Taiwan's performance in the just-completed Beijing Olympics fell short of the hopes of most sports fans at home. Taiwan Issues |
Ms. Su Li-wen did not win a gold medal, but she is widely regarded as the most outstanding of Taiwanese participants in the Beijing Olympics. Taiwan Issues |
Thursday, August 28, 2008
After months of speculation that the American news media dubs the quadrennial "veepstakes," Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama has finally announced his choice of fellow U.S. Senator Joseph Biden to be his vice presidential running mate. Taiwan Issues |
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Like it or not, China has come out in her own way through the Beijing Olympic Games. World Issues |
President Ma Ying-jeou has renewed his pledge to promote peace with the mainland on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Kinmen, which marked a turning point for Taiwan, leading to peace and prosperity for half a century. Taiwan Issues |
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Chu Mu-yen shouldn't feel sorry for winning only a bronze medal in Beijing, instead of gold. Taiwan Issues |
While mainland Chinese athletes are busy sweeping gold medals in Beijing, Taiwan's officials in Taipei are busy cleaning up "black gold," or official corruption, for which Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian deserves a gold medal for both technical merit and artistic expression. Taiwan Issues |
Monday, August 25, 2008
Former President Chen Shui-bian has always been flush with a strong and stubborn sense of self-righteousness. Taiwan Issues |
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Karasumi is hard roe of the harder, or gray, mullet salted and shade-dried. It is a delicacy highly valued by the Japanese, who consider it better than Russian caviar. World Issues |
Quemoy, or Kinmen, is one of Taiwan's offshore island counties. The 12 islands of Quemoy are located off the southeastern coast of China's Fujian province. The largest island is Quemoy, the shortest distance from which to Chinese-held territory is a mere 2.31 kilometers. Taiwan Issues |
