yuan-Tseh, level of difficulty, Liu Chao-Shiuan, Ma Ying-Jeou, Maybe it's not really wrong -- just the English pronounciation, millions of NT dollars, Ministry of Education, Modern Chinese, MOE, national language, National People's Congress, National People's Congress in 1958, never an official system for Taiwan, nippon-shiki, Opposing The Proposal, Ovid Tseng, Ovid Tzeng, Pinyin, PRC, President Ma says, put the identity issue second, Putonghua, Romanization is still a mess, sacrificing the nation's sovereignty, Shih Hsiu-Chuan, TaiChung, taipei city, TAIPEI TIMES, Taiwan, Taiwan City must adopt Hanyu Pinyin, Taiwan has every right to decide its proper names, Taiwan Pinyin League, Taizhong, the Guidelines on Using Chinese Phonetic Spelling, The Interview, the KMT only used Zhuyin Fuhao, the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II system, The most serious problem is how our names are to be Romanized, the opinions of civic groups, the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Tongyong, Tongyong pinyin system, two different Romanization systems, Wade-Giles, We don't need your Hanyu Pinyin, what was the response, Wong Chin-Chu, Yu Bor-Chuan, Zhuyin Fuhao
Deja-Vu at Taoyuan Airport
• 2008 Sat+00:002009-02-14T15:01:45+00:00. 15 • Leave a CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 108 hours, 19 Minutes of Havoc, 36 Hours Later, Acer, Apple, Asus, Bandai Company, Chen Ken-Te, Chien Tai-Lang, Chinese Nationalist Part, Dell, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Economic Intelligence Unit, EIU, Friday the 13th, Fujitsu, Global Sources' Electronics, Government Information Office, Hard drives are a pain in the @$$, Hewlett-Packard, Ho Juing Tsun, Ho Jung-Chun, Hsieh Li Kung, Hsieh Li-Gong, Hsieh Li-Gung, Huang Pi-Hsia, I.B.M., Infamous Technology, Interior Ministry, Janurary 5 2009, Kaohsiung International Airport, Ker Chien-Ming, Kinemn Airport, KMT, Liu Chao-Shiuan, Mark Saunderson, Mattel, Ministry of Interior, MOI, Motorola, NAI, Nangang Airport on Matsu Island, National Immigration Agency, NEC, R&D, Research and Development, Responsibility, Royal Philips Electronics, semiconductors, Su Jun-Pin, Taoyuan International Airport, The Big Headache, Tony Nash, Toshiba, TPV Technology Ltd., Yang Li-Huan
Life Takes Visa
• 2008 Thu+00:002009-02-12T15:28:05+00:00. 15 • 1 CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 2009 World Games, 30-day visa-free entry, Article 4, British Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan, broadening visa exemptions, Canada, Celebrating Visa-Style, Central News Agency, Chen Chu, Chinese Nationalist Party, Civil Service Employment Act, CNA, David Lin, Democratice Progressive Party, Deputy Foreign Minister, DPP, dual citizenship, Dun Laoghaire, e-Passports, Environmental Protection Administration, EPA, EU, EU ambassador in Taiwan, European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan, European Union, Executive Yuan, FAPA, Formosan Association for PUblic Affairs, Frank Hsieh, Guy Ledoux, How Many Appologies, International Olympic Committee, International Women's Club of Dublin, International Women's Club of Dublin Charity Drive, International World Games Association, Investigation Bureau, IOC, Ireland, Iris Ho, IWGA, Kaohsiung City, KMT, Lee Nan-Yang, Legislator Lee Ching, Lientan Conference Centre, Ma Ying-Jeou, Nathaly Leers, nullifying, Premier Liu Chao-Shiuan, suicide prevention campaign, Taipei National Palace Museum, TAIPEI TIMES, Taiwan, Taiwan's Nationality Law, taiwannews, Tang Dynasty, The Bigger Picture, the first Western powerhouse, the loyalty of public officials, UK, UK Visa Application Centre, United Kingdom, United States, visa-free entry, Wetland Attractions
“The Whites of Their Eyes”
• 2008 Sun+00:002009-02-08T17:15:59+00:00. 15 • Leave a CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 228, 228 Incident, 908, 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign, a reign of terror, Andrew Nien-Dzu Yang, Approval ratings between CKS and Chen Shui-Bian, Beijing, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chen Shui-Bian, Chiag Ching-Kuo, Chiang Chung-Cheng, Chiang Kai-Shek, Chiang Kai-Shek Culture Park at Tashi, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, Chiang Kai-Shek's diary, Chiang Kai-Shek's tomb, China, Chinese Civil War, Chinese Communist Party, Cihhu, Cihu, CKS Memorial Hall, CKS tomb, CKS' diary, Costa Rica, Cultural Heritage Protection Law, democracy, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Executive Yuan, February 1947, February 28 1947, Formosa, fourth tier, Hau Lung-Bin, honour gards, human rights, imposition of martial law, Ketagalan Institute, KMT, Kuomintang, Lee Jye, Lee Teng-Hui, Lee Yong-Ping, Legislative Yuan, Liberty Square, Lin Chia-Lung, Lin Shu-Fen, Ma Ying-Jeou, martial law, Ministry of Education, Ministry of National Defense, national defense, People's Republic of China, Republic of China, ROC, Secretary-General, Sun Teh-Hsin, Sun Yat-Sen, Taipei mayor, TAIPEI TIMES, Taiwan, Taiwan National Democracy Memorial Hall, Talungtung, Taoyuan International Airport, Tashi, Ten Minutes Today, the Confucius Temple, the Tibetan people after 1949, third tier, Two Hours in the Time of Two Years, U.N., What Brought the Fear, Why the Taiwanese reject reunification
WHO Is He?
