Copyright (c) 2007 The China Post All rights reserved. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary Taiwan's leading English-language newspaper since 1952. The China Post Online is the leading online provider of news and business and entertainment information on Taiwan. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:50:00 +0800 zh-TW http://www.chinapost.com.tw/rss/images/china_post.gif http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/john-metzler/2012/02/11/331295/Egypt-muddies.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - When the government of erstwhile U.S. ally Egypt shut down seventeen Western pro-democracy groups, trashed their Cairo offices, and slapped travel bans on some of their staff , political relations between Washington and Cairo hit a new and unexpected low. Just a year after a tumultuous political uprising topped the long time rule of President Hosni Mubarak, the once close ties between the U.S. and Arab Republic of Egypt have soured. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/john-metzler/2012/02/11/331295/Egypt-muddies.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/john-metzler/2012/02/11/331296/Egypt-muddies.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - When the government of erstwhile U.S. ally Egypt shut down seventeen Western pro-democracy groups, trashed their Cairo offices, and slapped travel bans on some of their staff , political relations between Washington and Cairo hit a new and unexpected low. Just a year after a tumultuous political uprising topped the long time rule of President Hosni Mubarak, the once close ties between the U.S. and Arab Republic of Egypt have soured. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/john-metzler/2012/02/11/331296/Egypt-muddies.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2012/02/11/331297/Romney-may.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Four years ago, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stood at the gates of a Michigan factory and vowed to fight for the U.S. auto industry as it slid toward collapse. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2012/02/11/331297/Romney-may.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/afp/2012/02/11/331298/Impasse-on.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The diplomatic impasse on Syria after Russia and China's steadfast refusal to back any U.N. resolution condemning the ruthless repression of protesters could accelerate the militarization of the uprising, analysts warn. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/afp/2012/02/11/331298/Impasse-on.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2012/02/11/331300/Trail-for.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - When commodities brokerage MF Global imploded, the FBI and federal prosecutors were quick to launch an investigation to pursue what seemed obvious to outspoken regulators and lawmakers: laws were broken and crimes were committed. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2012/02/11/331300/Trail-for.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/eye-on-taiwan/2012/02/10/331201/Meaner-locals.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - When I first arrived in Taiwan I clearly remember predicting after six months of intense language practice, I would be triumphantly returning home to the U.S., flexing my fluent Chinese tongue to the wonder of all. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/eye-on-taiwan/2012/02/10/331201/Meaner-locals.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/special-to-the-china-post/2012/02/10/331200/Social-woes.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of England's most popular writers, Charles Dickens. He turned out 15 novels, several of which were made into plays and films in the 20th century. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/special-to-the-china-post/2012/02/10/331200/Social-woes.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:10:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2012/02/10/331199/Germany-in.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - For six decades, Germany heeded Nobel laureate Thomas Mann's advice to seek “not a German Europe, but a European Germany.” http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2012/02/10/331199/Germany-in.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:09:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/special-to-the-china-post/2012/02/10/331198/Still-a.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Today China is the news. The country's rise as an economic power has been one of the hottest topics in the world. Catching the trend The Economist published a special section on China in its Jan. 28 issue, the first time in six decades that it has devoted a separate section to a single country. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/special-to-the-china-post/2012/02/10/331198/Still-a.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:08:00 +0800