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Corruption of secretary-general undermines entire Ma administration: opposition
Tuesday, 3 July, 2012 With his face covered by a gauze mask, an expressionless Lin Yi-shih (林益世) was spirited by cover of…
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A Chance to Meet Congressman Honda in Taiwan
The Wild East / news staff A good congressman is rare. It’s also exceedingly rare for US Congressmen to visit Taiwan. And…
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Why is the US twisting arms over beef imports to Taiwan?
This is a question on everyone’s mind these days: Why is the US so seemingly desperate to dump its offal onto Taiwan…
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‘Horse eats Grass’ (馬吃蔡): Ma gets re-elected
POLITICS / The Wild East As W.E. predicted, KMT President Ma Ying-jeou won a fairly close election against DPP challenger Tsai Ing-wen.…
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Predicting who will be Taiwan’s new president
POLITICS / The Wild East Tomorrow is a big day for the people of Taiwan. There is no such thing as a…
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Chinese Python Swallowing the Taiwan Frog
OPINION / By Linda Arrigo (permission to republish; originally here) The New York Times editorial, “To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan”, has…
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THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF THE TAIWAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT: THE MAKING OF FORMOSA MAGAZINE, 1979
THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF THE TAIWAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT: THE MAKING OF FORMOSA MAGAZINE, 1979 by Linda Gail Arrigo original July 1981; revised…
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Obama's 50th Birthday Mixer Aug. 4th @ Carnegie's
Come meet some kindred spirits and cool compatriots at this birthday party! Democrats Abroad Taiwan will be hosting a birthday party to…
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FROM DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT TO BOURGEOIS DEMOCRACY: INTERNAL POLITICS OF TAIWAN’S DPP (1991)
(Originally published March 1992) INTRODUCTION Taiwan is awash with money. It has the highest foreign currency reserves in the world, per capita.…
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The ‘Hole’ Story: Part 2
The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Part One here. So there I…
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Tsai 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…
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Early Taiwan Election Returns 2010
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…