Oct
30
Taiwan Needs a Serious Opposition Party
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If physically assaulting a visiting dignitary is proof of a vibrant democracy, then please, bring back Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek!
This can’t be all that Taiwan has to show for being Asia’s freest society.
With another Chinese delegation scheduled to visit next Monday, topic No. 1 on everyone’s mind is whether they will receive proper protection. A protest […]
Mar
25
A New Day in Taiwan
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Ma Ying-Jeou’s resounding victory in Saturday’s presidential election will usher in a new age in East Asia. Stability, the spirit of cooperation and perhaps, a sustainable peace, may finally find their place in the long troubled waters of the Taiwan Strait.
For that, we should thank Taiwan’s incredibly astute voters. Despite much speculation and media hand-wringing, […]
Jan
13
A Maturing Democracy
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In 1988, Taiwan was under martial law, one-party rule and a sham of a legislature packed with holdovers from Chiang Kai-shek’s regime in mainland China.
Twenty years later, Taiwan has one of the most vibrant democracies in the world. And Saturday’s election further advanced that — Taiwan now has a democracy that’s mature enough to rival […]