• 2008 Thu+00:002009-02-05T12:17:18+00:00. 15 • Leave a CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 1992 Consensus, Authenticism, Barack Obama, birth certificate, buzzflash.com, Chai Trong-Rong, Chen Shui-Bian, Cheng Wen-Tsang, China, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, Frank Hsieh, George W. Bush, Guang-Dong, Guangdong, head of state, Hong Kong, KMT, Kowloon, Kowloon Hospital, Legislator, Lesley Ma, Ma Ying-Jeou, Ma Ying-Jeou autobiography, Mark Ma, natural born Citizen, President of Taiwan, Presidential Office, Review and Compare, Shenzhen, Taiwan, U.S., United States, US Constitution, Wang Yu-Chi, Where are the Papers, Who Said What, World United Formosans for Independence
A Sheep Painted Panda
• 2008 Sun+00:002009-02-01T16:58:41+00:00. 15 • 1 CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 106th CONGRESS 1st Session, 1972 Shanghai Communique, 1992 Consensus, a pluralistic society, Chao Chien-Ming, Chen Shui-Bian, China, Chinese Culture University, CNA, Communist Part of China, CPC, Democratic Progressive Party, Deng Xiao-Ping, DPP, each adopted policies based on thos fears, each side believed increasingly that the other threatened its fundamental interests, eight point proposal, Hong Kong, Hu Jin-Tao, international space, Jiang Ze-Min, KMT, Lee Teng-Hui, Lee Teng-Hui on the issue at hand, Ma Ying-Jeou, MAC, Mainland Affairs Council, One China, PRC, Recent Events, ROC, six point overture, Taiwan, The Great Hall of the People, the result was a spiral of mutual insecurity and militarization, The Six Point Overture from Hu's speech, Tsai Wei, Wang Yu-Chi, What has happened?, What is China's idea of Peace?
A Single Heartbeat
• 2008 Sat+00:002009-01-31T15:22:04+00:00. 15 • Leave a CommentPosted in Journalism, News, Discovery
Tags: 23 million Taiwanese, a divided DPP, A Single Heartbeat, a united KMT, authoritarian dictatorship, Barack Obama, Beyond Political Censorship His Words, bureaucratic paralysis, CCP, checkbook diplomacy, Chen Chih-Chung, Chen Shui-Bian, Cheng Jei-Cheng, Chiang Kai-Shek, China Times, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Nationalist Party, CKS Memorial Hall, Controversial Innocence At Play, democratic movement's integration of grassroots political forces, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, efficiency of implementation of government policies, Executive Yuan, favouritism, four noes, Frank Hsieh, Huang Jui-Ching, human rights and democracy, KMT, Lee Ying-Yuan, Liu Chao-Shiuan, Lu Mu-Lin, Ma Ying-Jeou, Ministry of Education, money-laundering charges, National Taiwan Democracy Hall, Office of the President, olive branch, PRC, public infrastructure projects, ROC, secret diplomacy, Sun Yat-Sen, Tainted Red, Taipei District Court, Taiwan, Taiwan independence, Taiwan's Cross, Taiwan's legal system, The Fall of the Plan for Democracy, the Organic Act of the CKS Memorial Hall, the Organic Regulations of the National Taiwan Democracy Hall, U.N., U.S., United Nations, United States, Wang Yu-Chi, Wu Shu-Jen, Yu Shyi-Kun, Yun-Lin County
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