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[...] Former president Chen’s medical parole was postponed while President Ma, caught in a legal battle over allegedly accepting off-the-book donations, proposed ‘ [...]

[...] on Tuesday that he had met with members of the family four times in 2013. Chou has accused President Ma of receiving off-the-book donations from Ting Hsin. Ma has subsequently filed criminal and [...]

[...] on “one country, two systems” and yet another misinterpreted comment by President Ma during an interview with foreign media. ==POLITICS HONG KONG PROTESTS: As the occupation [...]

[...] for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Yang Chiu-hsing (楊秋興), President Ma, who doubles as KMT chairman, told a party Central Standing Committee weekly meeting on [...]

[...] not come to a proper resolution? Having now been asked to share a few thoughts about the Sunflower Movement on the six-month anniversary of the occupation of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, I would [...]

[...] , however, this role is increasingly being taken over by civil groups. A scene from the Sunflower Movement in March 2014 manifested this leadership transition vividly. When students occupied the [...]

[...] The Sunflower Movement in Taiwan and Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong show how far citizens in both countries are [...]

[...] . The occupation by the constellation of civic organizations, which came to be known as the Sunflower Movement, began on the evening of March 18 (“318”) and ended on April 10. In all, about 200 [...]

[...] Not even six months have passed since Taiwan’s Sunflower activists occupied the Legislative Yuan, and now it’s Hong Kong’s turn for mass protests. While a familiar, social media-savvy focus [...]

[...] has yet to be attained. The Marriage Equality Bill currently under consideration at the Legislative Yuan would make the sections of the Civil Code related to marriage, adoption, parenthood, and [...]

[...] the occupied Legislative Yuan felt tense and desperate: Many protesters complained that the core Sunflower leadership was [...]

[...] reform the national retirement pension program after the KMT blocked reform proposals at the Legislative Yuan on Friday. Retired government employees are entitled to a year-end bonus in addition to [...]

[...] decades academics and politicians have sought to find ways to untie the Gordian Knot in the Taiwan Strait. Almost every solution proposed has at its core contained some reference, howsoever worded, to [...]

[...] in the theatre of operation. In other words, whoever sends an aircraft carrier into the narrow Taiwan Strait risks losing it in the early phase of hostilities. The PLA in particular does not need to [...]

[...] to China hitting a new high at the end of September 2014 amid warming business ties across the Taiwan Strait, the Central Bank said. UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT TO BE CUT: Taiwan plans to cut enrollment at [...]

[...] modern weapons, particularly for its air force (ROCAF) and navy (ROCN), the other side of the Taiwan Strait has transformed itself from a mediocre fighting force in the early 1990s to an impressive [...]

[...] what costs the ROC could impose on the Chinese Communist Party and the PLA,” he told Thinking Taiwan in an e-mail response. “To a casual observer, Taiwan may appear on the surface to be [...]

[...] and a former director-general of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province.) As Thinking Taiwan reported earlier this year, three top Taiwanese experts on the SCS were given honorary [...]

[...] two Israeli civilians and 32 soldiers. As a fellow journalist and occasional contributor to Thinking Taiwan who is now covering the latest conflagration in the Middle East wrote a few days ago, the [...]

[...] right thing and stick to their guns? Stay tuned! J. Michael Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, [...]

[...] Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate researcher at the French Center for [...]

[...] Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate researcher at the French Center for [...]

[...] Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate researcher at the French Center for [...]

[...] Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate researcher at the French Center for [...]

[...] near Taiping anytime soon. J. Michael Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate researcher at [...]

[...] well upon the authorities. J. Michael Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate researcher at [...]

[...] it seems to belong. J. Michael Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate [...]

[...] a new game altogether. J. Michael Cole is editor in chief of Thinking Taiwan, a senior non-resident fellow at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, and an Associate [...]

[...] alike — that he committed suicide by setting himself ablaze on May 20, 2008, when President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) took office. This was his final, silent protest. “What people do not realize is [...]

[...] from the disaster and move on to a new phase by electing a new chairman by January. President Ma Ying-jeou has resigned as chairman. New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu, long seen as a rising star [...]

[...] resentment” of Beijing in Taiwan. KMT/MA ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL CHANGES: President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) will pull “his men” from Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters to [...]

[...] . High profile or important attendees are even able to meet with politicians, including President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九). The study camps are not publicized, and it is difficult to freely obtain [...]

[...] Welcome to Taiwan Insider, a new weekly feature on Thinking Taiwan. Prepared by the Thinking Taiwan Foundation’s Chris [...]

[...] Kaohsiung on July 31 and Aug. 1 that left 32 dead and more than 300 people injured. The Taiwan Insider is a weekly feature prepared by the Thinking Taiwan Foundation’s Chris Wang and staff members. [...]

[...] ’s profit capped at five percent. The new scheme will take effect as soon as April. The Taiwan Insider is a weekly feature prepared by the Thinking Taiwan Foundation’s Chris Wang and staff [...]

[...] supervision agreement with China, which could have put the investments at high risk. The Taiwan Insider is a weekly feature prepared by the Thinking Taiwan Foundation’s Chris Wang and staff members. [...]