Taipei Embarrasses Beijing in Washington

The flag of the Republic of China is raised at Twin-Oaks, Washington D.C. January 1, 2015

American Taels Strait-Talk

January 11, 2015March 28, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cross strait relations, ROC flag raising washington, Taiwan diplomatic ties, Taiwan-US relations

January 1, 2015, Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington marked the new year by doing something that hadn’t been dared since Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979: it raised the flag of the Republic of China. This of course immediately raised the ire of the People’s

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Exclusive photos: Students occupying Taiwan’s legislature

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March 29, 2014January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment China Trade Pact, cross strait relations, finance stock markets Asan, President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九), student occupy movement in Taiwan legislature politics, Sunflower Movement

by Dave Johnson / The Wild East / Politics Editor’s note: The following photographs were taken by Dave Johnson on the evening when Taiwanese students occupied and took control of the legislature in Taipei over the issue of a Trade Pact with China, which many view as ‘selling out’ to

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Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim tackling some tough questions

Political Beats Strait-Talk

August 13, 2013January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment Amnesty International, Chinese blind activist Chen Guangcheng:, Chinese Civil War, Chinese control of Taiwan media, Chinese in Taiwan, cross strait relations, cross-cultural communication, cross-strait ties, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-Khim (蕭美琴), DPP's former President Chen Shui-bian （陳水扁）, dual citizenship, freedom and democracy in the ROC, media monopoly in Taiwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九), rights of foreigners in Taiwan, Taiwan human rights, women's rights

By Trista di Genova / The Wild East, political beat The Breakfast Club really outdid itself this time, inviting DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-Khim (蕭美琴) to speak at its monthly gathering on July 27. Hsiao discussed the life and work of Taiwan legislators and addressed major issues facing the foreign community,

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State of the Strait, 08: Beijing-Taipei Dialogues

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December 9, 2008 Phillip Charlier arats, business, China, communist, cross strait relations, nationalist, pandas, parties, Political Beats, PRC, Taiwan

Having ousted the Democratic People’s Party based largely on voter’s disgust at massive corruption scandals, the Nationalist Party has also had to face a wary electorate who, while hoping for greater economic ties with the PRC, were also nervous of the political consequences.
The state of the cross-strait relationship is as follows:

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