Come meet some kindred spirits and cool compatriots at this birthday party! Democrats Abroad Taiwan will be hosting a birthday party to celebrate President Obama’s 50th on the mezzanine at Carnegie’s from 7-9pm Thursday Aug. 4th. The event is open to all, and there is no cover charge, although donations
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Taiwan’s Unsung Hero: A Tribute to Linda Arrigo
One of the most underappreciated intellectuals around, for decades Linda Gail Arrigo has stuck to her guns and stood up for human rights in Taiwan. She should be thanked for always being a truth-teller, and providing authorities with at times a much-needed cattleprod to their conscience [Note:Other publications have declined
Read moreBallots NOT Bullets – Debut Live Show @ The Wall
The Wild East news staff Thursday, May 5 • 8-9pm @ The Wall, 200 Roosevelt Road, Taipei Ballots NOT Bullets, the newly minted band of lead singer Torch Pratt, Dmitry Sergeev, Fabrice Maes and “Ant”, land their first gig this Thursday – at Taipei wondervenue, The Wall. As for the
Read moreTsai Ing-wen to speak @ The Breakfast Club
Wild East News Staff From Prof. Keating: To all, Good news. We have our confirmation from Tsai Ing-wen’s office that she will meet with the Breakfast Club on Saturday morning, April 23rd; 10 am to 12 noon. RSVP: jkeating at ms67.hinet.net by Thursday. Now some preparatory details. Because we expect
Read moreDemocrats Abroad elect new Taiwan leadership
From DA Taiwan DEMOCRATS ABROAD: TAIWAN ELECTION MEETING at CARNEGIE’S TAIPEI DA Taiwan’s annual election meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Carnegie’s in Taipei. Come meet fellow Democrats and vote for the new 2011-2013 boards of Directors and Supervisors — the
Read moreEarly Taiwan Election Returns 2010
By Trista di Genova The Wild East Tomorrow’s Newspaper Today: Some early election returns in 5-city elections in Taiwan Highlights:Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) takes Tainan and Kaohsiung. Both parties held on to their strongholds. DPP didn’t do well in the industrialized North, a traditional KMT stronghold; but they held their
Read moreDisputed Islands a Flashpoint in a Greater Game
By Phillip Charlier The recent and ongoing dispute over the territorial sovereignty of the Diaoyu Tai/Senkaku islands is becoming one episode in a rapidly developing re-polarisation of the geo-politics of the Asia-Pacific region. Both the Republic of China (Taiwan) and People’s Republic of China agree that the islands, located 186
Read moreTip-toeing around the Centenary of the Republic of China
According to vice-chairman of the ROC Centenary Foundation, S.P. Tsai, the logo is free to be used by anyone and associated with other symbols as one likes. This sounds like a politico-marketing version of ‘copyleft’. Open Source politics in the age of democracy.
Read moreJapan's New Era
by Phillip Charlier Japan and the East Asian region face a new era with the election of The Democratic Party of Japan. The ousted Liberal Democratic Party had held the reins of the nation since 1955, dominating the political landscape and being closely identified with Japan’s post-war economic development and
Read moreState of the Strait, 08: Beijing-Taipei Dialogues
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: